Established in 1992, HC now is a leading service provider of B-to-B e-commerce in China. With its online service flagship product, Mai-Mai-Tong and other two strong arms of marketing channels, the HC Business Info Catalog-Yellow page and industrial research reports by its Industrial Research House, HC is currently providing a full-scale service from online to offline. Its dimensional business unit and unique revenue mode has been an classic to all China B-to-B e-commerce players and has been created profound influence to the development of e-business in China.

On December 2003, HC successfully listed on the Growth Enterprises Market (GEM) of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited as the first mainland company in information services industry by providing B-to-B e-commerce services. Till first Quarter of 2009, it has accumulated over 9.6 million sign-up members and serving over 9 million buyers from 70 different industries by all its 2,600 employees, established its leading position as the most influential e-commerce service provider in China.