CDC Software and Hitachi Joho Announce Strategic Alliance to Market Ross Enterprise in Japan
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Alliance is Part of CDC Software's Expansion Plans in World's Second Largest Economy
TOKYO, ATLANTA, May 14, 2008 - CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software products and services, and Hitachi Joho, a 51 percent majority held subsidiary of Hitachi Corporation, JAPAN, today announced that Hitachi Joho intends to resell Ross Enterprise products in Japan. This is the latest move in CDC Software's plan to expand its operations in Japan, the world's second largest economy.
CDC Software and Hitachi Joho expect to complete a definitive agreement with respect to the implementation of this strategic alliance during the second quarter of 2008. Under this agreement, the parties intend that Hitachi Joho will resell Ross Enterprise solutions in Japan and the overseas subsidiaries of Japanese companies targeting the Food and Beverage, Chemical and Life Sciences industry segments. CDC Software has been marketing Ross Enterprise applications in the Japanese market for more than 10 years.
"We plan to build on the success of Ross Enterprise in Japan and its strong value proposition of deep industry focus and low cost of ownership," said Hiroshi Kurihara, general manager of Hitachi Joho. "We believe there is a strong need for cost effective, full functionality, global standard ERP packages for medium-sized companies in Japan. We also like the fact that CDC Software has a strong commitment to continuous development for Ross Enterprise solutions."
`We are planning to leverage Hitachi Joho`s strength in this market to expand our ERP solutions in Japan and eventually expand the market presence of our other world class products in Japan." said Bruce Cameron, senior vice president, Global Sales of CDC Software."
About Hitachi Joho
Hitachi Joho (Hitachi Information Systems) is a listed company on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and is a 51% major subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Joho Group has 7,000 employees, and offers IT services include system operation, such as outsourcing and networking, system architecture, such as system integration and software development, and services related to these such as sales and distribution of equipment. For more information about Hitachi Joho, please visit http://www.hitachijoho.com/eng/company.
About Ross Enterprise
Ross Enterprise is an innovative suit of software solutions that help process manufacturers worldwide fulfill their business growth objectives through increased operational efficiencies, improved profitability, strengthened customer relationships and streamlined regulatory compliance. Ross Enterprise offers industry-specific functionally for a variety of process industries including food and beverage, consumer products, life sciences, chemicals, metals and natural products. The comprehensive suite of solutions includes functionality in enterprise resource management (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship management, real time performance management, order management (OMS), warehouse management (WMS), human resource planning, performance management and business analytics. For more information, visit www.rossinc.com.
About CDC Corporation
The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC Games focused on online games, and China.com focused on portals for the greater China markets. For more information about CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA), please visit www.cdccorporation.net.
About CDC Software
CDC Software, The Customer-Driven Company(TM), is a provider of enterprise software applications designed to help organizations deliver a superior customer experience while increasing efficiencies and profitability. CDC Software's product suite includes: CDC Factory (manufacturing operations management), Ross ERP (enterprise resource planning) and SCM (supply chain management), CDC Supply Chain (supply chain management, warehouse management and order management), Pivotal CRM and Saratoga CRM (customer relationship management), CDC MarketFirst (marketing automation and lead management), Respond (customer complaint and feedback management), c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions and development tools for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, Platinum HRM (human resources) and business analytics solutions.
These industry-specific solutions are used by more than 6,000 customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, home building, real estate, and wholesale and retail distribution industries. The company completes its offerings with a full continuum of services that span the life cycle of technology and software applications, including implementation, project consulting, outsourced business services, application management and offshore development. CDC Software is the enterprise software unit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and is ranked number 12 on the MBT 2007 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply Chain Management Application vendors. For more information, please visit www.cdcsoftware.com.
For further information, please contact:
Media Relations
Lorretta Gasper
CDC Software
678-259-8631
Email: lgasper@cdcsoftware.com
Investor Relations
Monish Bahl
CDC Corporation
678-259-8510
Email: monishbahl@cdcsoftware.com
