Beijing, China - ( Website Hosting Directory ) - February 6, 2006 - The largest Chinese language search engine, Baidu.com, Inc. has promoted Mr. Jerry Liu from Vice President of Engineering to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mr. Liu has been the Vice President of Engineering since August 2000.

Chairman and CEO of Baidu, Robin Li commented, ''Jerry was our first employee six years ago and has been integral in transforming Baidu from a new start-up company into the top search engine in China. Under his leadership, our technology team has attracted outstanding talents and developed into an exceptional team. His industry knowledge, technical expertise and management skills are unparalleled in China. 'With responsibility for innovation and new product development, Jerry and his team are expected to play a key role in developing innovative products and services appealing to Chinese users to ensure that Baidu will continue to provide the best Chinese language search experience.''

According to the company, Mr. Liu has more than 15 years of experience in software engineering, Research and Development and management. He joined Baidu in January 2000 and in August 2000, he was appointed as the Vice President of Engineering responsible for supervising multiple teams of engineers and developing cutting edge technologies for Chinese search.

Prior to joining Baidu, Mr. Liu was an Associate Professor in the department of computer science and technology at Peking University where he supervised numerous research projects funded by the Chinese National Science Foundation and the National Planning Committee. During his tenure, Mr. Liu and his team developed various technology products including the first Chinese language search engine.

Mr. Liu holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from Xi'an JiaoTong University and a master's degree in computer science from Peking University. He was a visiting scholar in the department of computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1997 to 1998.

To learn more about Baidu.com, Inc., please visit: www.baidu.com .

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