Microsoft and CDC partner for SaaS in China

"CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corp. and provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software applications, today announced a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp. to develop, market and deliver CRM enterprise applications to customers in China. These applications will be designed as on-site and on-demand deployments via the software-as-a- service (SaaS) model. In a multiphased approach, the alliance agreement also includes plans to explore opportunities to integrate Windows Live(TM) Services and MSN® with CDC Corp.'s China.com portal."