TEANECK, New Jersey,
May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC and TASE: NSTC), a global
provider of information technology solutions and services,
announced today that its Software Product LabsSM business unit was
selected as a software product engineering partner to StepStone
Solutions, a global provider of talent management solutions, in a
three-year engagement.
Ness and StepStone inaugurated the software development lab in
Mumbai, India in November 2010. The 60-person Ness team is
leveraging Ness' Adaptive Agile framework for distributed teams to
help StepStone Solutions accelerate the development its SaaS-based
talent management systems. The Ness capability adds to other
development centers operated by StepStone Solutions around the
world, allowing the company to increase the depth of resources it
applies to the development of world-class products. StepStone
Solutions grew its global business by around 30% in 2010, and now
serves over 1,700 customers in 70 countries.
"StepStone Solutions is one of the world's leading providers of
talent management solutions, and we are pleased to partner with
them on the development of their SaaS-based talent management
system and an upgrade of their infrastructure," said Joe Lagioia, President, Ness North America,
Enterprise Services & Software Product Engineering. "We look
forward to ongoing collaboration with StepStone Solutions to help
evolve its software products and support the successful expansion
of its business worldwide."
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; and system integration,
application development, 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 7,700 employees, Ness has operations in North America, Europe, Israel and India, has customers in over 20 countries, and
partners with numerous software and hardware vendors worldwide. For
more information about Ness, visit http://www.ness.com.
About StepStone Solutions
StepStone Solutions delivers world class technology for finding,
recruiting, retaining, managing and developing people. Our global
talent acquisition and talent management solutions are available in
many languages, with seamless, internet-based access. With the
support of our experienced professionals they can be quickly and
reliably implemented anywhere in the world, using SaaS or
on-premises delivery, to give rapid return on investment. Over
1,700 organizations in 70 countries rely on StepStone Solutions
every day to improve their business performance, build effective
talent strategies, and to help their people have more effective,
enjoyable and rewarding careers. StepStone Solutions operates in 16
countries and employs around 550 people. Its global customers
include Alibaba, Bank of China International, Carlson Wagonlit,
France Telecom, Deloitte, Deutsche Telekom, Grupo Azucarero Mexico,
Heineken, Huawei, Lufthansa, Kruger Products, PUMA, and Virgin
Atlantic. For more information about StepStone, visit
http://www.stepstonesolutions.com .
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 on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March
4, 2011. 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:
Gretchen Rice
Phone: +1-781-743-0704
Email: gretchen.rice@ness.com
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
Maya Lustig
Israel: +972-3-767-5110
Email: maya.lustig@ness.com
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