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Sydney, 16 December 2009 — Today, Eclipse Computing (Australia) Pty Ltd (Eclipse) proudly announced it has won the 2009 Platinum Partner of the Year from CDC Software Corporation.  The company was chosen out of an international field of top CDC Software partners for delivering excellence, vision and innovation to drive growth of their leading Pivotal CRM platform.

“CDC Software has a substantial partner network globally and this award recognises Eclipse as leading the world in the sales, implementation and support of Pivotal CRM,” said Martin Wildsmith, business development director, Eclipse.  “This award showcases the strength of the Pivotal 6.0 CRM solution, but most importantly the dedication, experience and commitment of the Eclipse team in bringing it so successfully to market.”

Eclipse has been leading the world in creating significant new business opportunities for Pivotal 6.0 CRM in the last six months, including the recent implementation of Pivotal 6.0 CRM in the newly formed Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.  

Frank Hung, managing director, CDC Software, Australia, said, “It is an honour to acknowledge Eclipse’s skills and innovative approach as leaders within our global Pivotal network.  Our Platinum Partner award recognises their continued dedication to drive growth and provide superior levels of support to their customers.”   

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About Eclipse:

Established in 1991, Eclipse is a leading provider of intelligent business solutions to the mid-market. With a team of over 300 people located in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland, Suva and Vancouver, Eclipse provides expertise and reliable service to help over 1,000 customers meet their business objectives.

Eclipse is part of the publicly listed Australian investment company, UXC Limited. UXC reported a profit after tax of $24.9 million for 2008 financial year on revenues of $457 million.

For more information visit: http://www.eclipsecomputing.com.au.

About Pivotal CRM:

Pivotal CRM helps organisations create superior customer experiences and offers rich functionality, a highly-flexible application platform, a full-customer-relationship-management application suite, and best-in-class customisation abilities, all with a low total cost of ownership.  The Pivotal CRM software suite includes a powerful application platform based on the Microsoft.net architecture and additional capabilities in analytics, mobile CRM, partner management, and marketing automation.

Designed to produce meaningful increases in revenues, margins, and customer loyalty, Pivotal CRM is used by more than 2,000 companies around the world. 

For more information about Pivotal CRM, please visit www.pivotalcrm.com

About CDC Software

CDC Software (NASDAQ: CDCS), The Customer-Driven Company™, is a provider of enterprise software applications and services designed to help organisations deliver a superior customer experience while increasing efficiencies and profitability. CDC Software’s product suite includes: CDC Factory (manufacturing operations management), CDC Ross ERP (enterprise resource planning), CDC Supply Chain (supply chain management , warehouse management and order management), CDC Pivotal CRM and Saratoga CRM (customer relationship management), CDC Respond (customer complaint and feedback management), c360 CRM add-on products, industry solutions and development tools for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, CDC HRM (human resources) and business analytics solutions.

These industry-specific solutions are used by more than 6,000 customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services, health care, home building, real estate, wholesale and retail distribution industries. The company completes its offerings with a full continuum of services that span the life cycle of technology and software applications, including implementation, project consulting, technical support and IT consulting.

For more information, please visit www.cdcsoftware.com.

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Madeleine Murphy, Marketing Director

Eclipse Computing (Australia) Pty Ltd

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Email: mmurphy@eclipsecomputing.com.au