China National Software & Service Co., Ltd.

What China National Software & Service Co., Ltd. does

China National Software & Service Co., Ltd. (中国软件, SSE: 600536) is a state-controlled Chinese software company founded in 1980 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange since 2002, with controlling shareholder China Electronics Technology Group (CEC). The company operates a vertically integrated domestic software stack anchored by the Galaxy Kirin (银河麒麟) operating system family (desktop, server, and industrial editions), the StarKylin IoT OS, and the Shangzhou (熵舟) Digital Intelligence Base platform, built on the PKS architecture (Phytium CPU + Kirin OS + KylinSec). It holds a minority strategic stake in DAMENG Database (688692.SH), China's first listed domestic database vendor, and provides core government application solutions across tax administration (including the Golden Tax Phase 4 platform), railway (AFC systems in six major metros), electric power (DCS at Huayi Wuhu Power Plant), water conservancy, party organization management (Party Building Cloud serving 500,000+ party organizations and 10M+ members since 2012), and emergency management.

The company monetizes through a mix of basic software licensing (Galaxy Kirin OS, security and operations products), platform subscriptions on the Shangzhou base, project-based government system integration contracts, and professional services delivered via a nationwide service outlet network spanning all 31 provincial capitals and 5 planned cities. Customer concentration is high in the central and local government and state-owned enterprise segment, with disclosed 2021 coverage of 65% of central ministries and all 31 provinces. The capital structure reflects ongoing state-backed investment: a 2025 non-public issuance of CNY 3 billion was directed specifically toward Kirin Software R&D and product maturation, building on prior 2009 and 2013 CEC-led placements. Industry recognition includes a National Science and Technology Progress First Prize and a Wind ESG A-grade rating achieved in 2026.

Distribution is predominantly direct enterprise field sales to government buyers, supplemented by wholly-owned subsidiaries (Kirin Software, China Software Innovation, Guangzhou China Software, regional entities in Dalian, Shenzhen, Hunan, Shanghai, Beijing) and ecosystem partners reselling Kirin OS and related solutions. Recent strategic emphasis has shifted toward digital intelligence platform services, AI integration within the Shangzhou stack, and international expansion via DAMENG's 2026 Hong Kong launch. The board is dominated by CEC-appointed executives with deep electronics and IT backgrounds, with independent directors adding industrial economics, cryptography, and high-performance computing expertise.

Name

China National Software & Service Co., Ltd.

Legal name

中国软件与技术服务股份有限公司

Website

https://css.com.cn

Company type

Public

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

China National Software & Service Co., Ltd. (中国软件, SSE: 600536) is a state-controlled Chinese software firm under CEC that builds domestic operating systems (Galaxy Kirin), the Shangzhou digital intelligence platform, and government core applications for tax, railway, power, water, and party administration across China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Operating Systems & Government Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Application Development (Web/Mobile/Desktop) (BPAEAFAA)

Keywords

• Operating systems
• Government IT solutions
• Domestic software
• Digital transformation platform
• Database management

Headquarters

HQ city

Haidian

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Basic Software Products: Sale of proprietary operating systems (银河麒麟 desktop and server OS), security products, and operations/maintenance products. Revenue generated from software licenses, subscriptions, and related support services for domestic CPU platforms.
2. Government Core Application Solutions: Custom software development and system integration for government agencies across tax, railway, electric power, water conservancy, party organization, and emergency management sectors. Delivered as project-based contracts with government customers.
3. 熵舟 Digital Intelligence Platform: Platform services including operational support, data services, AI capabilities, and application building for government and enterprise digital transformation, delivered as integrated solutions or platform subscriptions.
4. Professional Services: System integration, implementation, and technical services supported by service outlets across 31 provincial capitals and 5 planned cities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

China Software develops and sells proprietary basic software including the Galaxy Kirin operating system family (desktop, server, and industrial editions) and the Shangzhou (熵舟) digital intelligence platform, alongside government-specific vertical application solutions for taxation, railway, electric power, water conservancy, party organization management, and enterprise digital transformation. The company serves primarily government agencies and state-owned enterprises in China through direct sales and a nationwide service network spanning all 31 provincial capitals.

Product overview

China National Software & Service Co., Ltd. (中国软件) operates a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on two major business directions: basic software (基础软件) and core government applications (党政核心应用). The basic software portfolio includes five distinct operating system products: Galaxy Kylin Desktop OS V10 SP1, Galaxy Kylin Advanced Server OS V10 SP3, Galaxy Kylin Desktop/Server OS Industrial Edition V10 (targeting industrial control, data acquisition, and display scenarios), and StarKylin OS 1.0 (for IoT/mobile scenarios). These operating systems form the foundational infrastructure layer. Built upon this infrastructure is the 熵舟数智底座 (Shangzhou Digital Intelligence Base) platform, which integrates run support, data services, AI capabilities, and application construction into one unified platform. The platform includes the 中软熵舟应用支撑平台 V6.0 for application development and support. The core government applications include vertical solutions for 税务 (taxation), 铁路 (railway), 电力 (electric power), 水利 (water conservancy), 组工 (party organization), and 党建云 (Party Building Cloud) — all solutions designed for government and state enterprise digitalization, leveraging the 熵舟 platform as the underlying digital infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 银河麒麟 (Yinhe Kirin): 银河麒麟操作系统系列产品，包括桌面操作系统和高级服务器操作系统，适配国产软硬件平台
• 熵舟 (Shangzhou)
• 星光麒麟 (StarKylin)
• 党建云
• 中软熵舟应用支撑平台

Products and services

• Galaxy Kirin Desktop Operating System V10 SP1 (银河麒麟桌面操作系统 V10 SP1) A next-generation graphical desktop operating system adapted for domestic hardware platforms, supporting both domestic and international processor architectures with optimized GPU, chipset, and network card support, trusted boot, firewall hardening, and centralized management capabilities. Targeted at government and enterprise desktop deployments.
• Galaxy Kirin Advanced Server Operating System V10 SP3 (银河麒麟高级服务器操作系统 V10 SP3) A high-security, high-reliability domestic Linux server operating system built on the openEuler community kernel, featuring self-developed KYSEC kernel security framework, cloud capability enhancement for virtualization and container platforms, and compatibility with six domestic CPU architectures plus Intel/AMD. Targeted at government and enterprise server deployments.
• Galaxy Kirin Desktop Operating System (Industrial Edition) V10 (银河麒麟桌面操作系统 工业版 V10) A secure, real-time, reliable desktop operating system designed for industrial control, data acquisition, and display scenarios. Supports X86, ARM, LoongArch, and RISC-V architectures with lightweight desktop, atomic system updates, high-level information security, and hardware multi-domain isolation.
• Galaxy Kirin Advanced Server Operating System (Industrial Edition) V10 (银河麒麟高级服务器操作系统 工业版 V10) A server operating system for industrial scenarios including DCS, SCADA, and power dispatch. Features high-performance computing, real-time rendering optimization for domestic graphics cards, PREEMPT_RT for real-time enhancement, and domain-based virtualization. Compatible with Phytium, Hygon, Loongson, Sunway, Zhaoxin, and HYGON CPU platforms.
• StarKylin Operating System 1.0 (星光麒麟操作系统 1.0) A highly customizable, autonomous, secure intelligent terminal operating system designed for Internet of Everything scenarios, targeting full replacement of Android in industry applications. Features unified UraSDK framework, elastic scalability, TEE-based built-in security, and K-Link distributed interconnection technology.
• Party Building Cloud (党建云) A party organization management cloud platform providing online work management, learning education, exchange interaction, and decision support for grassroots party organizations, party members, and the public. Has served 500,000+ party organizations and 10+ million party members since its 2012 launch. Complies with equal-protection 2.0 and state-secret algorithms.
• Shangzhou Application Support Platform V6.0 (中软熵舟应用支撑平台 V6.0) An application support platform with independent intellectual property rights for the cybersecurity and informatization domain, based on PKS architecture with microservices and cloud-native design. Includes 50+ software copyrights covering support platform, portal, SSO, microservices, workflow, electronic forms, development platform, full-text search, content management, and message center. Has 100+ cybersecurity engineering project cases.
• Shangzhou Digital Intelligence Base (熵舟数智底座) A digital intelligence platform for government and central enterprise users' digital transformation and innovation, integrating cloud, IoT, mobile, big data, and AI technologies. Provides integrated run support, data services, AI capabilities, and application construction. Includes AI platform, data service platform, application building platform, and operational support platform capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2021信创市场中央部委覆盖率达65%，地方政府覆盖31个省
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hong Kong Government DepartmentscoreOthers · 15 May 2026Multiple Hong Kong government departments have adopted DAMENG solutions following validated multi-scenario proofs of concept. DAMENG (688692.SH) positioned Hong Kong as its strategic springboard for international markets at its 2026 product launch event on May 15, 2026, unveiling DM9 database management system.
• 麒麟软件有限公司 (Kirin Software)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024麒麟软件有限公司 is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 中国软件 and the core force of China's operating system industry. Kirin Software participated in formulating the JR/T0283-2023 financial machinery access architecture and drive interface standard. 2025 non-public issuance of CNY 3 billion was directed toward Kirin Software technology innovation and product maturation. In 2020, Kirin reorganization was completed and the 'Kirin 遨天' plan was launched.
• 中国机械科学研究总院集团minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024中国软件党委副书记、总经理周在龙 led a delegation to China Academy of Machinery Science and Technology Group for exchange discussions on June 25, 2026, exploring potential cooperation in digital transformation and intelligent development.
• 中国数联 (China Digital Union)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024中国软件 conducted exchange discussions with China Digital Union on July 10, 2026, exploring cooperation in digital infrastructure and data services.
• 通用技术国际公司minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024中国软件 partnered with Genertec International Company to provide intelligent empowerment for control digitalization, delivering solutions for enterprise management digitalization.
• 中电（海南）联合创新研究院有限公司minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024A co-invested company focused on joint innovation in Hainan, part of the broader CEC ecosystem and network of invested/associated enterprises.
• 杭州中软安人网络通信股份有限公司minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024A co-invested company focused on network communications, part of the ecosystem of associated enterprises under 中国软件.
• China Electronics Technology Group (CEC/中国电子信息产业集团有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner中国电子信息产业集团有限公司 (CEC) is the actual controlling shareholder of 中国软件. CEC is China's core state-owned enterprise in the electronics and information technology sector. 中国软件 is the core enterprise of CEC's computing industry, implementing CEC's strategic deployment with a vision to develop into China's strongest and internationally influential basic software group.
• 熵舟 Ecosystem Partners (熵舟能力融合伙伴)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner熵舟能力融合 is the important part of 中国软件's '内引外联' strategy to select and partner with industry ecosystem collaborators, focusing on upstream and downstream enterprise cooperation, industrial collaborative innovation capability production platform, and comprehensive chain cooperation. Partners collaborate on technology advancement, product integration, and joint solutions to build core competitiveness.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• ZTE Corporation: Major Chinese state-affiliated telecom and IT equipment vendor with growing software and government solutions business. Overlaps with China Software in providing integrated IT solutions to Chinese state-owned customers, though telecom-focused.
• Neusoft Corporation: Major Chinese IT solutions and services company with significant government, healthcare, and automotive vertical exposure. Comparable to China Software in custom application development and government vertical solutions, though more diversified across industries.
• Sangfor Technologies Inc. Chinese cloud computing and cybersecurity vendor serving enterprises and government. Comparable to China Software in providing secure infrastructure and cloud platforms for Chinese government customers, though focused more on cybersecurity than OS/database.
• iFlytek Co., Ltd. Major Chinese AI and voice technology company with extensive government and education sector penetration. Overlaps with China Software's 熵舟 AI platform ambitions and competes for the same government AI/digital transformation procurement budget.
• Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. China's largest ICT infrastructure vendor and major contributor to the openEuler and openGauss communities underlying China Software's Kirin and Dameng stacks. A key ecosystem participant and competitor for government IT modernization projects, with much broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Kingsoft Office Software, Inc. Chinese listed software company (Kingsoft Office) providing WPS Office productivity suite to government and enterprise customers. Competes in the same domestic substitution software market as Galaxy Kirin OS-based productivity stacks, serving overlapping government customers.
• DHC Software Co., Ltd. Chinese listed software company focused on healthcare IT, smart city, and government digitalization solutions. Competes with China Software in the government vertical application space, particularly in digital government and SOE transformation projects.
• Beijing Shoulu Technology Co., Ltd. (China Standard Software / 中标软件): Historical Chinese domestic operating system vendor (NeoKylin lineage) that competes directly with Galaxy Kirin in the government OS market. Closest direct product substitute for the desktop and server OS business.
• Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co., Ltd. Major Chinese state-affiliated IT vendor providing servers, cloud, and increasingly operating system / database layers (Kylin-related ecosystems). Competes directly with China Software in the government and SOE digital infrastructure market, including domestic substitution opportunities.
• Digital China Holdings Limited: Leading Chinese IT services and distribution company with deep government and SOE relationships, providing systems integration, cloud, and increasingly proprietary platforms. Comparable to China Software's core system integration and government vertical solutions business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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