Kingdee
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Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited is a listed company on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.It is a player in the China software industry, an enterprise management software and middle-ware provider in Asia-Pacific region and an online management and e-business application solution service provider. Currently, Kingdee provides informatization services to over 500,000 enterprises, government departments and organizations around the world. It has been recognized by as the biggest player in SME management software market in China in terms of market share for four consecutive years and as the Best SME in Asia by Forbes Asia for two consecutive years. Further, it has been recognized by Gartner as one of the 19 major Next Generation SOA service providers in the world. In 2007, IBM
and Lehman Brothers
jointly invested in the Group and became its strategic shareholders. Kingdee and IBM have also formed global alliance, cooperating in various aspects, including SOA
, marketing and sales, consultation and application management services (AMS) and software as a service (SaaS
), etc.
With its Headquarters in Shenzhen
, China
, Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited was founded in August 1993, and publicly listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 20 July 2005. The affiliates of the Group include Kingdee Software (China) Company Ltd., which focuses on management software market in Mainland China; Kingdee Mobile Internet Technology Co.,Ltd, which aims to provide online management and e-business service; Kingdee International Software Group Company (H.K.) Ltd., which targets the market of Asia-Pacific region besides mainland China; Shenzhen Kingdee Middleware Company Ltd., which is specialized in middle-ware business, etc.
The Group has established 3 Software Parks respectively in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. It has 40 branches engaging in selling software products and providing services, as well as over 1,200 business partners for consulting, technology, implementation service and distribution. Kingdee’s sales network spans across four regions, namely Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western China, covering a total of 261 cities and districts. The Group employs about 4,000 staff serving more than 500,000 customers around the world, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, etc.
The Group developed the first WINDOWS-based accounting software and small enterprise management software (Kingdee KIS), the first pure Java-based middle-ware product (Kingdee Apusic and Kingdee BOS) and the first three-tier ERP system (Kingdee K/3). Currently, the Group owns three ERP
products. They are K/3 and KIS, which mainly target at small to mid-size enterprises, and EAS for mid-size to large enterprises. The ERP products facilitate enterprise financial management, Supply Chain Management
, Customer relationship management
, human resources management, knowledge management and business intelligence gathering etc. They also enable collaboration among enterprises and integration with e-business applications.
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth largest investment bank in the USA , doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker...
jointly invested in the Group and became its strategic shareholders. Kingdee and IBM have also formed global alliance, cooperating in various aspects, including SOA
Service-oriented architecture
In software engineering, a Service-Oriented Architecture is a set of principles and methodologies for designing and developing software in the form of interoperable services. These services are well-defined business functionalities that are built as software components that can be reused for...
, marketing and sales, consultation and application management services (AMS) and software as a service (SaaS
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...
), etc.
With its Headquarters in Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited was founded in August 1993, and publicly listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 20 July 2005. The affiliates of the Group include Kingdee Software (China) Company Ltd., which focuses on management software market in Mainland China; Kingdee Mobile Internet Technology Co.,Ltd, which aims to provide online management and e-business service; Kingdee International Software Group Company (H.K.) Ltd., which targets the market of Asia-Pacific region besides mainland China; Shenzhen Kingdee Middleware Company Ltd., which is specialized in middle-ware business, etc.
The Group has established 3 Software Parks respectively in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. It has 40 branches engaging in selling software products and providing services, as well as over 1,200 business partners for consulting, technology, implementation service and distribution. Kingdee’s sales network spans across four regions, namely Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western China, covering a total of 261 cities and districts. The Group employs about 4,000 staff serving more than 500,000 customers around the world, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, etc.
The Group developed the first WINDOWS-based accounting software and small enterprise management software (Kingdee KIS), the first pure Java-based middle-ware product (Kingdee Apusic and Kingdee BOS) and the first three-tier ERP system (Kingdee K/3). Currently, the Group owns three ERP
ERP
- Economics :* Economic Report of the President, published annually by the United States President's Council of Economic Advisors on recent economic activity and future policies and predictions...
products. They are K/3 and KIS, which mainly target at small to mid-size enterprises, and EAS for mid-size to large enterprises. The ERP products facilitate enterprise financial management, Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
, Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management is a widely implemented strategy for managing a company’s interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects. It involves using technology to organize, automate, and synchronize business processes—principally sales activities, but also those for marketing,...
, human resources management, knowledge management and business intelligence gathering etc. They also enable collaboration among enterprises and integration with e-business applications.