Under the terms of the new agreement, Kingdee will provide software and technical support services to Hantec to enhance and personalise its current integrated business portal and related customer services.

Hantec is one of the few financial institutions in Hong Kong with full licences from the SFC under the new Securities and Futures Ordinances - covering dealing in securities and futures contracts, leveraged foreign exchange trading, advising on securities, futures contracts and corporate finance, providing automated trading services, securities margin financing and asset management services.

As a highly integrated financial services provider, Hantec operates four e-trading platforms to support its off-line financial offerings in the areas of forex, stock, bullion and futures.

The portal development represents the first phase of Hantec's information platform advancement programme and will enable the company to provide more tailor-made services and real-time information to both customers and partners. As part of the development, Kingdee will significantly revamp Hantec's web portal to give it a highly professional image that integrates the styles of both East and West.

When complete, the portal will be one of the most powerful on-line personalised financial services information centres in Hong Kong, and as a powerful internal service tool, the developed platform will provide Hantec management with the ability to analyse large amounts of information for rapid decision making.

"Our integrated business portal, which is the hub of our four e-trading sites, is both a content platform and a service tool," said Andrew Tang, deputy chairman and general manager of Hantec Investment Holdings Limited. "With the rapid development of electronic commerce, our portal is becoming increasingly important to our overall business development, as evidenced in the revenue growth recorded during the Sars epidemic last year. Online business at Hantec has been growing significantly since our introduction of the first e-trading platform, now representing about 30% of our total turnover."

With significant expertise in China's financial services sector, Kingdee's project teams will provide consulting services to Hantec to help the company expand further into the PRC market.

James King, chief strategic officer at Kingdee, said, "'Synergy' is the best word to describe our alliance. Together, we will make a formidable team. With Kingdee's expertise in enterprise software and Hantec's in financial services we are building a powerhouse, and we are looking forward to jointly serving the financial services industry."

Toa Charm, general manager of Kingdee Asia Pacific, added, "We are committed to empower Hantec with enterprise applications to support the company's competitive edge in the financial services industry. We will also provide continuous support for Hantec's future growth and needs in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan as well as other key regions in the world."

"We are delighted to have engaged Kingdee as our technology partner," said Tang. "In addition to tapping into Kingdee's wealth of experience serving the financial sector in mainland China, we are also looking forward to enriching our collaboration through mutual business referrals."

About Hantec Investment Holdings
Founded in 1990, Hantec Investment Holdings Limited (SEHK: 111) offers integrated comprehensive financial and investment services including leveraged forex trading, securities trading, financial advisory services, fund management, commodities and futures trading, asset management, corporate finance, personal financial services and affinity credit card. The Group now operates three branches and seven personal financial services centers locally as well as four associated companies in Taiwan, New Zealand and Japan, and four representative offices in Beijing, Paris, Tokyo and Taipei.

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, 2,800 employees, 39 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. Recently, Kingdee submitted its application to list on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Exchange to further strengthen its international readiness. 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.

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