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Download Software providers have embraced the wave of business opportunities created by the government's anti-piracy campaign and are expecting to develop a bigger business market as well. All government departments at central and provincial levels are using licensed software. Authorities at county level and above will do the same by the end of 2013, according to Duan Yuping, a senior official of the National Administration of Copyright. Most of the software in use was licensed by 2003, thanks to a three-year campaign starting in 2001. However, following reports of piracy, another nationwide inspection was launched in 2010. Operating systems and software worth 1 billion yuan ($157 million) were installed to address the problem. Two-thirds of it was provided by domestic companies. Yozosoft, an office software company based in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, was one of the major suppliers, providing 222,131 sets of software worth 123.58 million yuan. "I think all the software companies welcome the government's move. For our company, which was in a difficult position a couple of years ago, it was a rebirth," said Wang Yuanbing, general manager of Yozosoft. "Our products are Chinese user-friendly and cheaper. Once people use it, they will find it is not inferior to those foreign brands." Wang said government procurement accounts for two-thirds of their sales, and the next step is to attract more businesses. | 
