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Leading Swedish Investment Bank Selects CDC Software's Pivotal CRM for Financial Services Solution.


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

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 Software, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

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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 The Ohman Group, a leading investment bank in Sweden, has chosen the Pivotal Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) suite of software applications to create a single view of client activities, streamline access to all client information, and improve cross-departmental communication and coordination.

Ohman chose Pivotal CRM for its functionality specifically designed for the financial services-industries and because its former solution failed to address key requirements that included: maximizing benefits from its sales and marketing campaigns, increasing service levels and providing a complete view of client information. Using Pivotal CRM, Ohman employees now will be able to develop deeper insight into their clients' needs, preferences, and influencers, and will have access to tools that will help them improve team collaboration and client service, as well as track performance.

"Previously at Ohman, information was stored in a variety of databases and systems resulting in different departments being unable to easily access or collaborate on client information," said Pontus Barrne, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , The Ohman Group. "Since the cornerstone of our business is exceptional customer service, the need for a centralized solution was an important factor in choosing Pivotal CRM. With Pivotal CRM, we anticipate having a holistic view of all relationships and their mutual influence which will enable us to offer customized products and information when they are needed."

"Successful firms, such as The Ohman Group, need to differentiate themselves actively from their competitors," said Jason Rushforth, global vice president of Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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, Pivotal CRM. "This is done through strategic management of customer relations that includes establishing long-term client relationships and offering differentiated products and services. With Pivotal CRM, aggressive and successful financial institutions, like The Ohman Group, can easily manage this type of strategic client relationship information so they can differentiate their offerings and build client loyalty in today's very competitive market."

The Ohman Group is an investment bank that has been a part of the Swedish financial market since 1906 and a member of the Stockholm Stock Exchange The Stockholm Stock Exchange (Swedish: Stockholmsbörsen) is a stock exchange located in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863 [1] it is the primary securities exchange of the Nordic Countries.  since 1911. It offers a broad cross-section of high-quality financial services including securities trading securities trading, financial activity involving transactions of property such as stocks, bonds, commodities, and currency (see securities). Although the trading of stocks and bonds dates back several centuries in many Western nations, the development of the  and asset management.

About Pivotal CRM for Financial Services

Pivotal CRM enables clear, competitive differentiation by addressing the customer-facing needs of financial services enterprises in the capital markets, commercial and private banking, institutional asset management, and retail asset management industries. The solution is a highly flexible, best-in-class suite of CRM applications that are easily adapted to model the business practices that make each company unique. The Pivotal CRM software suite includes a powerful application platform 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 including Allianz Dresdner Asset Management, Farm Credit Services of America, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, Julius Baer Investment Management, Mellon Asset Management, Morgan Keegan & Company, Vantage Credit Union, Visa International Asia Pacific and The Ziegler Companies. For more information about Pivotal CRM for Financial Services, please visit www.pivotal.com/FinancialServices.

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), 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, 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, 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 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.  2007 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply Chain Management Application vendors. For more information, please visit www.cdcsoftware.com.

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 the ability of Pivotal CRM to address the needs of financial services clients such as the ability to improve efficiencies, improve customer service, drive cost savings and competitive advantage. 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 financial services markets; the continued ability of Pivotal CRM solutions to address industry-specific requirements of companies in the financial services industry; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing CRM solutions; development of new functionalities which would allow financial services companies to compete more effectively and changes in the type of information required to compete in the financial services industry. 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, 2006 on Form 20-F filed on July 2, 2007. 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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