The development history of Shanda Company

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History of Shanda

November 1999

Shanda was established and launched in China The first graphical online virtual community game "Network Return to Valley"

September 2001

Shanda officially entered the online game operation market and kicked off the public testing of the large-scale online game "Legend"

November 2001

"Legend" operated by Shanda was officially launched and quickly topped the sales rankings of various software

May 2002

Shanda has established a customer service call center, which answers an average of 6,000 calls from users every day.

June 2002

Shanda established a user reception center, which receives an average of 300 users per day.

October 2002

The highest number of simultaneous online users of "Legend" operated by Shanda exceeded 600,000.

February 2003

Shanda acquired Shanghai Shulong Technology Co., Ltd., a national mobile application service provider

March 2003

Shanda invested in the establishment of Shanghai Shengpin Network Development Co., Ltd., dedicated to the development of online games

March 2003

Shanda signed a strategic financing agreement of US$40 million with SoftBank Asia

April 2003

Shanda officially launched SMS value-added services integrated with the online game platform

May 2003

Shanda officially launched electronic services The payment business promoted the new development of interactive entertainment e-commerce

June 2003

Shanda and Xinhua Holding Group Co., Ltd. jointly invested in the establishment of Shanghai Shanda Xinhua Co., Ltd. to develop the network Game peripheral products

July 2003

The first online game "Legendary World" independently developed by Shanda was put into public testing

September 2003

Shanda acquired Chengdu Jisheng Technology Co., Ltd., the largest Internet cafe management software company in the country

September 2003

The first large-scale online network independently developed by Shanda The game "Legendary World" was officially launched for a fee

September 2003

The highest number of simultaneous online users for all Shanda's games exceeded 1 million, breaking its own world record

October 2003

Shanda Investment established Shanghai Shengjin Software Development Co., Ltd., dedicated to the development of online games

January 2004

Shanda became a shareholder in China Nokia Symbian OS platform, J2ME platform's largest game software supplier - Beijing Digital Red Software Technology Application Co., Ltd.

January 2004

Shanda acquired the core technology of the world's leading online game engine One of the development companies is the American ZONA Company

May 2004

Shanda was successfully listed on the NASDAQ stock market in the United States

July 2004

Shanda strategically invests in Shanghai Haofang Online Information Technology Co., Ltd., the largest online battle game platform operator in China.

July 2004

Shanda acquired Hangzhou Bianfeng Software Technology Co., Ltd., a leading developer and operator of card and board games in China.

October 2004

Shanda acquires China’s leading original entertainment literature portal - Qidian.com

October 2004

The highest number of simultaneous online users of Shanda's "Pao Pao Tang" exceeded 700,000, setting a new record for the world's large-scale casual online game operation

November 2004

Shanda announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in South Korea's Actoz Company

February 2005

Shanda announced that it holds 19.5% of Sina (NASDAQ: SINA) shares

February 2005

Shanda The highest number of simultaneous online users of "Legendary World" independently developed and operated exceeded 500,000

July 2005

Shanda launched new products at CES to depict a new life of interactive entertainment

July 2005

Nanjing Shanda Network Development Co., Ltd. was officially established to create China's first professional game and software evaluation base

July 2005

Shanda Family Strategic Content Cooperation Conference was held in Shanghai

August 2005

Shanda’s first self-developed 3D casual game "Legend of the Three Kingdoms" was released in Beijing

September 2005

Shanda Online Game Franchise Award Ceremony and Press Conference was held in Beijing

October 2005

Shanda and MiTAC Computer Group launches the world's first handheld online entertainment terminal EZ MINI

December 2005

Shanda Yibao (EZ Pod), one of Shanda's family strategic series products, officially Released

December 2005

Shanda announced the acquisition of the leading domestic casual game platform "Game Tea Garden".

December 2005

A grand celebration party was held for the successful listing of "Shanda Yibao". It was announced that the channel construction of Shanda Family Strategy has been initially completed.

December 2005

Shanda Network formed a strategic partnership with the Agricultural Bank of China.

December 2005

Shanda and Hisense signed a strategic cooperation agreement.

January 2006

Shanda and EMI formed a strategic partnership.

January 2006

Shanda and Changhong Chaohua formally formed a strategic partnership to jointly enter the family interactive entertainment market.

February 2006

Shanda announced that it will be the exclusive agent and operator of NHN Games' game "ArchLord" in mainland China.

April 2006

Shanda Network and HP formed a strategic partnership.