Ness Technologies and NEC Corporation of America Extend Partnership to Target Financial Services Market in North America
September 20 2006 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SANTA CLARA, California, September 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Ness Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTC), a global provider of IT
solutions and services, and NEC Corporation of America, a premier
provider of IT, network and telephony solutions, today announced
the expansion of their strategic partnership to offer solutions and
services to financial service JOCs (Japanese Owned Companies) and
the American Financial Services Industry (AFSI) in North America.
This partnership will enable the companies to deliver strategic
reference data management, performance analytics, product
distribution, reporting and regulatory compliance solutions to
banks, insurance companies and capital markets institutions. As a
part of this extended strategic relationship, Ness Innovative
Business Services (Ness IBS) will offer its state-of-the-art
solutions to JOCs, leveraging NEC's strong relationships with
financial institutions. These offerings will consist of solutions
such as Financial Data Enterprise (FDE) - an enterprise data
management solution, and EnVue - performance analytics and
compliance framework. Ness IBS solutions are currently deployed at
various top tier investment managers, investment banks,
broker/dealers and information service providers managing close to
$1 trillion assets under management. In addition to the solutions,
Ness IBS will offer its outsourcing and offshoring offerings, such
as advisory, system integration, product development and business
process outsourcing services. In turn, NEC will offer solutions
that address the compliance and data security needs of the AFSI
market, including advanced business intelligence (BI), enterprise
content management (ECM), and biometric identification solutions.
The global presence of NEC and Ness will ensure that clients
benefit from best-in-class practices at a regional level. "NEC is
pleased to extend its relationship with Ness Technologies to ensure
that our financial services clients in the U.S. benefit from our
combined competencies," commented Yuji Ichimura, vice president of
solutions business, NEC Corporation of America. "The leading
business intelligence, ECM and biometric recognition systems
developed by NEC are a perfect complement to Ness' strong domain
presence and industry expertise." "This relationship will bring
NEC's compliance and security offering to our existing and new AFSI
customers," said Rajkumar Velagapudi, President of Ness IBS. "Our
financial services customers do business in an increasingly dynamic
regulatory compliance world and are faced with significant
challenges in protecting customer data and information. Along with
NEC, we can expand our offerings and reach out to more customers."
The combined expertise and reach of NEC and Ness will enable
financial services institutions to improve their day-to-day
operations and address tactical, regulatory, and strategic needs
rapidly. About NEC Corporation of America NEC Corporation of
America is a leading technology provider of IT, network and visual
display solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation
of America is the North America subsidiary of NEC Corporation
(NASDAQ:NIPNY). NEC Corporation of America delivers technology and
professional services ranging from server and storage solutions,
digital presentation and visual display systems to biometric
identification, IP voice and data solutions, optical network and
microwave radio communications. NEC Corporation of America serves
carrier, SMB and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical
industries. For more information, please visit
http://www.necam.com/. 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. Ness specializes in outsourcing and offshore, systems
integration and application development, software and consulting,
and quality assurance and training. With 7,000 employees, Ness
maintains operations in 15 countries, and partners with over 100
software and hardware vendors worldwide. For more information about
Ness Technologies, visit http://www.ness.com/. Forward Looking
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"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 15,
2006. NEC Corporation of America media contact: Beth Makosey NEC
Corporation of America +1-408-844-1320 Ness Technologies media
contact: David Kanaan Ness Technologies USA: +1-888-244-4919 Intl:
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