CDC Software gets award from Microsoft

BANGALORE, INDIA: CDC Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, announced recently that 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, said a press release.

“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.”

He said that 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.

“What makes me more proud about this award is that most part of Pivotal 6.0 was developed in our Bangalore center. A great testament to the cutting edge technology work that we do in India," said Nagaraja Prakasam, managing director – India, CDC Software.

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 release added.

“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.

“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.”

CDC said 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).