CDC Software Adds Two Latin American Companies to Franchise Partner ...

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In recent months, CDC Software announced a new franchise partner inChina, Integrated Solutions Limited (ISL), a leading developer ofenterprise solutions for discrete manufacturers in China. CDCSoftware's Franchise Partners also have closed on new sales forRoss Enterprise and Pivotal CRM in the second quarter of 2008 thatinclude: Bharti AXA Investment Managers Private Ltd., anIndia-based asset management company; CorpBanca, one of the leadingbanks in Chile; Alimentos de la Granja, a Mexico-based producer ofegg products; Natividad Abogados, S.C. Asesores de Empresas, one ofMexico's most prestigious law firms; and several new Platinum HRMdeals through the ISL partnership.

"Based on my experience, the Franchise Partner Program hasbeen a very effective channel program," said Oscar Martinez,CEO of Desarrollo de Recursos Estrategicos S.A de C.V (DRE), theFranchise Partner in Mexico. "It's a win-win relationshipwhere DRE helps CDC Software expand in a new market while thecompany provides us the resources we need to grow andprosper."

"The Franchise Partner Program has benefited ISL in multipleways such as having access to CDC Software's portfolio ofinnovative and award-winning products, such as Platinum HRM andRoss Enterprise, which complement our product line, as well as theopportunity to leverage their global distribution network to resellour own products," said Hilton Law, CEO of IntegratedSolutions Limited.

"The Franchise Partner Program has become a key sales channelfor our solutions globally and it is highly differentiated relativeto the overall software industry," said Bruce Cameron,executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for CDCSoftware. "It is a low-cost investment that bolsters ourinternational distribution strategy, especially in emergingmarkets. We are looking at other opportunities to expand theFranchise Partner Program including Eastern Europe, as well asRussia and other high growth emerging markets."

About the CDC Software Franchise Partner Program

The CDC Software Franchise Partner Program, established in April,2006 funds CDC Software's investments, through majority control orminority stakes, in strategic partners located in high growthgeographies that include Latin America, India, China, the MiddleEast and Eastern Europe. CDC Software's investments in thesecompanies facilitate expansion of their global distributionfootprint, as well as help partners grow their business. FranchisePartner investments are targeted toward companies in high-growthgeographies and so far the program has invested in seven partnerslocated in Latin America, India, China and Europe.

About CDC Software

CDC Software, The Customer-Driven Company(TM), is a provider ofenterprise software applications designed to help organizationsdeliver a superior customer experience while increasingefficiencies and profitability. CDC Software's product suiteincludes: CDC Factory (manufacturing operations management), RossERP (enterprise resource planning) and SCM (supply chainmanagement), e-M-POWER (discrete manufacturing), CDC Supply Chain(supply chain management ,warehouse management and ordermanagement), Pivotal CRM and Saratoga CRM (customer relationshipmanagement), Respond (customer complaint and feedback management),c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions and development toolsfor the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, Platinum HRM (humanresources) and business analytics solutions.

These industry-specific solutions are used by more than 6,000customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services,health care, home building, real estate, wholesale and retaildistribution industries. The company completes its offerings with afull continuum of services that span the life cycle of technologyand software applications, including implementation, projectconsulting, outsourced business services, application managementand offshore development. CDC Software is the enterprise softwareunit of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and is ranked number 12 onthe MBT 2007 Global 100 List of Enterprise and Supply ChainManagement Application vendors. For more information, please visitwww.cdcsoftware.com.

About CDC Corporation

The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software focused onenterprise software applications and services, CDC Games focused ononline games, and China.com focused on portals for the greaterChina 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 SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statementsinclude statements regarding the ability of our franchise partnersto help facilitate the expansion of our distribution network inemerging and high-growth markets, our ability to enter agreementswith new franchise partners in Russia, Eastern Europe and othermarkets in the future, our ability to finalize our agreement withTenly Software, our ability to consummate the investment in andwith franchise partners and the effects thereof, expected growth,the ability to realize continued successes with marketing andselling CDC Software products in high growth markets like China,India, Latin America and Eastern Europe and other targetedgeographies for the franchise partner program, the ability toattain future expansion and enter into new markets globally, theability of our franchise partners to market and sell CDC Softwaresolutions to their markets, the ability of franchise partners toexpand our footprint in these high growth markets, our ability toleverage vertical industry specialization to gain competitiveadvantages, our ability to find, and take advantage of, significantopportunities in these franchise partner program markets, theexistence and success of synergies between the franchise partnersand CDC Software, our ability to successfully complete theinvestment franchise partner, our beliefs regarding the success ofour acquisitions and Franchise Partner Program, our continuedimprovement in customer satisfaction levels, and other statementsthat are not historical fact, the achievement of which involverisks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any such risks oruncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions provesincorrect, our results could differ materially from the resultsexpressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make.These statements are based on management's current expectations andare subject to risks and uncertainties and changes incircumstances. There are important factors that could cause actualresults to differ materially from those anticipated in the forwardlooking statements, including the following: (a) the ability tocomplete definitive agreements regarding the investment and jointventure between CDC Software; (b) the ability to realize strategicobjectives by taking advantage of market opportunities in targetedgeographic markets; (c) the ability to make changes in businessstrategy, development plans and product offerings to respond to theneeds of current, new and potential customers, suppliers andstrategic partners; (d) the effects of restructurings andrationalization of operations; (e) the ability to addresstechnological changes and developments including the developmentand enhancement of products; (f) the entry of new competitors andtheir technological advances; (g) the need to develop, integrateand deploy enterprise software applications to meet customer'srequirements; (h) the continued ability of the company's enterprisesoftware solutions to address client-specific requirements; (i) anddemand for and market acceptance of new and existing enterprisesoftware and services and the positioning of the company'ssolutions; (j) the ability to market and sell CDC Software productsglobally. Further information on risks or other factors that couldcause results to differ is detailed in filings or submissions withthe United States Securities and Exchange Commission made by CDCCorporation in its Annual Report for the year ended December 31,2007 on Form 20-F filed on July 2, 2008. All forward-lookingstatements included in this press release are based uponinformation available to management as of the date of the pressrelease, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on anyforward looking statements which speak only as of the date of thispress release. The company assumes no obligation to update or alterthe forward looking statements whether as a result of newinformation, future events or otherwise.

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