2010-03-04 09:00
Kingdee recognises Singapore as an important ICT hub in the
region
SINGAPORE, March 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --
Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited, a leading
provider of enterprise management software and e-Business
application solution in the Asia-Pacific region, today announced
the official opening of its corporate premises and Research &
Development Centre in Singapore. Mr. Robert Xu, Chairman of Kingdee
International Software Group and Mr. Leo Yip, Chairman, Singapore
Economic Development Board led today's ceremonial opening at the
Raffles City Convention Centre.
Kingdee, which has been operating here since
early last year, established its Asia R&D facility in the
country as a testament to its long-term investment commitment and
recognition of Singapore's role as ICT hub in Southeast
Asia.
"Kingdee chose to establish its South East
Asia R&D Centre in Singapore as it provides a strategic
platform for leading hardware, software and IT services and
Internet companies to tap into new business opportunities in the
region. The Singapore Government has been fully supporting the
growth of the ICT industry and enabling excellent infrastructure.
IT companies from across the value chain are drawn to Singapore
because of its robust intellectual property protection regime, good
logistics connectivity, and easy access to global talent." Mr. Xu
said.
"We congratulate Kingdee on the opening of
its first R&D centre outside of China, here in Singapore.
Kingdee's R&D centre is the first software development
initiative by a leading Chinese software company in Singapore. The
investment attests to Singapore's strong capabilities for
innovation and knowledge intensive activities. Kingdee's expansion
also reflects Singapore's growing role as a strategic location for
Asian enterprises in their regionalisation and internationalisation
thrust." said Mr Leo Yip, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development
Board.
The new office and R&D Centre in
Singapore is Kingdee's latest initiative to expand its network of
competencies into strategically important regions. With this new
set-up, Kingdee now operates its first R&D Centre outside of
China to support the South East Asia market.
Kingdee Singapore will provide a variety of
services for the ASEAN region that include research, development
and software-related management consultation, implementation and
technical support services. Kingdee customers come from diversify
industries that include manufacturing, wholesales /retail, service,
trading and logistics.
ERP solutions are the core of most companies'
IT applications and over the past decades, ERP has evolved and is
considered a mature market. However, companies are always on the
lookout for next-generation ERP solutions that have new
capabilities and are easy to use and deploy.
"Kingdee will continue to invest in the
creation and development of enterprise management software
technology, improve its range of offerings to companies of various
sizes and scales. We will remain steadfast in supporting our
customers in this part of the region to improve their strategic
business planning, and to enable enterprises to achieve faster
returns on their investments, reduce total costs and own a flexible
IT infrastructure that accelerates business growth." said Zeng
Liang, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Kingdee Asia
Pacific, Kingdee International Software Group.
Kingdee enterprise software suite includes
enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management,
knowledge management and business process management. With a strong
heritage in the industry since 1993, Kingdee provides management
consultation and information services to over 600,000 enterprises,
government departments and organisations around the world.
About Kingdee
Kingdee International Software Group Company
Limited (HK Stock Code: 268) is a leading provider of enterprise
management software and e-Business application solution in the
Asia-Pacific region, one of the fastest-growing independent
software vendors in the global market, and a leading provider in
China's software industry, Kingdee is engaged in developing and
selling enterprise management software and e-Business application
software, and middleware of e-Business and e-government platforms
for enterprises or government. Kingdee also provides
software-related management consultation, implementation and
technical support services for worldwide customers. With its unique
product and service position of "Fast Configuration, Fast
Implementation, Fast Application, and Fast Results," Kingdee is
able to help customers to easily face the challenges of uncertainty
brought by the dynamic business environment, perfectly integrate
the business processes and information technology, effectively
manage changes, and ensure the fast, sustainable and healthy growth
of the organization.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.kingdee.com/en .
Press Contacts:
Rice Communications on behalf of Kingdee
Sonya Madeira Stamp
Contact: +65-9450-1090
Email:
[email protected]
Suzanne Yap
Contact: +65-8522-3221
Email: [email protected]
Regina Yeo
Contact: +65-9661-9486
Email: [email protected]
SOURCE Kingdee International Software Group Company
Limited