China Certification

Is China an important market for your software?

Does your software meet Chinese standards?

Is your software China Certified?

These are only a few of the questions that Bridge360 can help you answer when it comes to taking your software to China.

The Standard

In March 2000, the Chinese National Standard GB 18030-2000 Information Technology was published. This compulsory standard requires software to support extended Chinese characters, ideograms and fonts. China's Ministry of Information Industries authorized only the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) to be responsible for testing and enforcing this standard. CESI issues a GB 18030 certification to both foreign and domestic software products that pass CESI tests.

The standard includes characters for Chinese, plus support for Tibetan, Yi, Mongolian and other languages used in China. The standard is similar to, but not directly compatible with, Unicode. In order to sell software - or products that include software - in China, the GB 18030-2000 standard must be met. Unicode support alone is not enough.

The Solution

Bridge360 helps its customers prepare for GB 18030-2000 compliance testing. Think your software is ready to go to China? Let Bridge360 pre-test your product to ensure it will pass CESI testing and eliminate costly delays in the product launch.

Need some help getting your software ready for China? Bridge360 can work with you every step of the way, including requirements, design, development, translation, testing, and even training your team to do the work themselves. Understanding how GB 18030-2000, Unicode extensions, fonts, operating systems and languages all need to work together is the foundation of Bridge360's internationalization services.

"Our focus is not only to ensure our clients' software meets this standard in every aspect, but also to ensure these products will be well-received by the Chinese market."

Bridge360 CTO Chris Durand met with staff at CESI China Certification Electronics Standards Institute on a recent trip to China.

From left to right: Mr. Hu Jingyi, Assistant Director of CESI China Certification Electronics Standards Institute; Ms. Song Hong ru, Director/Senior Auditor; Mr. Chris Durand, Bridge360 CTO; Mr. Will Zhang, Bridge360 Representative in China; Ms. Wang Ling, Management Representative/Senior Engineer and Mr. Wang Xin, Engineer

Photo credit: Ms. Cai Beifang/Engineer

Need help going to China?

To learn more, contact Bridge360 today!