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CDC Corporation Reaffirms Guidance for 2006 and 2007.


ATLANTA & BEIJING, China -- CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice.

CDC - Control Data Corporation
 Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: CHINA), focused on enterprise software applications, mobile applications and online games, today reaffirmed its previously announced guidance for 2006 with total revenues forecast in the range of (U.S.) $303 million to $307 million, an increase of approximately 24 percent from last year and adjusted net income(a) in the range of $32 million to $33.3 million, an increase of more than 100% from the prior year.

For 2007, CDC Corporation also reaffirms prior guidance with total revenues forecast in the range of $401 million to $411 million, an increase of approximately 33 percent from 2006, and adjusted net income in the range of $55 million to $60 million, an increase of approximately 76 percent from 2006. The company plans to report preliminary earnings estimates for Q4 by early February.

"We are very pleased to reaffirm our Guidance for 2006 and 2007 which reflects continued growth throughout our operating companies," said Peter Yip, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of CDC Corporation. "We expect strong year-end results that stem from both robust organic growth and the successful acquisitions we have made this year. As we look forward to 2007, we expect this trend to continue."

(a) Adjusted Financial Measures

To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
 ("GAAP GAAP

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GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
"), the company uses Non-GAAP financial measures for net income and other line items, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP. These Non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of the company's current financial performance and its prospects for the future. The company believes the Non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors. Although the company continues to report GAAP results to investors, it believes the inclusion of Non-GAAP financial measures provides further clarity in its financial reporting. These Non-GAAP financial measures may be different from Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, and should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP measures.

The Company defines adjusted net income as net income adjusted for certain purchase accounting related charges and restructuring expenses. The purchase accounting related charges are primarily related to the non-cash amortization of acquisition related intangibles and non-cash tax charges related to our utilization of acquired tax net operating loss operating loss

The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income.
 carry forwards. Restructuring charges typically result as we consolidate acquired companies to achieve operational synergies. The Company cannot at this point in time, without unreasonable efforts, quantify such purchase accounting related charges and restructuring expenses.

A reconciliation of 2005 adjusted net income to GAAP can be found in the Company's earnings release for the full year 2005 dated April 12, 2006.

The estimates presented in this press release are preliminary and are based on management's belief and best estimate.

About CDC Corporation

The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC Mobile focused on mobile applications, 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 comprehensive enterprise software applications and services designed to help businesses thrive and become customer-driven market leaders. The company's industry-specific solutions are used by more than 5,000 customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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, health care, home building, real estate, and wholesale and retail distribution industries. CDC Software's product suite includes Pivotal CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization.  (customer relationship management), c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions and development tools for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a Customer Relationship Management software package developed by Microsoft. It is a part of the Microsoft Dynamics family of business tools.

The current version of Dynamics is 3.0, released on December, 2005.
 platform, Ross ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer.  (enterprise resource planning See ERP.

(application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses.
) and SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management.

(2) See supply chain management.
 (supply chain management), MVI MVI Multivitamin
MVI Multi-Vendor Import
MVI Melt-Volume Index
MVI Motor Vehicle Incident
MVI MODIS Vegetation Index
MVI Multiple Variable Inversion
MVI Microsoft Virus Initiative
MVI Multi-Vitamin Injection
MVI Motion Video Instructions
 real-time performance management, IMI IMI International Masonry Institute (Washington, DC)
IMI Israel Military Industries
IMI Institute of the Motor Industry
IMI International Market Insight
IMI Imposto Municipal Sobre Imóveis (Portugal) 
 warehouse management and order management, Platinum China HR (human resource) and business analytics solutions. CDC Software is ranked number 18 on the Manufacturing Business Technology Manufacturing Business Technology (ISSN-1554-3404) is a trade publication and web site owned by Reed Business Information serving the information needs of executives across corporate, IT and operations functions within the manufacturing industry.  2006 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply Chain Management Application vendors. For more information, please visit: www.cdcsoftware.com

About China.com Inc.

China.com Inc. (stock code: 8006; website: www.inc.china.com), a leading MVAS MVAS Mobile Value-Added Services
MVAS Miami Valley Astronomical Society (Dayton, Ohio) 
 and Internet services company operating principally in China was listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)

Only stock exchange located in Hong Kong.
 Limited on March 9, 2000. In December 2000, China.com Inc. was admitted as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Hang Seng

An index of the leading stocks on the Hong Kong stock market.

Notes:
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) comprises different stocks that are representative of the whole Hong Kong market.
See also: DAX, Index, Nikkei, S&P 500
 IT and IT Portfolio Indices.

About CDC Games

CDC Games is one of the market leaders of online and mobile games in China with over 42 million registered users and the pioneer of "free-to-play, pay-for-merchandise" model for online games in China.

About CDC Mobile

CDC Mobile is focused on providing MVAS products to subscribers in China and is a business unit of CDC Corporation.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding future revenues and other statements that are not historical fact, the achievement of which involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements, including the following: (a) the ability to realize strategic objectives by taking advantage of market opportunities in targeted geographic markets; (b) the ability to make changes in business strategy, development plans and product offerings to respond to the needs of current, new and potential customers, suppliers and strategic partners; (c) the effects of restructurings and rationalization of operations; (d) the ability to address technological changes and developments including the development and enhancement of products; (e) the ability to develop and market successful Advanced Mobile Products; (f) the entry of new competitors and their technological advances; (g) the need to develop, integrate and deploy enterprise software applications to meet customer's requirements; (h) the possibility of development or deployment difficulties or delays; (i) the dependence on customer satisfaction with the company's software products and services; (j) continued commitment to the deployment of the enterprise software solutions; (k) risks involved in developing software solutions and integrating them with third-party software and services; (l) the continued ability of the company's enterprise software solutions to address client-specific requirements; (m) demand for and market acceptance of new and existing enterprise software and services and the positioning of the company's solutions; and (n) the ability of staff to operate the enterprise software and extract and utilize information from the company's enterprise software solutions. If any such risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions proves incorrect, our results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make. Further information on risks or other factors that could cause results to differ is detailed in filings or submissions with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission made by CDC Corporation in its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2005 on Form 20-F filed on June 21, 2006. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to management as of the date of the press release, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward looking statements which speak only as of the date of this press release. The company assumes no obligation to update or alter the forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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