ZHEJIANG, China (March 8, 2007) (SinoCast via COMTEX) – Insigma Technology Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese IT application and resolution provider, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-based software giant Microsoft Corp. on March 8, becoming Microsoft’s fifth Chinese partner following Inspur Group, Chinasoft International Ltd., Hunan Powerise Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Digital China.

According to the MOU, the two will launch a series of cooperation on talent training, solution development, product introduction and outsourcing. Microsoft will also provide all-round technical support to the Shanghai-listed company in the research and development of the .NET platform, said Mr. Timothy Chen, Microsoft’s chief executive official for Great China region.

“This collaboration alliance can not only largely enhance the quality of Insigma’s products but also help it develop into a world’s first-grade IT solution provider,” said Chen Chun, director of Insigma Technology.