FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hong Kong, 24 February 2005 - Leading information technology solutions services provider Vanda group of companies ("Vanda Group"), a subsidiary of Hutchison Global Communications Holdings Limited ("HGCH", stock code: 0757, a listed company on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong), announced today that it has recently snatched numerous grand IBM awards in Asia Pacific region. These awards both endorse and highlight Vanda Group's outstanding accomplishments in the IT industry.
With its strong technical, sales and marketing capabilities, Vanda accomplished remarkable performance in remarketing IBM's systems products. Vanda Group has won 21 awards in total and among which, 14 out of which were awarded to its subsidiary in Singapore, Azure Technologies, whereas the rest were awarded to its operations in mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Philippines. Major awards include:
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- | Best Channel Application Solutions Award |
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- | IBM Business Partner of the Year, Top Contributor Award (iSeries and pSeries), Best Performer Award (xSeries) |
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- | Top IBM Business Partner, Top Performing IBM Business Partner (Total Storage, pSeries, software, Global Finance), Significant Contributor(iSeries), Excellence in Marketing, Outstanding Sales Performane (iSeries & pSeries) etc. |
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- | IBM Platinum Club Award |
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- | Hundred Percent Achiever (Storage Solutions) |
"We are very encouraged to receive these IBM awards in several regions and different arena last year. Vanda's success is attributed to its successful business strategy that is "customer driven, services led, technology enabled". We are fully committed to offering value added services to create business value for our customers," said Andrew So, Chief Operating Officer of Vanda Group.
Mr. So added, "These accomplishments attest to our competitiveness, strong support from our customers as well as good partnership with IBM. Vanda Group has been one of IBM's top regional business partners in delivering state-of-the-art IT solutions and services to large multi-national enterprises across Asia Pacific region for years. We will continue to provide one-stop high quality solution and services with enduring value and maximizing the competitive advantage of our customers."
About Vanda Group
Founded in 1982, the Vanda Group is a premier IT solutions provider in Asia, specializes in systems infrastructure and application solutions services. It provides extensive geographical coverage with operations spanning mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau to countries in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Vanda Group is a market leader in China, particularly in the provision of systems integration and software applications services in the banking and finance sector. Vanda Group has also established an extensive network of more than 300 reseller partners across Southeast Asia.
Vanda Group is a subsidiary of Hutchison Global Communications Holdings Limited (HGCH). HGCH in turn is a member of the Hutchison Telecommunications International group (Hutchison Telecom) of companies. Hutchison Telecom is a leading telecommunications operator listed on the New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges.
A subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, Hutchison Telecom is dedicated to providing superior telecommunications services globally in markets with high growth potential. For more information about Vanda Group, please visit www.vandagroup.com
For media enquiries or further details, please contact:
Vanda Group
Candice Teng
Senior Manager - Public Relations
Tel : +852 2197 2110
Fax : +852 2197 2333
Email : pr@vandagroup.com