Pivotal and MX Magazine Host Web Event for Medical Device Manufacturers

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - May 24, 2005) -Pivotal Corporation and CDC Corporation (NASDAQ:CHINA)

Web event topic: 'Managing Healthcare Customers: The Essentials ofCRM Systems for Medical Device Manufacturers'

Pivotal Corporation, a leading CRM solution provider for mid-sized enterprises, and a subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ:CHINA)today announced that it will host a Web event titled 'ManagingHealthcare Customers: The Essentials of Customer RelationshipManagement (CRM) Systems for Medical Device Manufacturers' onTuesday, May 24, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. PDT). Hosted by MXMagazine editor-in chief Steve Halasey, this event will feature theadvice of medtech IT experts from Pivotal and Sysmex America, a worldleader in clinical laboratory systemization and solutions.

The success of leading medtech companies depends on cutting-edgeresearch and development. However, once an innovative new product hasbeen developed, medical device manufacturers may struggle to get theproduct in the hands of healthcare providers quickly and effectively.Join Judd Banks, Pivotal's medical device manufacturing businessmanager, and Don Patulo, senior director, sales support and training,Sysmex America as they explore how forward-looking medtech companiesare gaining a competitive advantage by implementing CRM strategies toimprove sales effectiveness, profit from influencers and thoughtleaders, collaborate with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) anddistributors, and build customer loyalty and demand.

During this event, medtech companies will learn how they can:

- Bring products to market quickly and effectively;

- Track and leverage the complex network of sales and marketingrelationships;

- Manage the challenges of working with distributors and GPOs;

- Assign the right sales rep to each account;

- Capitalize on co-selling and contract opportunities;

- Target marketing dollars more effectively on decision-makers andinfluencers; and,

- Gain visibility into organizational performance and customerbehavior.

Web Event Details:

DATE: Tuesday, May 24, 2005

TIME: 1:00 p.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. PDT

REGISTER: www.pivotal.com/industry/mxwebcast

About Sysmex

Sysmex America, Inc., the U.S. headquarters of Sysmex Corporation(Kobe, Japan), is a world leader in clinical laboratorysystematization and solutions, including clinical diagnostics,automation and information systems that elevate clinical laboratorymedicine to first-line patient care. Sysmex America, Inc. focuses onextending the boundaries of diagnostic science while providing themanagement information tools that make a real difference in clinicaland operational results for people worldwide. Additional informationabout Sysmex America, Inc. can be found at http://www.sysmex.com/usa.

About Pivotal Corporation

Pivotal Corporation, a subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ:CHINA), is a leading CRM company that is 100 percent purpose-built toserve the demanding requirements of mid-sized enterprises - apowerful, highly flexible application platform, a complete set of CRMapplications, and low-cost, results-producing implementationservices. Pivotal delivers software and services that are designed toproduce meaningful increases in revenues, margins and customerloyalty for companies and business units in the revenue range of $100million to $3 billion. More than 1,800 companies around the worldhave licensed Pivotal including: Farm Credit Services of America, WCICommunities, Premera Blue Cross, Qiagen, AvMed Health Plans, SharpElectronics Corporation, and WellCare Health Plans.

Pivotal's complete CRM software suite includes a powerfulapplication platform and additional capabilities in contact centers,partner management and interactive selling. For more information,visit www.pivotal.com.

About CDC Corporation

CDC Corporation (NASDAQ:CHINA) is focused on enterprise software,business services, mobile applications and internet media. Thecompany has approximately 1,800 employees with operations in 14countries.

For more information about CDC Corporation, please visit thewebsite http://www.cdccorporation.net.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" withinthe meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation ReformAct of 1995, including statements relating to the ability of Pivotalsoftware and services to: improve sales effectiveness, profit frominfluencers and thought leaders, collaborate with Group PurchasingOrganizations (GPOs) and distributors, build customer loyalty anddemand, bring products to market quickly and effectively, track andleverage the complex network of sales and marketing relationships,manage the challenges of working with distributors and GPOs, assignthe right sales rep to each account, capitalize on co-selling andcontract opportunities, target marketing dollars more effectively ondecision-makers and influencers, gain visibility into organizationalperformance and customer behavior. These statements are based onmanagement's current expectations and are subject to risks anduncertainties and changes in circumstances. Factors that could causeactual results to differ materially from those anticipated in theforward looking statements include, the need to develop, integrateand deploy applications to meet customer's requirements, thepossibility of development or deployment difficulties or delays, thedependence on customer satisfaction with Pivotal's CRM software, therisks involved in developing software solutions and integrating themwith third-party software and services. Further information on risksor other factors is detailed in filings or submissions with theUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission made by our parent,CDC Corporation (formerly, chinadotcom corporation), including itsAnnual Report for the year ended December 31, 2003 on Form 20-F/Afiled on July 8, 2004. All forward-looking statements included inthis press release are based upon information available to managementas of the date of the press release, and you are cautioned not toplace undue reliance on any forward looking statements which speakonly as of the date of this press release. The company assumes noobligation to update or alter the forward looking statements whetheras a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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