The city's deputy Communist Party Secretary and also head of the Shanghai Computer Application and Industrialization Development Headquarters, CHEN, Zhili emphasized during the conference that in order to upgrade the local computer industry to a higher level, sustained efforts are needed on the development of some large and influential projects until the desired results are achieved. Chen said priority should be given to software development, systems and networking integration. While the pillar projects' foundation is being firmly planted, establishment of related companies, especially those involving software, needs to be encouraged. Market research is also important, to keep up with development of international trends and the local information industry. By the end of June 95, Shanghai had installed 615 ATM's along with 3.81 million users cards.
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