CDC Software

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CDC Software.
Type Public (NASDAQ: CDCS)
Industry Computer software
Founded 2002 [1]
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Area served Worldwide
Key people Peter Hak Yung Yip (CEO)
Steve Dexter (CFO)
Alan MacLamroc(CTO)
Monish Bahl (VP of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications)
Bruce Cameron (President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing)
Jason Rushforth (SVP of NA Sales, Worldwide Marketing and Strategic Alliances)
Products

CDC Front Office

CDC Manufacturing

  • Ross Enterprise
  • CDC Factory

CDC Supply Chain

  • CDC Supply Chain

CDC SaaS

CDC Solutions for Microsoft

  • c360 Solutions
  • Vis.Align
Revenue increase US$ 203.9 million [2]
Operating income increase US$ 30.1 million (2009)[2]
Net income increase US$ 23.2 million (2009)[2]
Employees 1,284 (as of 11 November 2009 (2009 -11-11))
Website CDCSoftware.com

CDC Software Inc.(NASDAQ: CDCS) is a provider of a variety of business management software and services. The company’s products include applications for enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), manufacturing operations management, customer relationship management (CRM), and enterprise performance management. CDC Software Corporation also offers professional services, including software implementation, customer education, and training services. The company was founded in October 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.[1]

CDC Software Corporation’s products are used by more than 10,000 customers in the manufacturing, financial services, health care, home building, real estate, wholesale and retail distribution industries. The company also offers a range of services that includes implementation, project consulting, technical support and IT consulting.[1]

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[edit] History

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Prior to incorporating CDC Software Corporation in 2009, increase recurring revenue through the support and maintenance of such licensed products.[3]

CDC Software Corporation is 85%-owned by CDC Corporation, (NASDAQ:CHINA). The CDC Corporation family of companies includes CDC Software (NASDAQ: CDCS) focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC Global Services focused on IT consulting services, outsourced application development and IT staffing, CDC Games focused on online games, and China.com, Inc. (HKGEM:8006) focused on portals for the greater China markets.[4]

CDC Corporation was formerly known as Chinadotcom Corporation and changed its name to CDC Corporation in April 2005. CDC Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.[4]

[edit] Acquisitions

CDC Software Corporation has merged more than a dozen enterprise software and business services firms and formed four internal business units, each of which focuses on a different aspect of automating, managing and streamlining operations: CDC Front Office, CDC Manufacturing, CDC Supply Chain, and CDC Solutions for Microsoft.[5][6]

[edit] Acquisition Timeline

Company Date
TradeBeam[7] May 2010
Computility[8] February 2010
PeoplePoint Software Pty Ltd[9] January 2010
gomembers, Inc.[10] December 2009
Truition Inc.[11] December 2009
Integrated Solutions Limited[12] March 2008
Catalyst International, Inc.[13] September 2007
Saratoga Systems[14] April 2007
Respond Group Ltd.[15] February 2007
MVI Technology[16] October 2006
JRG Software, Inc.[17] February 2006
c360 Solutions[18] May 2006
Ross Systems, Inc.[19] August 2004
Pivotal Corporation[20] February 2004
Industri-Matematik International (IMI)[21] September 2003

[edit] IPO

On August 6, 2009 CDC Software Corporation completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker “CDCS.” The company’s IPO included 4,800,000 American depositary shares, each representing one share of its class A ordinary shares, priced at USD 12.00 per ADS. Lazard Capital Markets LLC and JMP Securities LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Cantor Fitzgerald, Janney Montgomery Scott, Macquarie Group, and Morgan Keegan & Company were the co-managers of the offering.[22]

[edit] Industries

CDC Software focuses on a number of industry sectors. The characteristics of these industries which lend themselves well to solutions from CDC Software include, but not limited to, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Discrete Manufacturing, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Government, Healthcare Insurance, Home Building and Real Estate, Legal Services, Medical Device Manufacturing, Natural Products, Pharma and Biotech Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Wholesale and Retail Distribution.[1]

[edit] Offices / Locations

CDC Software is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and maintains offices around the world.[23]

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d CDC Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CDCS) Business Week
  2. ^ a b c CDC Financial Summary Retrieved 20 November 2009, Business Week
  3. ^ Chinadotcom sets up CDC Software to broaden software offerings and raise gross profit margins. 24 October 2002, China Business News
  4. ^ a b CDC Corp.(CHINA) Profile 11 October 2009, Yahoo Finance
  5. ^ CDC Software, Products & Services Retrieved 20 November 2009
  6. ^ CDC Software, Acquisitions Retrieved 20 November 2009
  7. ^ CDC Software Acquires TradeBeam, a Leading Cloud-Based Provider of Global Supply Chain Visibility and Trade Management Solutions May 2010, CDC Software Press Releases
  8. ^ CDC Software Acquires computility 24 February 2010, CDC Software Press Releases
  9. ^ CDC Software Completes Acquisition of a Leading Aged-Care Software Solutions Provider in Asia/Pacific January 2010, Nasdaq.com
  10. ^ CDC Software Completes Acquisitions Of Truition And Gomembers December 2009, Nasdaq.com
  11. ^ CDC Software Completes Acquisitions of Truition and gomembers December 2009, BusinessWire.com
  12. ^ CDC Software Acquires Controlling Stake In Chinese ERP Firm 5 March 2008, ChinaTechNews.com
  13. ^ CDC Software Completes Acquisition of Catalyst International 4 October 2007, Manufacturing & Logistics IT
  14. ^ CDC Software Completes Acquisition of Saratoga Systems 26 April 2007, BNET
  15. ^ CDC Software Acquires Respond Group and Adds Key Customers in Target Verticals including Aegon, AXA Insurance and Barclays 16 February 2007, The Free Library by Farlex
  16. ^ CDC Software Acquires MVI Technology, a Leading Provider of Real-Time Performance Management (RPM) Solutions ThomasNet News
  17. ^ China Analysts - News and Research on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks 9 October 2006, China Analyst
  18. ^ CDC Software Buys Into Microsoft Dynamics CRM Space 17 April 2006, Managing Automation
  19. ^ chinadotcom to Acquire Ross Systems 8 September 2003, Logistics Today
  20. ^ Pivotal formally acquired by CDC Software 26 February 2004, CSO
  21. ^ CDC Software acquires WMS supplier Catalyst International 7 September 2007, Modern Materials Handling
  22. ^ CDC Software Prices IPO At USD12 Per ADS 6 August 2009, ChinaTechNews.com
  23. ^ CDC Software Contact Us Retrieved 20 November 2009

52. CDC press release link http://www.cdcsoftware.com/en/Company/News-and-Events/Press-Releases.aspx
53. CDC Software Fact Sheet link http://www.cdcsoftware.com/en/Company/Company-Fact-Sheet.aspx
54. CDC Software cloud e-M-POWER ERP system Fact Sheet link http://www.hkitblog.com/?p=8067

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