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Global Services Ranks Ness Technologies as one of the Top 10 Specialty Application Development Leaders HACKENSACK, New Jersey, January 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTC), a global provider of IT solutions and services, today announced its inclusion on the Global Services 100, Global Services' list of the world's most innovative providers of business and technology services. Ness Technologies was also ranked as one of the top 10 specialty application development leaders. Global Services is an integrated media brand with a portfolio offering that includes a magazine, a website, events, a newsletter and customized solutions. Global Services is owned by CMP-CyberMedia LLC. "Innovation in business and technology services is based on a combination of factors including a range of offerings, customer reputation, size, profitability, and a multishore presence among other factors," said Rusty Weston, Editor-in-Chief of Global Services magazine. "Ness Technologies earned its place on the Global Services 100 by proving it can build value for its customers." "This ranking is an important recognition for the quality of our services and our people," said Raviv Zoller, President and CEO of Ness Technologies. "It is a testament to Ness Technologies' professionalism, expertise and our dedication to making our customers successful." Ness Technologies has two offshore centers in India, in Mumbai and Bangalore. The offshore centers house software R&D labs for independent software vendors (ISVs), as well as applications development, maintenance and support for information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) organizations. In addition, Ness has a near-shore development center in Slovakia, which serves European companies. The Global Services 100 study was conducted by Global Services magazine in conjunction with neoIT, a consulting firm specializing in services globalization. The GS 100 includes large multinational service providers, emerging BPO providers and leading customer-service firms. The data were clustered into four categories that included general company information, client data, operational capabilities and human-resource policies. Respondents to the survey included firms from 15 countries around the world, representing the most popular service-delivery destinations, such as India, China, the Philippines, CIS, Malaysia and Mexico. In 2005, the study was called the Offshore 100 and was published by CMP Media's Managing Offshore - now part of Global Services. Ness Technologies was also ranked in the 2005 Offshore 100 list. About Ness Technologies Ness Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTC) is a global provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions designed to help clients improve competitiveness and efficiency. Specializing in outsourcing and offshore, systems integration and application development, software and consulting, and quality assurance and training, Ness serves a blue-chip client base of over 500 public- and private-sector customers. With over 5,900 employees, Ness maintains operations in 16 countries across North America, Europe and Asia, and more than 100 alliances and partnerships around the world. For more information about Ness Technologies visit http://www.ness.com/ Forward Looking Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often are preceded by words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "assumes," "will" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, as of the date of this press release, and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Ness' actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result of various factors. Some of the factors that could cause future results to materially differ from the recent results or those projected in forward-looking statements include the "Risk Factors" described in Ness' Annual Report of Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2005. Media contact: David Kanaan USA: +1-888-244-4919 Intl: +972-3-540-8188 Email: Investor contact: Drew Wright USA: +1-888-267-8160 Email: DATASOURCE: Ness Technologies Inc CONTACT: Media contact: David Kanaan, USA: +1-888-244-4919, Intl: +972-3-540-8188, Email: . Investor contact: Drew Wright, USA: +1-888-267-8160, Email:

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