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HACKENSACK, New Jersey, September 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTC), a global provider of information technology (IT) solutions and services, today announced the establishment of a professional services center for Retalix Ltd. (NASDAQ:RTLX), a global provider of enterprise-wide software solutions for food retailers and distributors. The new Retalix professional services center is located at Ness' facility in Mumbai, India. The engineering and support teams employed at the center will enhance Retalix's support of its global customer base, including Retalix's customers in India. The establishment of the new Retalix center is part of a multi-year contract between Retalix and Ness. It follows a successful partnership between the companies in India, where Ness provided Retalix with software development and implementation services for a local project. Following the successful cooperation, Retalix decided to establish a professional services center in India for additional projects in various countries, leveraging the experience gained in India and increasing its geographic reach. Ness helped Retalix to establish the team and will assist Retalix's efforts in the new center with the necessary infrastructure and know-how, to build a best-in-class center of excellence. "Retalix's partnering with Ness for offshore leveraged engineering and professional services is a seal of approval for Ness' leadership position in independent software vendors (ISV)/technology product offshoring," said Shashank Samant, President of Ness Managed Strategic Services. "Retalix will benefit from Ness Managed Labs' (ISV offshoring practice) collective wisdom of operating and maturing 30 labs in India." "Following the rapid expansion of our business operations worldwide, we encountered the need to recruit high quality professional services and development teams as quickly as possible, while maintaining our cost structure as planned," said Avinoam Bloch, Chief Operations Officer - International Business Division, Retalix Ltd. "The partnership with Ness provides us with a good solution for that need". About Retalix Retalix is an independent provider of enterprise-wide software solutions to retailers and distributors worldwide. With more than 34,000 sites installed across 50 countries, Retalix solutions serve the needs of multi national grocery chains, convenience and fuel retailers, food service operators, food and consumer goods distributors and independent grocers. The Company offers a full portfolio of software applications that automate and synchronize essential retailing, distribution and supply chain operations, encompassing stores, headquarters and warehouses. Retalix develops and supports its software through more than 1,400 employees in its various subsidiaries and offices worldwide. The company's International headquarters are located in Ra'anana, Israel, and its American headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas. Retalix on the Web: http://www.retalix.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 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 15, 2006. 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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