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CDC Software’s Process Manufacturing and Front Office Solutions Selected by a Leading Manufacturer in Mexico.
CDC
Software Solutions Help Enterprises in Mexico Address Recessionary Conditions
by Reducing Costs, Improving Efficiency and Enhancing Customer Service.
HONG KONG, ATLANTA, Feb. 19 2009-CDC Software, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and a provider of industry-specific
enterprise software applications and business services, today announced
that Grupo Polak, a Mexico City-based chemical manufacturer, selected
three of the company’s major process manufacturing and front office
software solutions. This represents the fourth sales win in the last
two months for Desarrollo de Recursos Estrategicos S.A. de C.V., CDC
Software’s franchise partner in Mexico, which operates under the brand
name CDC Software Mexico.
Grupo Polak, a group of companies that manufacture adhesives, agrochemicals,
asphalt coatings, and personal care products, selected CDC Factory,
a manufacturing operations management solution, Ross Enterprise, an
enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, and Pivotal CRM, a customer
relationship management system (CRM), for planned implementation at
its plant in Tiaxcala.
In December 2008, Sabormex, S.A. de C.V., a leading food processor of
coffee and kidney beans in Mexico, became the first CDC Factory customer
in Latin America when it selected the system for use at its production
plant in Puebla. Also in December 2008, Industrias Wet Line S.A de C.V.,
a leading manufacturer of personal care products, announced that it
plans to implement Ross Enterprise at its Guadalajara plant, and one
of the leading financial services companies in Mexico, Spain and Latin
America announced that it expects to deploy CDC Respond, a complaint
and feedback management system, at its main office in Mexico City. Since
becoming a franchise partner in the first quarter of 2008, CDC Software
Mexico has sold CDC Software solutions to several other customers including
Alimentos La Granja Ungerer, Zoltek, Oxiquimica, Natividad Abogados,
Mapfre Mexico, Accor Servicios and Medical Home
“CDC Software offered us local service and support and a complete set
of user-friendly solutions that we needed to meet our business objectives,”
said Gregory Polak, president of Grupo Polak. “We particularly liked
the value proposition these products offered in terms of helping us
address today’s global recessionary conditions through functionality
that we anticipate will help us reduce costs, increase capacity, improve
operational efficiency and enhance customer service.”
“We are excited about our recent wins with such leading organizations
including Grupo Polak, which represents our largest deal in Latin America
and is a customer that we expect to implement our three major product
lines,” said Oscar Pierre, senior vice president, South Europe and Latin
American operations, CDC Software. “Our Franchise Partner Program has
become an increasingly important sales channel for our solutions globally,
especially in high growth markets such as Latin America, India and China.
We believe that Latin America, in particular, may be a potentially significant
contributor to sales despite the current soft economic conditions globally.”
The CDC Software Franchise Partner Program funds CDC Software's investments,
through majority control or minority stakes, in strategic partners located
in high growth geographies that include Latin America, India, China,
the Middle East and Eastern Europe. CDC Software's investment in these
companies helps facilitate the expansion of its global distribution
footprint, and helps franchise partners grow their businesses. Since
the inception of the Franchise Partner Program in April 2006, CDC Software
has invested in seven franchise partners.
About CDC Software
CDC Software, The Customer-Driven Company™, 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. 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
.http://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
of 1995, and includes statements relating to our beliefs and the beliefs
of our customers regarding the expected benefits and utility of our
software, our expectations regarding the implementation of our solutions
and applications by any present or future customer, our beliefs regarding
our sales channel in Latin America, as well as significance of potential
contributions to our business and revenues from Latin American sources,
our beliefs regarding our solutions' ability to help our customers expand
business, reduce costs, increase capacity, improve operational efficiency
and enhance customer satisfaction. These are our beliefs regarding the
ability to realize upfront value using our products, our beliefs regarding
customer and industry needs and preferences, our beliefs about improvements
to efficiency, our beliefs regarding our franchise partner program and
other statements we may 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 market;
the continued ability of Ross Enterprise, CDC Factory, Pivotal CRM and
CDC Respond solutions to address enterprise’s business requirements;
and market acceptance of new and existing enterprise solutions; and
development of new functionalities which would allow companies to compete
more effectively. Results will vary from customer to customer given
their particular facts and circumstances. 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, 2007 on Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2008 and as amended on September
15, 2008. All forward-looking statements included in this press release
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