Kingdee International Software Group Co Ltd (HKSE: stock code 8133), the fastest-growing creator of enterprise software applications in China and Asia Pacific has announced that its K/3 v10.1 ERP software solution has become the first financial application suite in China to achieve China State IT Standard System certification. This certification guarantees that the software conforms to the state standards in a wide variety of categories.

K/3 v10.1 also passed the TXT and XML format tests under the categories of "Professional" solution and "Enterprise" solution. Kingdee is one of only two companies, whose financial software was in the first batch to be tested, to pass in both categories.

K/3 v10.1 is the latest version of Kingdee's highly successful ERP solution that is already installed in thousands of sites in mainland China. The suite is based on a business performance management (BPM) core, and combines advanced management philosophies with local business practices.

This comprehensive software solution comprises six software suites including K/3 Basic Manufacturing (K/3 BOS); Kingdee HR; K/3 Financial Business; Kingdee Rapid Manufacturing; and Supply Chain Management. All of the modules can be configured and implemented rapidly for fast results. They include pre-built reports and fully support international standards and multilingual user interfaces including English, simplified and traditional Chinese.

"The fact that K/3 v10.1 has successfully passed the state's standard tests and has received certification shows that Kingdee is not only the market and technology leader in financial ERP solutions, but also the first choice for enterprises," said Robert Xu, Chairman and CEO of Kingdee Software International Group. "Kingdee will continue to promote the implementation of the state standard and develop more sophisticated products to maximise value to our customers."

About Kingdee International
Founded in 1993 by Mr. Robert Xu, the Chairman and CEO of the company, Kingdee International Software Group has grown into a major enterprise software vendor in Greater China and has been progressively expanding to Asia Pacific. Currently, Kingdee has more than 200,000 customers, 3,000 employees, 46 offices and 600 developers in Asia Pacific. Kingdee enterprise software suite includes ERP, CRM, KM and BPM. Kingdee has already conformed with the international software industry standard including CMM4 and ISO9001.

The corporate vision of Kingdee International Software Group is to become the leading enterprise software vendor in Asia Pacific by 2006 and one of the top 10 enterprise software providers in the world by 2010. Since its listing on the Hong Kong GEM board in 2001, Kingdee has been operating its Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. Kingdee's Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong markets the company's enterprise software to Hong Kong, mainland China and Asia Pacific. International talent and professional consultants are in place to serve the different needs of Hong Kong companies, Asian companies, multinational companies and Chinese enterprises. Kingdee is committed to form strategic alliances with customers to help them succeed.