CDC Software's New Pivotal 6.0 CRM Platform Builds Industry Momentum with Aggressive User Adoption.More Than 45 Customers Plan to Deploy New CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. Platform Since Its Launch Two Months Ago ATLANTA & HONG KONG Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. -- CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation Software, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of CDC 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) and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, announced today that, since its launch in July 2008, more than 45 customers are planning to deploy the Pivotal 6.0 customer relationship management (CRM) platform. Pivotal CRM 6.0, a newly-designed CRM platform based on Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5, Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. , Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. , and Microsoft's SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , provides task-based navigation, embedded Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office System 2007 applications, easy customization, a smart client user interface, high user adoption and a low total cost of ownership. This platform also provides users with out-of-the box, task-based navigation, forms and portals that have the ability to model complex workflow. The tight integration with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (including calendaring, task and email capabilities) within the platform allows users to complete much of their daily work without having to leave their CRM system. Pivotal 6.0's newest features also provide easier customization, enhanced searching and reporting capabilities, the flexibility to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" an organization's way of doing business and ease of use, all of which potentially results in increased user adoption and overall higher worker productivity. "This integration allows the appropriate user within a defined business process and role to view the type of content they need to do their job at a high level of productivity," said Dev Balasubramanian, Outlook product manager, Microsoft Office Enterprise Group. "This is an innovative way for enterprise applications to use Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook business applications." "We are thrilled with the aggressive user adoption of Pivotal 6.0 that we have seen in such a short time frame," said Bruce Cameron
The Most Reverend Bruce Cameron (born 1941) is a Scottish priest, who became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 1 November 2000. , executive vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, CDC Software. "By offering customers a compelling CRM solution that combines Microsoft's powerful .NET technology and Pivotal CRM's superior performance of usability and greater flexibility, we believe that we are strongly-positioned as a leading provider of CRM solutions that directly address our customers' industry-specific requirements." "The CDC Pivotal CRM release of 6.0 is a prime example of how CDC Software has continued to extend the value of enterprise application development with Microsoft's technology platform," said Eddie Amos, general manager for Worldwide Partner Evangelism for Microsoft Corp. "By utilizing Microsoft's platform technologies, Pivotal 6.0 has enabled its users to enjoy increased functionality which, in the end, creates higher user adoption and satisfaction." About Pivotal CRM Pivotal CRM helps organizations create superior customer experiences and offers rich functionality, a highly-flexible application platform, a full-customer-relationship-management application suite, and best-in-class customization abilities, all with a low total cost of ownership. The Pivotal CRM software suite includes a powerful application platform based on the Microsoft.net architecture and additional capabilities in analytics, mobile CRM, partner management, and marketing automation. Designed to produce meaningful increases in revenues, margins, and customer loyalty, Pivotal CRM is used by more than 2,000 companies around the world. For more information about Pivotal CRM, please visit www.pivotalcrm.com. 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) 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), e-M-POWER (discrete manufacturing), CDC Supply Chain (supply chain management ,warehouse management and order management), Pivotal CRM and Saratoga CRM (customer relationship management), Respond (customer complaint and feedback 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, Platinum HRM HRM Her/His Royal Majesty HRM Human Resources Management HRM Heart-Rate Monitor HRM Halifax Regional Municipality (Canada) HRM Hotel Restaurant Management HRM Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica (Croatian Navy) (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, 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 MBT Minimum (Spark Advance For) Best Torque MBT Masai Barefoot Technology MBT Main Battle Tank MBT Mechanical Biological Treatment (waste treatment) MBT Mercaptobenzothiazole MBT Master of Business Taxation 2007 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply Chain Management Application vendors. For more information, please visit www.cdcsoftware.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. 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 and includes statements relating to our beliefs regarding the rate and continuation of user adoption, the cost of ownership of Pivotal 6.0 and our customers' plans with respect to implementation of our products, our beliefs regarding the features and functionality of Pivotal 6.0 and the potential benefits and performance thereof for users, including increases in productivity, our beliefs regarding customer and user preferences, our beliefs regarding the time and labor savings provided by Pivotal 6.0 and the ease of implementation thereof, the ability of Pivotal CRM 6.0 to address the needs of the market such as the ability to improve efficiencies, improve customer service, drive cost savings and competitive advantage, our beliefs with respect to our market position as a provider of CRM solutions and other statements we make. 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, among others: the conditions of the market; the continued ability of Pivotal CRM solutions to address industry-specific requirements of companies demand for and market acceptance of new and existing CRM solutions; development of new functionalities which would allow companies to compete more effectively and changes in the type of information required to compete in the targeted vertical markets; and changes in the economy and customer needs or requirements. 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 on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the SEC on June 30, 2008, and as amended on September 15, 2008. 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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