iSoftStone will be HealthVault's exclusive operator in China. As such it is also expected to work with other developers, service providers and device manufacturers to expand HealthVault's market to the rest of China.

To kick start market adoption, Microsoft is helping iSoft set up a digital health innovation center in Wuxi. The center will house a HealthVault data center, a test lab for HealthVault software and device developers, and will serve as a training facility to service providers.

Both companies are also expected to use the facility to localise solutions and identify other healthcare solutions suitable for the market.

iSoftStone is Microsoft's first healthcare partner in China. China is the fifth country outside the United States where the three-year-old health solution will be available.

TW Liu, chairman and chief executive officer, iSoftStone, said the company is well-positioned to bring Microsoft's health solution to China and help in advancing the healthcare industry in China.