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Business Week profile http://research.businessweek.com/business_summary.asp?Symbol=trfdf


http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/112/112295.html
Tramford International has its eye on the security prize. The company (traditionally a provider of systems integration and network design services) has shifted its focus to developing network security software for the Chinese market. Tramford's offerings include network security software, network management applications, and software development services. Tramford's security software is also bundled with hardware sold by Legend Group. The company's customers include government agencies, universities, banks, and financial services firms. Beijing Holdings controls a majority stake in the company.



800k float 6.9m outstanding http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=TRFDF

http://yahoo.investor.reuters.com/FullDesc.aspx?target=/stocks/quickinfo/companyprofile/fulldescript...

Tramford International Limited, incorporated in September 1995, is focused on the network security and related software development. The Company is a provider of system integration services, network security and network management solutions, primarily in China. Tramford has developed an Intranet/Internet physical separation security solution (IPSSS), a product which is recognized and certified by the relevant government agencies and accounts for a majority of the Company's sales. Based on the technology backbone of the IPSSS, the Company further developed the BHL information security gate system (Security Gate). The Security Gate enhances the safe exchange of information between two networks, which are completely physically separated. The Company's other products focus on two areas of Internet application: network management and e-business software development.

corrected url

http://host.businessweek.com/businessweek/Corporate_Snapshot.html?Symbol=trfdf

Business Week profile

http://host.businessweek.com/businessweek/Industry_Group_Report.html?Symbol=trfdf&Button=Get+Rep...

Tramford International Ltd. changed its business focus in mid-2000 with the acquisition of BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd. (BHLNet), which owns a 76% interest in Beijing BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd. (BBHL), a company incorporated under the laws of China.

BBHL specializes in network technology. With network security and information security technology and support software as its main business, the company has established its brand image with specialized technology, system products and comprehensive service.

The principal technology of the company includes: accreditation and encryption, coding, information protection and testing, network security technical standard and related technology as well as products and solutions in network information processing. The company positioned itself as a provider of system integration services, network security and network management solutions after its acquisition of BHLNet.

In order to pioneer in its key markets, the company switched its business focus to self-developed security software in 2001 and established a research and development team formed by experienced research staff recruited from universities and competitors.

This change proved successful, in particular in the development of the company's Intranet/Internet Physical Separation Security Solution (IPSSS), which was generally recognized and certified by the relevant government agencies and accounted for the majority of 2002 sales. In 2003, based on the technology backbone of IPSSS, the company developed the BHL Information Security Gate System (Security Gate). Security Gate enhances the safe exchange of information between two networks which are completely physically separated.

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http://www.cohenresearch.com/reports/tko_04-19-04.pdf

Knobias profile

Beijing BHL is a Sino-foreign equity joint venture and is principally engaged in the sales of hardware and software products and the provision of information technology and network security consultancy services and sales of computer related products in the People’s Republic of China. The aim of the Company is to become one of the leading suppliers of software and solutions for network security, network management and e-business in the People’s Republic of China. The Company's focus is on three areas of Internet application: network security, network management and e-business software development
http://www.knobias.com/individual/public/quote.htm?aff=IHUB&ticker=TRFDF

News posted on TRFDF's beijing site-a new Chinese sales permit for another internet security product

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=zh_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eci.com.cn%2Fgsn...

The Beijing peaceful segregation of security and the exchange of information system attains the security bureau "to ford the dense information system product certificate"(2004.08.31)


http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=zh_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.eci.com.cn%2fn...

excerpts from 20F sec filing-annual report

We have obtained ten certificates as related to our security products from all related government bureaus in the past three years, which represents their recognition of the superiority of our products.

Our most outstanding products of the network security sector include Security Gate and IPSSS. Due to complicated technical requirements, these products face the lowest competition in the market and gives us the highest gross profit margin compared to other products in the market

-----Other products focus on two important areas of Internet application – network management and e-business software development:

Network management. Network management primarily includes the BHL LDAP Catalogue Server, BHL Search Engine V2.0

we have obtained all necessary certificates from relevant government bureaus proving our advanced technological status, we will apply to the relevant authorities to use our product standards as the industrial standards in China.



Beijing Holdings, the controlling shareholder of the Company, is the sole window company of the Beijing Municipal Government established in Hong Kong.

In March 2003, BBHL had entered into an agreement with the Legend Group, for a period of three years ending on March 14, 2006, to produce the Security Gate under the “Lenova” brand, the unique brand name owned by the Legend Group.

company websites


http://www.bhl.net.cn/tramford.htm

click on link at the right side for
BHLnet---Tramford's chinese internet security sub

http://www.bhlnet.com.cn/

more press releases

via Hibeam search engine
Tramford Announced June 30, 2000 Interim Results.
PR Newswire; August 8, 2000
HONG KONG, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Tramford International Limited (Nasdaq: TRFDF) announced today its unaudited consolidated results for the period ended June 30, 2000 (the 2000 period ).
2. Tramford Wins the PPNET Contract.
PR Newswire; December 14, 2000
HONG KONG, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Beijing BHL Networks Technology Co., Ltd. ( BBHL ), a 76% subsidiary of Tramford International Limited (Nasdaq: TRFDF), was appointed the main contractor of the phase one contract of the PPNET project.
3. Tramford Announced New Acquisition.
PR Newswire; October 13, 2000
... realizations that were of a price-sensitive nature. The Company is operated under our scheduled plan, we are not aware of any adverse news in respect of the Company's operation and development, as well as our financial position, said Jiang Xin Hao.
4. Tramford Announces Share Buyback Program.
PR Newswire; December 27, 2000
HONG KONG, Dec. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Tramford International Limited (Nasdaq: TRFDF) today approved the purchase of up to 100,000 shares of its common stock from time to time in the open market. Montrose Capital was appointed the buyback agent.
5. Tramford Acquires BHL Networks; To Enter into ASP and Network Security Businesses in the PRC.
PR Newswire; July 25, 2000
HONG KONG, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Tramford International Limited (Nasdaq: TRFDF) announced the acquisition of BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd. The principal assets of which are its 76% interest in Beijing BHL Networks Technology Co. Ltd. and 70% interest in Beijing BHL-Morrison Technology Co, Ltd.
http://www.highbeam.com/library/search.asp?FN=HP&ctrlInfo=Round3a%3AMode3a%3AHP%3ASearch&q=t...

list of trfdf/Bhlnet partners

IBM, Microsoft, SUN, Cisco, NorTel, Lucent, HP, EMC, Oracle, NOVELL, NAI, ISS, RAID, JetForm, NetScreen, BEA, Silverstream, Yestock

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=zh_en&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.eci.com.cn%2fCoo...

list of TRFDF/bhlnet customers taken from bhlnet home page

Security product
Chinese People's Liberation Army General Armament Department automation station
Chinese People's Liberation Army General Armament Department some institute
Chinese People's Liberation Army general staff automation station
Chinese People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department barracks department
Chinese People's Liberation Army general staff some
Chinese People's Liberation Army armed police headquarters

Beijing foreign economical trade committee
Beijing Chaoyang District statistics bureau
Tianjin education network
State agency business administrative bureau
Beijing 鏂囧寲灞€
Shandong Province Zibo development zone management meeting
Yunnan Province Kunming economical committee
State Council legal system office
Chongqing information center

Network security service
Bank of China
China commodity exchange market
China studies abroad the service center
CNNIC
CHINAREN

News Office of the State Council
National University of Defense Technology

System integration
Bank of China
Shenzhen municipal government information network
Center letter information system (863 demonstrations projects)
News Office of the State Council
China commodity exchange market
Petroleum natural gas engineering firm

Using development
Mid- and small-scale enterprise information demonstration project (PPNET)
The Hong Kong telecommunication company telecommunication industry has a lot to do the application system
Hong Kong wharf automation management system management system
The Hong Kong World Bank conference telephone costs the system
97 Hong Kong return telephone costs the system
Toyota fitting net
After always oil management information system
China studies abroad the central on-line visa system

Electronic commerce
The Bank of China on-line bank (enterprise service are partial)
China commodity exchange market
Www.yestock.com
Southwest negotiable securities
Unites on-line
On-line visa system
Www.3cnet.com.cn

Technical service
Union productive forces information technology limited company
With PLATINUM cooperation for American LIZ clothing company
China commodity exchange market
Bank of China Y2K
CHINAREN

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=zh_en&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.eci.com.cn%2fTyp...

an old release

Tramford Wins the PPNET Contract.


PR Newswire; 12/14/2000
HONG KONG, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ --

Beijing BHL Networks Technology Co., Ltd. ("BBHL"), a 76% subsidiary of Tramford International Limited (Nasdaq: TRFDF), was appointed the main contractor of the phase one contract of the PPNET project. The PPNET project was a nation-wide nominated sample Internet project as well as a focused project included in the 863 national programme managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology ("MST"). The main works of which were: (1) the all ranged upgrading of the existing State Productivity Information Networks ("SPIN"); (2) the development of the inter-industrial e-commerce platform for small to medium sized enterprises ("SMEs"); and (3) the development of the ASP platform for such enterprises
http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:68011008&refid=ink_overture_fin_news

yahoo at last has a little info up

Tramford International Limited Company Profile

Tramford International Limited provides network-security and related software development.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/112/112295.html

an old release


when TRFDF acquired another chinese internet security company


HONG KONG, Oct. 13/HK PRNewswire-Asianet/ -- Tramford International Limited
(NASDAQ: TRFDF) announces today the acquisition of 100% interests in ECI
(www.eci.com.cn), through Beijing BHL Networks Technology Limited, a 76% joint
venture established by BHL Networks Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company, and the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of
Science, at a consideration of approximately RMB 3.8 million. ECI, established in
1996, is the pioneer in providing Internet/Intranet security services and products in
the PRC market, including but not limited to, the development, implementation,
consultancy and system integration services. The SecureSuite, a self-developed
product of the ECI, obtains the recognized certification and approval by the State
Security Center and which has been widely applied by customers, such as, the China
Commodity Trading Market (the first Internet-based transaction processing and
settlement system in the PRC) and yestock (an Internet-based securit
ies trading). ECI is also one of the authorized agents for internationally
recognized security product suppliers like NAI, RADWARE, ISS and Netscreen.

"Being the first of the few authorized agents of NAI and RADWARE in the PRC,
ECI has recognized and extensive marketing network and ability in the industry"
Said Jiang Xin Hao, the Company's CEO " Meanwhile, ECI has outstanding development
ability in CA server and Security channel. Through the acquisition, the
Company can continue to exploit and further consolidate the market of e-security in
the PRC. Internet security market in the PRC is expected and recognized as a
market with high growth potential and high degree of local loyalty."


For further information:
Michael Siu
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +852-2547-9800
Fax: +852-2547-3511

Tramford's BHLnet's news page on website

in english
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=zh_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eci.com.cn%2Fgsn...

note item 3 jan. 04 patent news
exchange of information system obtains two patents(2004.01.17)

another bhlnet url turned up


http://bhlnet.24cc.com/

trfdf owns bhlnet---this page is in chinese-which i don't read
i notice it lists the major cellphone makers on the left--guessing it has something to do with wireless internet security

wsj on china's largest pc maker

Legend Group Ltd., China's largest technology company by revenue and one of its most visible corporate citizens, is changing its English name to Lenovo Group

The adoption of the new name caps a 2½-year marketing overhaul at the Beijing company. Legend's chairman, Liu Chuanzhi, previously emphasized technological prowess above all else. But now, marketing has become so important that Legend recently decided to become China's first official sponsor of the Olympic Games.
The company's Chinese name, Lian Xiang, which translates to "imagination," isn't changing. And because the company gets 98% of its $3 billion annual revenue from China, it is taking little risk by changing its English name.

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from trfdf's 29 sept 03 6k filing
"Looking forward, we have optimistic expectation in sales growth due to the commencement of our cooperation with the Legend Group, the largest computer manufacturer in China.”

hoovers/msn on trfdf

both sites offer few details on the company--sec filings are best



http://www.hoovers.com/free/search/simple/xmillion/tramford/--ID__112295--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml


and msn
Tramford Internat: Company Report
Principally engaged in software development, specializing in CA servers, network encryption and network security products

http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/research/profile.asp?Symbol=TRFDF



http://moneycentral.msn.com/scripts/webquote.dll?iPage=qd&Symbol=TRFDF

Basic stock info on shares outstanding and stakeholders

this is from TRFDF's dec 03 filing
http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/filingFrameset.asp?FileName=0001145549%2D03%2D001586%2Etxt&FilePath...

"As of the Record Date, there were 6,895,697 shares of Common Stock outstanding. "

"Shareholders
Beijing Holdings
4,372,882 shares 63.41%

China Internet Technology Limited
(“China Internet”)
1,186,441(4)shares 17.21%

Great Legend
508,474 shares 7.37% "


insiders/stakeholders 6,067,797 shares 87.99% which leaves roughly 800k which i assume is the what the float is.

Some press releases about Tramford and BHLnet for various sources

from CNET's finance site
http://investor.news.com/Engine?Account=cnet&PageName=NEWSREAD&ID=926854&Ticker=TRFDF&am...
Tramford Announced the Issuance of the Sale Certificate of the IPSSS by The Chinese Government
HONG KONG, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire Asia-AsiaNet/ -- Tramford International Limited (Nasdaq: TRFDF) announces today Beijing BHL Networks Security Limited, its 76% subsidiary, has formally obtained the sale certificate issued by the Chinese government for the sale of the Internet/Intranet Physical Separation Security Solution ("IPSSS") in China. The issuance of the certificate means the IPSSS is recognized as an effective product through serious testing by the relevant authority, which can enhance its reliability and increase the confidence of customers. According to statistics, such certification is given to limited number of network security products in China under the applicable government regulations.

Networking program is emphasized by the PRC government, however, the public sharing, open and interlocking characteristics of networks cause high degree of concern over network security by the government. There existed a regulation "The computer systems related to national secret cannot connect with Internet or other public net directly and indirectly. They must be separated physically." Accordingly, Tramford International Limited advocates the IPSSS to against illegal attacks from both external and internal sources. The IPSSS also centralizes the data management, prohibiting the storage of data in end-users-working-stations, to minimize the opportunities of illegal extracting of data through this media. Tramford International Limited also set up end-users' specific authorization to guide the right person accessing to the right and approved areas only through a small smart card. Through the intelligent security hub, signals sent from the working stations will be identified to connect or disconnect the networks automatically. IPSSS adopts the single cabling technology to simplify the cable installation. Easy installation and easy management are the characteristics of IPSSS, which cause its well acceptance by the government authorities and financial institutions in protecting their Intranet.

"The certificate remarks a milestone of the Company's product development" said Jiang Xin Hao, the CEO of the Company. "The Company believes the product will be well accepted as there existed a tendency for large Chinese customers to purchase locally developed network security products".

Interested parties can also visit the "Company News" section of the Nasdaq web-site (search for stock code: TRFDF) for a detailed review of the Company's business strategy and development included in the latest Form F-20F filed to the SEC

Where can I find more about TRFDF's BHLnet and what they do?

this is BHLnet's site--the site is entirely in Chinese--but the translation app bablefish allows it to be read in English

BHLnet's news page in english
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=zh_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eci.com.cn%2Fgsn...

click on 'home page' at the top of the page to view BHLnet's home page in english

Some of the recent news items listed on the page (but not released in the US)
'segregation of security and the exchange of information system obtains two patents(2004.01.17)
The Beijing peaceful network security shielding system obtains the municipal science committee torch plan project certificate(2004.01.17)
The our company product Beijing peaceful network physics shielding system happily attains 2003 "the sales permit"(2003.12.30)
The our company product Beijing peaceful information gathering retransmission system happily attains in 2003 "the military information security product authentication certificate"(2003.11.05)