在2001年夏，我们决定将设备从后端技术提供商转换为前端面向消费者的搜索服务。

In the summer of 2001, we decided to switch the gear from a backend technology provider to a front-end consumer-oriented search service.

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因此，技术提供商此时挺身而出为报业撑腰也就不足为奇。

So it's no surprise that technology providers are stepping forward to offer their backing.

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普华永道罗列出了许多致力于企业数据整合技术的语义技术提供商。

PwC lists a number of Semantic technology vendors that focus on enterprise data integration techniques.

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This decision is also hard to make because when you are a backend technology provider, it's like selling a piece of commodity.

之所以这是一个困难的决定还因为,当作为后台技术提供商时，就像出售一件商品似的。

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Internet industry was in a very difficult time at that time, at that period, and we gradually realized that this company cannot really survive if we stick with the backend technology providers thing.

当时互联网行业正处于困境，如果坚持做后台搜索技术提供商,这个公司将无法生存。

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