12 Dec 2007 07:00
12 December 2007 GEONG International Limited ("GEONG" or "the Company") Awarded IBM Core Supplier Status
GEONG International Limited (AIM: GNG), the AIM listed, China based provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software and solutions, today announces that it has been awarded Core Supplier Status by IBM China for the third consecutive year and has achieved top ranking in IBM's competitive supplier evaluation process.
The top ranking as a core supplier was made following the successful completion of a competitive evaluation by IBM China of GEONG's quality, technology, communication, performance and price. Achieving this status means that the Company is one of just 15 companies qualified to provide IBM China with high end consulting and solution services over the coming year.
The Core Supplier Status Agreement runs for one year.
This year the Company extends its service scope from IBM Global Business Services to IBM Global Technology Services with the majority of the work focused on Application Integration which includes Portal, Content Management and Collaboration, Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence and E-Business solutions.
Commenting on the achievement, Wang Weidong, Chief Executive of GEONG said: "As the top ranked supplier to IBM China, we are well positioned to benefit from their central involvement in China's digital development. Winning the top ranking and Core Supplier Status again is an important achievement for GEONG. It not only ensures our continuing involvement with IBM and their clients over the coming year, but is testament to the quality of our solutions and our focus on customer service."
- ENDS- Enquiries:Henry Tse, Chairman www.geong.com Weidong Wang, CEO GEONG International Limited Tel: +86 10 5222 0999 Paul Dulieu / Emma Kane / Mike Ward Redleaf Communications Ltd Tel: +44 (0)20 7822 0200 John Depesquale / Parimal Kumar Seymour Pierce Tel: +44 (0)20 7107 8000
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About GEONG International Limited
* GEONG is registered in Jersey and headquartered in Beijing. Its shares were admitted to AIM in June 2006 and trade under the ticker GNG.L * The Company has provided content management software and solutions since its establishment in September 2000 and has earned a reputation as a local technology leader in the Chinese Enterprise Content Management (ECM) market, especially in the financial services industry. * ECM software is an internet based suite of products that enables companies to capture, manage, store, preserve and deliver content, documents and data across thousands of users, processes and locations. * The Company has developed two proprietary product ranges: the PortalAgeTM suite designed for large enterprise customers and SmartBoxTM designed to capture the SME market's requirement for collaboration software. * PortalAgeTM clients include: Lenovo, Bank of Communications, China Construction Bank, FAW Volkswagen, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Shanghai General Motors and Air China. * In March 2007, the Company established a Canadian representative office in order to commence the international promotion of SmartBoxTM. * In 2006, GEONG was recognised for the second successive year in the Deloitte "Technology Fast 50 China 2006" and the "Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2006", which recognises the fastest growing technology companies in China and in Asia Pacific respectively. * GEONG was short listed for the "Best Technology" category at the 2007 AIM Awards. * In October 2007, the company established a Guangzhou branch office in order to commerce the expansion of both PortalAgeTM and SmartBoxTM in Southern China.
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