22 Nov 2007 07:00
22 November 2007 GEONG International Limited ("GEONG" or "the Company") IBM PC Server To Include SmartExpress
GEONG International Limited (AIM: GNG), the AIM listed, China based provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software and solutions, today announces that it has signed a bundling agreement with IBM China to provide GEONG's SmartExpress product with IBM's PC Server.
SmartExpress is the entry level product of the SmartBoxTM product family and is aimed at very small businesses (VSBs). Through GEONG's 3-year "Loyalty Programme" for SmartExpress, VSBs pay a minimal initial fee per user in the first year and then pay double that amount for the second and third year. The aim of this programme is to allow quick penetration into the VSB market by providing a low cost, basic, ECM solution, which can be upgraded or added to at a later date.
The one year agreement with IBM means that GEONG's SmartExpress product will be included with the IBM PC Server and, after installation, can be activated on line or through one of 1,000 IBM PC Server resellers across China. In addition, GEONG and its resellers will provide training and support if required.
Commenting on the bundling agreement, Wang Weidong, Chief Executive of GEONG, said: "The bundling of our SmartExpress product with IBM's PC Server illustrates the increasing acceptance of SmartExpress as an ECM solution for very small businesses. This agreement provides us with exposure to a large potential market which we hope we will be able to capitalise on in the future."
- 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 GEONGInternational 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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