BRATISLAVA, Slovakia,
April 12, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC and TASE: NSTC), a global
provider of information technology solutions and services,
announced today that Ness, as the leader of a consortium with its
partner Lynx, Ltd., has won a public tender with the Ministry of
Health of the Slovak Republic to provide the first phase of an
Electronic Healthcare Services system, valued at EUR32.4 million, or approximately $44 million, excluding VAT. The term of the
initial phase is 24 months.
Ness will be responsible for the development of the system
software and will serve as system integrator, in work representing
EUR17.8 million, or approximately
$24 million, excluding VAT, of the
total phase one project budget. Lynx, a provider of security
solutions and information systems, will be responsible for security
and infrastructure, representing EUR14.6
million, or approximately $20
million, excluding VAT, with its partners.
The consortium consists of companies with extensive experience
implementing healthcare information systems in many countries. The
project, which takes into account the process priorities in the
provision of healthcare set by the Slovak Ministry of Health, will
utilize technologies from well-known international vendors.
The objectives of the phase one implementation are:
- establishing a National Health Portal, to ensure the central provision
of public health-related information to patients, healthcare personnel
and external organizations,
- building a system of electronic appointment scheduling - so-called
eAllocation - to facilitate citizens' access to healthcare services,
- establishing electronic prescription and medication processes -
so-called ePrescription and eMedication - to cover the issues of
prescription drug distribution with electronic support, and
- creating an Electronic Health Book for each citizen, in this phase
providing the citizens and doctors with informative health data on a
patient.
"Ness has delivered and acted as system integrator on similar
projects in the United States and
in Israel, for very large
healthcare organizations, covering a wide healthcare spectrum in
these countries," said Martin Kohut,
Managing Director of Ness Slovakia. "eHealth computerization is a
broad and complex task which requires a range of skills and
expertise, and we and the consortium of companies we represent have
an extensive track record in the field of healthcare informatics.
This expertise forms the basis for this socially important
implementation in Slovakia, which
we expect to lead to further phases of healthcare
computerization."
"The first phase of this project will create the basic pillars
of healthcare computerization in Slovakia," said Zoltan
Kollar, Managing Director, Lynx, Ltd. "The eHealth project
is long-term, but the first demonstrable prototypes and samples
will be presented at the National conference in May 2010. The goal of the project is to enable
the citizens of Slovakia to get
better healthcare and improve the availability of information
regarding the healthcare provided. At the same time, the
information and information systems must have the level of security
required by the European Union."
About Ness Technologies
Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC and TASE: NSTC) is a global
provider of IT and business services and solutions with specialized
expertise in software product engineering; system integration,
application development and consulting; and software distribution.
Ness delivers its portfolio of solutions and services using a
global delivery model combining offshore, near-shore and local
teams. With about 7,800 employees, Ness maintains operations in 18
countries, and partners with numerous software and hardware vendors
worldwide. For more information about Ness Technologies, visit
http://www.ness.com.
Ness Slovakia, a subsidiary of
Ness Technologies, ranks as one of the most important companies on
the Slovak IT market. It specializes in providing end-to-end IT
solutions and services for the most prominent local companies in
key sectors, including electrical power industry and utilities,
national and local government, financial services,
telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare and services. Ness
Slovakia has branches in
Bratislava, Banska Bystrica and
Kosice.
About Lynx, Ltd.
Lynx, Ltd. has been operating on the information technology
market since 1991. Its client base includes the most important
companies operating in the segments of financial services,
telecommunications, electrical power and manufacturing. A
significant part of the company's portfolio is the area of complex
enterprise security and business continuity planning. Quality
Management System is accordance with ISO 9001:2000; it is certified
and assessed on a regular basis. The mission of Lynx is to offer
its customers solutions with high added value in the areas of
information systems security, building information and
communications infrastructure, technology applications and complex
security, in accordance with the legislation requirements of Slovak
Republic, European Union, international standards and world best
practices.
Forward Looking Statement
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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, 2010. Ness is under no obligation, and expressly
disclaims any obligation, to update or alter its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of such changes, new information,
subsequent events or otherwise.
Media Contact - Slovakia:
Silvia Pullmannova
NESS Slovensko, a.s.
Marketing Director
tel.: +421-2-58261-000
mobil: +421-(0)908-960-113
email: silvia.pullmannova@ness.com
Viktor Skulec
SEESAME Communication Experts
tel.: +421-917-654-602
e-mail: skulec@seesame.com
Media Contact - International:
David Kanaan
Intl: +972-54-425-5307
Email: media.int@ness.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Drew Wright
USA: 1-201-488-3262
Email: investor@ness.com
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