Neusoft Group

For the university, see Neusoft Institute of Information.

Neusoft Group Limited

Type	Limited company
Founded	1991 (as Shenyang Neusoft Co., Ltd)
Headquarters	Shenyang, China (Neusoft Park, Hun Nan Industrial Area, New & High-Tech Development Zone, Shenyang 110179, PRC) Japan, and USA (registered in Shanghai)
Key people	Liu Jiren, Chairman & CEO Wang Yongfeng, President & Director Kutsuzawa Gentaro, Vice Chairman of the Board
Products	Software and middleware, medical equipment
Revenue	USD$355 million or ¥2.7 billion (2006)
Employees	Approx. 15,000 (January 2009)
Website	www.neusoft.com

Neusoft Corporation or Neusoft Group Ltd. (Simplified Chinese: 东软集团, Traditional Chinese: 東軟) is the largest software development and IT Services company in China, founded in 1991. As of January 2009, Neusoft employed over 15,000 employees. It is headquartered in Shenyang, China.

Neusoft has established overseas subsidiaries in Japan and the USA, and service center offices in the Middle East, Europe and South Asia.

Neusoft is a publicly held company, it is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange with stock ID 600718.

History

Neusoft was founded by Northeastern University professors Liu Jiren and Li Huatian in 1988 as the Computer Software and Networks Engineering Research Laboratory of Northeastern University.

Neusoft Group's Headquarters in Shenyang, China

Incorporated at Northeastern University, China in 1991, Neusoft has rapidly expanded its scope from software and services, and IT education and training, to medical systems.

Neusoft is supported by a staff of over 15,000, providing products and services to 9,000 large-size customers in and outside of China. The company has branches in over forty cities throughout China, and subsidiaries in the USA and Japan. It also has offices in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.

"Neusoft" is an acronym of Northeastern University Software.

Divisions

There are three main divisions: Software and Services, Medical Systems, and IT Education.

Software and Services

A software systems office and conference building on Neusoft's Shenyang campus

As a software and solutions provider in China, the core of Neusoft's business portfolio integrates implementation, consulting and services for: software and middleware, industry solutions, IT outsourcing, and BPO (business process outsourcing).

• Software and middleware: Database management systems, Network security products, Medical imaging management systems, Knowledge management, Application software management platform, MPC, Human resources management systems, Marketing management systems, SMIAS (Short Message Internet Access System), and e-Learning courseware.
• Industry solutions: dedicated solutions for telecommunications, electricity, social insurance, education, taxation, finance and securities, transportation, tobacco, radio and TV, medical and healthcare, e-Government, enterprise and other industries.
• IT outsourcing: software development outsourcing services, ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning) implementation and consultation, IT technical support services.
• Business process outsourcing: Call center, IDC, Data Processing Service.

Medical Systems

Neusoft's technology accumulation and R&D experience in the fields of embedded software, image reconstruction and data processing has provided technical support to Neusoft and its partners in its development of medical equipment.

• Medical equipment: over 40 types of medical products in eight categories: CT scanner, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, Laser Imager, Clinical Lab Equipment, Holter monitor, and related Consumables.
• e-Hospital Solutions: HIS, PACS, and Telemedicine systems.
• Chinese Market: ranked no. 1 local medical equipment and solutions provider in China. More than 2,000 clients purchasing large-scale medical equipment.
• International Market: CT and MRI products have been exported to over 20 countries including USA, Italy, Russia, Finland, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, and Cameroon.

In 2004, Neusoft Medical Systems signed a joint venture with Philips (Netherlands) to develop and manufacture computed tomography (CT scanner), MRI, Ultrasound and x-ray equipment.

IT Education

Neusoft operates four IT Education and Training institutes in Shenyang, Dalian, Chengdu, and Nanhai. The four industrial development bases and service platforms are collectively known as Neusoft Parks or Neusoft Institutes of Information.

The main university campus (where the company was founded) is Northeastern University Biomedical and Information Engineering School in Shenyang.

Dalian Neusoft Institute of Information

Neusoft Group's Development Center in Dalian, China

Neusoft Institute of Information in Dalian is the largest of the three Neusoft Institutes. It was founded in 2000, and is situated in Dalian Software Park, covering an area of 500,000 square meters with 350,000 square meters of buildings. Dalian Neusoft Institutes includes 9 buildings for classroom education, 4 buildings for employees (including for Neusoft, HP and Alpine), and 15 student dormitories.

Starting with just 185 undergraduates in 2000, 2008 enrollment was over 10,000 full-time students at the Dalian Neusoft Institute. The Dalian Neusoft Institute of Information is an independently run branch of China's Northeastern University.

Dr. Tao Wen is currently the President of the Dalian Neusoft Institute of Information.

Majors

Dalian Neusoft Institute currently offers the following Bachelor's Programs: Computer Science and Technology; Software Engineering; E-Commerce; Management Information System; Logistics Management; HR Management; Digital Arts Animation; Electronic Information Engineer Embedded System Engineering; English; and Japanese.

International Students

Since the Neusoft Institute of Information began accepting international students studying Mandarin Chinese language in September 2004, students have come from countries as diverse as Japan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, and the USA. Many international students study the Chinese language at Neusoft's Dalian campus, as well as receive an IT education in Computer Science.

International partnerships

Neusoft USA

Neusoft's partners in the United States include: BEA Systems, Boeing, Cisco, EMC Corporation, HP, Hewitt Associates, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle Database, Sun Microsystems, and Symantec.

Neusoft Japan

Neusoft's partnerships in Japan are with: Alpine Electronics, Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC, Panasonic, Sony, and Toshiba.

In 1991, Neusoft launched its first joint venture partnership with the assistance of Alpine Electronics.

Neusoft Europe

European partners include: Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, BMW, SAP AG, SkillSoft, Philips and Sony Ericsson.

Neusoft corporate campuses

Neusoft has four corporate software R&D campuses in China. The main campus is located in Shenyang, as is the headquarters of the company. The other software R&D campuses are located in Dalian (in Dalian Software Park), Nanhai near Guangzhou, and Chengdu.

Corporate culture

Employees are provided with a salary, learning opportunities and mentoring, and housing on campus. Social events, entertainment, and organizing of sports teams are also part of the culture at Neusoft.

When Neusoft went public in 1996, it gave a great majority of its employees stock ownership, creating some of China's first millionaires.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Dalian Software Park
• Neusoft Institute of Information
• Electronic information industry in China
• Software industry in China
• China Software Industry Association

References

• Neusoft Ranked No. 1 in Top 10 Leaders of Emerging Asian Markets for Third Time - Reuters - March 2009
• Neusoft Listed in The 2009 Global Services 100: Ranked No.1 Among Top 10 to Watch in Emerging Asian Markets for the Third Time - March 2009
• Neusoft Becomes First Global Growth Company Partner of World Economic Forum - September 2007
• ISO27001 Certification For Neusoft's Software Outsourcing - China Tech News - January 2007
• Intel Capital Signs US$40m Investment Agreement with Neusoft - September 2006
• SAP Joins Neusoft in Chinese Market - May 2006
• IBM Innovation Center and Neusoft team to gain competitive edge - 2005
• Alpine dedicates its new Dalian, China R&D center in longtime partnership with Neusoft - June 2004
• Toshiba's affiliation with Neusoft listed

External links

• Official site for Neusoft (in Chinese)
• Official site for Neusoft (in English)
• Neusoft Institute of Information
• Northeastern University
• Davos - China's Neusoft sees profits up 20 percent in 2009 Reuters
• China Leadership Report: The New Generation of High Tech Leaders Marguerite Gong Hancock, Stanford University