Bao Yueqiao a distinguished computer

Computer

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 programmer

Programmer

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, entrepreneur

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, and go player. He is the co -founder and current president of Beijing OurGame Computer Technology Company Limited.

Biography

Born in 1967 in Yuyao

Yuyao

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, Ningbo

Ningbo

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, Zhejiang Province, he graduated from the Mathematics Department of Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University

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 in 1989.

After graduation, he worked during 1989-1993 as a computer programmer in the Computer Control Center, Hangzhou Rubber Factory, a state-owned enterprise.

He then went to Beijing

Beijing

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, became the Chief Engineer in Beijing Hope Computer Company (BHCC), and served there in 1993-1998. During this period of time, he also kept his programming work in the Soft Department in the same company, and developed the famous PTDOS and UCDOS Chinese systems.

In 1998, he left BHCC, and founded Beijing OurGame Computer Technology Company with Jian Jin. From 1998 till now, he holds the president

President

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 position of the company. Before Jan. 2007, he also was the CEO of the company.

The biggest

Bao further developed Beijing Globallink Computer Technology Co., Ltd.(BGCTC) and OurGame currently is a branch of BGCTC and the largest online game website or platform in China. According to a survey, it's possibly also the world's largest online game platform, mainly due to its 80 million enrolled players, 1 million formal members and half million online at the same time in the beginning of 2003.

Honors and awards

• National Senior Engineer title, by the Chinese Academy of Science
• The Young Scientist Award, by the Chinese Academy of Science
• Top 10 IT persons in 2001 in China

External links

• ChinaVitae, Bao's biography (English)
• Introduction from OurGame.com (English)
• Bao's personal blog in Sohu.com (Chinese)
• Bao in the Finance Sina.com (Chinese)
• Bao in the Technology Sina.com (Chinese)