HONG KONG, ATLANTA, June 24, 2009—CDC Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, announced it has been selected as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards winner in Information Worker Solutions, Office Solutions Development. CDC Software was chosen from an international field of top Microsoft partners for delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.
"It is a privilege to be honored by Microsoft with such a prestigious recognition," said Tom Fallucco, Global director of Strategic Alliances, CDC Software. "This award is a testament to the strength of both companies' commitment to collaboration on delivering powerful and easy-to-use solutions designed for today's mid-market and enterprise organizations. With the launch of Pivotal CRM 6.0, CDC Software and Microsoft have leveraged Microsoft technology and help accelerate the speed-to-market of easy-to-use applications with user-friendly Microsoft Office user interfaces."
According to Microsoft, the Information Worker Solutions, Office Solutions Development Partner of the Year award recognizes partners who have excelled in offering innovative Microsoft Office system solutions. The winning partner's technology and marketing offerings have increased its customers' employee productivity and assisted them in connecting with their business partners and customers.
"CDC Software has created solutions that have empowered customers to extend the value of their Microsoft investments and lower their total cost of ownership," said Alexandre Pombo, senior director, Microsoft Corporation. "Microsoft is proud to recognize CDC Software Corporation as the Information Worker Solutions and Office Solutions Development Partner of the Year. Their Pivotal CRM 6.0 solution has provided customers with increased efficiency by enabling their users to complete the majority of their daily tasks in a single application and allowing them to more easily complete end-to-end business processes."
"We congratulate CDC Software on this prestigious Microsoft award," said Tom Chestnut, President/CEO of AAA Western and Central New York. "When we selected Pivotal CRM 6.0, we were particularly impressed that Pivotal CRM is based on Microsoft.NET technology, which provides enhanced integration with Microsoft Office, Visual Studio and SharePoint solutions. We feel that Pivotal CRM, and its strong integration with Microsoft technology, will allow us to take a leadership role in AAA in terms of providing enterprise access to membership information, standardizing the Club's business processes, improving lead management and cross-selling/up-selling opportunities."
Pivotal CRM 6.0 is a newly designed customer relationship management platform based on Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5, Windows Vista, Windows Server, and Microsoft's SQL Server. It provides task-based navigation, embedded Microsoft Office 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 (TCO).
The tight integration with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (including calendaring, task and e-mail 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 an organization's way of doing business and ease of use, all of which helps to increase user adoption and lead to overall higher worker productivity.
About Pivotal CRM
CDC Software's Pivotal CRM is a flexible, powerful customer relationship management solution for companies that want to use CRM strategically—to model, enhance, and streamline their unique sales, marketing, and customer service processes, not dictate them. Built with the user experience in mind, Pivotal CRM offers unparalleled flexibility and customizability, enabling companies to tailor the system precisely to their users' needs. With a Microsoft-style interface and role- and task-based navigation, Pivotal CRM is a familiar and comfortable system for users, reducing the learning curve and increasing the speed of user adoption. Pivotal CRM embeds Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint right within the CRM system and integrates closely with the Microsoft Office suite, bringing data to the user when and where they need it, for optimal efficiency. To learn more, visit www.cdcsoftware.com/en/PivotalCRM.aspx.
