- Shanda
Infobox Company
company_name = Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.
company_
company_type = Public (nasdaq|SNDA)
foundation = 1999
location = flagicon|ChinaShanghai , China
key_people =
industry =Computer and video game industry
products =
revenue = $156.917 million USD (2004)
operating_income = $61.737 million USD (2004)
net_income = $73.640 million USD (2004)
num_employees = 1,429
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.snda.com/en/index.jsp snda.com]
footnotes =Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (zh-cp|c=盛大互动娱乐有限公司|p=Shèngdà Hùdòng Yúlè Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī nasdaq|SNDA) is a Chinese operator of
online game s, based inShanghai , established in December, 1999. In 2005 it claimed to have 460 million registered accounts and an average of 1.2 million players at any given time. Its 2004 listing on the US-basedNASDAQ stock exchange raised 151.8 million US dollars. In September 2001, Shanda publishedThe Legend of Mir II as its first game.Shanda also published games like
MapleStory ,The Legend of Mir II ,The World of Legend ,The Sign , The Age,Magical Land ,Ragnarok Online , D.O.,Dungeons & Dragons Online ,Bomb and Bubble ,Shanda Rich Man ,Three Kingdoms ,GetAmped and more.On
February 29 ,2005 , Shanda announced a purchase of about 20% of the portal websiteSINA.com , targeting digital media markets. However, Shanda did not gain control over the board of trustees. On Feb. 8,2007, Shanda sold 4 million shares of Sina for $129 million, after Shanda transformed into a digital entertainment portal.Product
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Ez Station
*Ez MINI
*Company of Heroes Online (Unrealeased 2008)
*Chinese Heroes [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/29/content_5021545.htm]External links
* [http://www.snda.com/en/index.jsp Shanda] - English
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4283027.stm China's Shanda buys stake in Sina]
* [http://english.people.com.cn/200502/21/eng20050221_174120.html Shanda buys large stake in Sina portal]
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