HiSoft Technology International Limited (HiSoft) and Open Text Corporation (Open Text) have announced a strategic partnership to support Web Content Management global customers. HiSoft is a provider of outsourced information technology, research and development services. Open Text is focused on the Enterprise Content Management space.

According to HiSoft Chief Executive Officer Tiak Koon Loh, this strategic partnership is expected to enable HiSoft customers to intelligently manage and deliver a broad set of corporate information for users on the Web. It is a response to customer demands for more sophisticated solutions and services that will allow them to differentiate themselves in a competitive global economy.

As the Enterprise Content Management space is rapidly growing in China, this partnership with Open Text integrates well with HiSoft’s core product line to provide customers with a more comprehensive service delivery and innovative solutions.

Graham Pullen, Open Text Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, added that HiSoft is vital to Open Text’s strategy in the China and Asia Pacific markets, given the company’s strong footprint in the region. HiSoft provides Open Text with market access and Tier-1 service capabilities, both considered by Open Text to be the foundation for the company’s rapid growth in the China and Asia Pacific markets.

As a number of Chinese and global enterprises invest in business productivity applications as a way to increase their competitiveness, Open Text is convinced that its partnership with HiSoft will be critical to capturing the opportunities presented in this growth market.

Under the terms of this strategic agreement between HiSoft and Open Text, HiSoft was serve as an implementer and authorized reseller of the Open Text Web Content Management technologies that are already is use by organizations in China, such as Sony China and MiTAC International Corp.