The news that Lao Ma was planning to acquire Kangsheng came out last year, but it has not been implemented and has not been officially confirmed. The news sent out today is official news that has been confirmed. The following is the full text of the announcement:
August 2010 On the 23rd, Tencent, the Internet company with the largest number of users in China, and Comsenz, China's largest community software platform and service provider, jointly announced that the two parties had reached an acquisition agreement, and Comsenz will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent. company, the specific transaction will be completed in the near future.
As one of the most professional community software platform developers in China, Discuz!, a subsidiary of Kangsheng Chuangxiang, is the community software platform with the largest number of users and the widest coverage in the world, with more than 1.4 million website users. It is also an enterprise and the preferred community and website building platform for website owners. Among the top 1,500 websites ranked by Alexa in China, more than 70% of the websites have adopted Discuz!'s solution when choosing third-party community platforms.
After the completion of this transaction, Kangsheng Chuangxiang will maintain its free, open source and open product strategy, its service commitment to customers and users, and continue to increase its focus on technology development, product operations and user services. investment. At the same time, Tencent will use its own advantages in capital, technology and users to provide website owners with more competitive products and services. Kangsheng Chuangxiang is intensively preparing for the testing and release of Discuz!'s new product, and has begun to conduct feasibility studies on the interoperability of QQ accounts and community accounts. All Kangsheng Chuangxiang founders, management team and employees, including Dai Zhikang, will continue to remain in their original positions.
Dai Zhikang, founder and CEO of Kangsheng Chuangxiang, said: "As a practitioner in the Internet community industry, we are very happy to cooperate with Tencent, the company with the largest number of Internet users in China, while fully respecting the independent choices of website owners and users. Under the premise, we will help small and medium-sized websites create a better user experience. Our team, our products and services 'Discuz!', which we have been operating for 9 years, will further contribute to the development of the Internet community on a new stage and starting point. strength".
Wu Xiaoguang, Executive Vice President of Tencent, said: "We are very happy to marry Cordson. This is an important step for Tencent to implement its openness and cooperation strategy. The Internet industry chain is composed of many partners with unique advantages in the industry. In the face of the diverse needs of users, open platforms and win-win cooperation with partners will be an important company strategy for Tencent in the future. Kangsheng Chuangxiang has the largest user group of community webmasters in China, and they are the majority of Internet users. Providing a variety of Internet life services, we hope to further leverage the advantages of both parties in the future, so that the vast number of small and medium-sized websites and webmasters in China can create a better user experience with the help of Tencent’s users, technology and financial strength.”
