Neusoft Attends China International Software & Information Service Fair 2004

Vigorously Develop IT Talents Education to Prosper Software and Information Service Industry

Neusoft IT Education Catches the Eyes of Fair Visitors

[July 28,2004 Dalian·China] The Second China International Software & Information Service Fair (CISIS) opens in Dalian during July 28 to 31, 2004. Neusoft Group, the leading software and solution provider in China, attended the fair for the second time under the theme of "Vigorously Develop IT Talents Education to Prosper Software and Information Service Industry". Centering around the theme, Neusoft not only set up booth at the exhibition site showing the achievement Neusoft attained in IT education and training, but also undertook the "International IT Talent Education Training Summit Forum". Many visitors to the fair were greatly impressed by Neusoft's presentation and forum on IT talent education which demonstrated Neusoft's leadership in software industry and also won honor to the internationalization image of Dalian software industry.

At CISIS exhibition site, Neusoft booth lured many visitors' attention. Among the overall display of Neusoft strength, IT education and training products account for a major part, among which IT lifelong education and online education caught the eyes of most visitors. Lively seminars and promotion activities were held at the exhibition site. Brand-new international teaching conception, refreshing way of teaching and instruction content fully displayed the internationalized, pragmatic and professional image of Neusoft IT education. Neusoft software and service solution and IT outsourcing business were also exhibited at the fair, which draw attention from visitors from both home and abroad.

As a leading software and solution provider in China, Neusoft presents IT education and training business other than software products and solutions at the fair. Remarking on the reason, Hou Ning, director of Neusoft Brand and Culture Center said, "IT education and training business is one of Neusoft's core businesses and also a basis for Neusoft overall solution business." He remarked that, as Dalian is an export-oriented city and one of the important bases for software export as well, Neusoft, by exhibiting its IT education and training business in Dalian, would not only effectively promote this business, but also have a far-reaching impact on Neusoft software outsourcing, international cooperation and business at home.

Neusoft IT education and training business started in 2000 and has completed the whole process of conception, preliminary establishment and implementation within four years. By September 2003, Neusoft had set up three institutes of information technology specializing in cultivating IT talents in Dalian, Nanhai and Chengdu with total enrollment of more than 10,000 students. Alongside of developing degree and diploma programs and consolidating IT lifelong education, Neusoft constantly optimizes quality and exterior environment and actively gets involved in international cooperation. In March 2004, Neusoft Institute of Information Technology cooperated with Toshiba Solution Co., Ltd. in excel-in-Japanese IT talent education. By introducing education resources from Toshiba and drawing on its advanced experience in excel-in-Japanese IT talent education, Neusoft aimed at nurturing more IT talents excelled in Japanese for the interactive development of Sino-Japanese software industry. Neusoft's exploration in IT education field not only facilitated the development of Neusoft solution business but also greatly enhanced its international competitiveness and laid foundation for the sustainable and stable development of Neusoft.

In regard to the strategic significance of IT education, Dr. Liu Jiren, chairman and CEO of Neusoft Group, pointed out in his speech at International IT Talent Education Training Summit Forum that "internationalization is the only way out for the future development of China software and information service industry, and IT talent education is the key to it."

Dr. Liu Jiren also holds that in the past two decades, China's human resource has been a driver for global enterprises investing in China. It was not only the vast Chinese market, but also the wisdom, cost and development potential of Chinese IT talents that attracted the foreign investment. "Made-in-China" is not restricted to some low added-value products manufacturing, but it is getting increasingly prevalent in high tech areas such as information technology, electronics and communication. With continued effort in improving education and human resource quality, China is growing stronger in R&D and manufacturing ability in the fields of information technology, electronics and communication, meanwhile, more and more multinational companies come to China to set up R&D and manufacturing bases. Therefore, how to educate and train large quantities of IT talents is of vital importance to the scale and internationalization development of China software and information service industry. China needs to pay continued and in-depth efforts to improve the talent education system in terms of knowledge system, even joint system with the market, internationalization competence and lifelong education system. Only through developing IT education on a large scale and enhancing its level to supply large number of excellent IT talents to this industry, can China IT industry grow stronger and China become top player in global software industry arena.