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The China (Nanjing) International Software Product Expo (Nanjing CIS) is sponsored by numerous Chinese organizations and Jiangsu Provincial Government and will be held between 23th - 25th September. It is held in September every year in Nanjing, a city that is gaining fame for its hi-tech IT industry. This expo which has been ranked among the “China Top 10 most Influential Expo Brands” by the China Exhibition Summit for two consecutive years, is among the top software expos boasting the highest standard, biggest scale and best effect in China. The expo, which provides both Chinese and overseas enterprises a platform for communication and business conference through exhibition, program discussion, high-level talent communication, seminars on hot topics, policy consulting and release presentations, etc, will attract more international exhibitors, and will play a positive role in establishing business relations.

News released from the recently-held press conference by Nanjing municipal government said that the Fourth Nanjing China International Software Product Expo would be held in Nanjing from this September 23rd to the 25th. Centering on the theme of Software Outsourcing & Digital City, a number of exhibitions and conferences such as the 12th Sino-Japan Information Industry Seminar, IT Outsourcing in Europe and North America Fair and Exhibition, 2008 China Internet Conference, as well as 2008 Global Searching Engine Conference would be organized for well-known Chinese and foreign software companies to participate.

The British capital will welcome the XXX Olympiad in 1409 days' time, with the XIV Paralympics following 33 days later after London mayor Boris Johnson was handed the International Paralympic Committee flag.

As in the Olympics, China demonstrated their sporting supremacy in the Paralympics, finishing with an astonishing 89 golds and 211 medals in all. For the fourth and final time as hosts, China then put on a cultural and sporting extravaganza which left 91,000 people in the Bird's Nest Stadium and millions of television viewers around the world dazzled.

The athletes were in the stadium when the fiesta began, with a nominated flag-bearer bringing their nation's flag around the athletics track.

Swimmer David Roberts, who won four golds for Britain in his third Games to draw level with Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson on 11, proudly carried the Union Flag.