VanceInfo Announces Launch of Offshore Development

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VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE: VIT) (“VanceInfo”) (the "Company”),[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], an IT service provider and one of the leading offshore software development companies in China, today announced the official launch of an offshore development center (“ODC”) in Shenzhen,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], China with Expedia, Inc. (“Expedia®”), the world‘s leading online travel company. The opening ceremony will be attended by Chris Chen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VanceInfo and Pierre Samec, Chief Technology Officer and Global Executive Vice President of Expedia®.

After the successful completion of a four-month preparatory and transitional period, VanceInfo established the ODC in accordance with the multi-year contract with Expedia signed in May 2009. The two companies have worked together to build a global delivery team in the ODC that provides design,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], development, testing,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], production, and maintenance of online travel services platforms,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], enabling Expedia to enhance the core platforms and services while improving time-to-market and increasing competitive agility.

"We are pleased to be selected by Expedia following a stringent vendor selection process that involved many outsourcing players in China,” said Chris Chen, the VanceInfo CEO. “Our collaboration with Expedia has reached a new milestone with the seamless and successful completion of multiple project transitions while launching the new ODC. Leveraging China’s unique talent advantages, we are committed to delivering first-class IT services with flexible delivery models to support Expedia’s global expansion.”

VanceInfo has built and currently operates ODCs for multinational corporations in technology, telecom, financial services and manufacturing industries. This new Shenzhen-based ODC marks a breakthrough for VanceInfo in the travel and transportation industry and is anticipated to further enhance the Company’s overall global delivery capabilities to service major outsourcing initiatives of multinational clients.