CNIT Sharpens Its Business Focus

SHENZHEN, China, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- China Information Technology, Inc. (the "Company" or "CNIT") (Nasdaq GS: CNIT), a leading provider of integrated cloud-based platform, exchange, and big data solutions in China, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized its management team to consolidate the Company's strategic business units, to focus all of its resources onto the development and marketing of its standardized cloud-based product offerings, and to close, merge, or sell its non-cloud businesses, including those providing custom-built IT project services, by the end of 2015.

Mr. Jiang Huai Lin, Chairman and CEO of the Company, commented, "With our board's authorization, we intend to significantly sharpen our business focus. We are now channeling all of our research and development as well as our sales and marketing resources into our cloud-based business units. We also plan to deploy any capital we could save or generate from our strategic business consolidation into our cloud-based business units."

Mr. Lin continues, "Earlier this week we launched our own proprietary Cloud Nest OS system, which marked the formation of our integrated cloud-based ecosystem. Now with a focused resource deployment, we believe we can significantly accelerate the pace of our market penetration while achieving a leaner cost structure than ever before. Our motto is now consisted with two words: Focus, and Execution."

About China Information Technology, Inc.

China Information Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: CNIT) is on a mission to make advertising accessible and affordable for businesses of all sizes. CNIT is a leading Internet service company that provides cloud-based platform, exchange, and big data solutions enabling innovation and smart living in the education, health care, new media, finance and transportation sectors. Through continuous innovation, CNIT is leveraging its proprietary Cloud-Application-Terminal technology to level the competitive landscape in the new media industry and deliver value for its shareholders, employees, customers, and the community. To learn more, please visit http://www.chinacnit.com.

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China Information Technology, Inc.

Robin Yang, CFO
Tel: +86 755 88319888
Email: [email protected] 
http://www.chinacnit.com

Grayling 
Shiwei Yin 
Investor Relations 
Tel: +1.646.284.9474 
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SOURCE China Information Technology, Inc.

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