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Ness Technologies Wins Contract Valued at Over $10 Million to Develop Israel Defense Forces' Next Generation Central Command and Control System
Thursday September 8, 9:26 am ET


HACKENSACK, New Jersey, September 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC - News), a global provider of IT solutions and services, today announced that it has won a contract valued at over $10 million to develop and implement Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) next generation central command and control system. Ness will develop the system in cooperation with the IDF.

The advanced command and control system will be employed by the IDF high command, including the various directorates, regional commands and branches. The unique system will provide a unified, integrated situation picture.

"This central and large-scale project of Israel Defense Forces is one of the most prestigious projects in this field," said Raviv Zoller, President and CEO of Ness Technologies. "Due to our extensive cumulative experience in command and control systems, in the military and civilian markets in Israel and worldwide, we see it as an important industry milestone in military projects. The professional challenge is to develop and implement a command and control super-system which will be central to the ongoing activity and decision making process of the IDF high command in the coming years."

"This contract win reflects Ness' ability to meet the operational and technological challenge of creating a unified and integrated central system, in cooperation with the IDF," said Michael Zinderman, President, Telecom & Systems Group, Ness Technologies. "The challenge of this project is the creation of an updated and integrated situation picture for the decision makers. The system is planned generically, so it will be suitable for a wide variety of additional national security purposes."

The IDF contract win follows many other command and control, intelligence and communications projects developed and implemented by Ness for military and homeland security clients in Israel and worldwide. The new contract further positions Ness as the leading provider, in Israel, of strategic command and control systems.

In July 2005, Ness Technologies received the 2005 Israel Defense Prize for developing a leading edge visual intelligence system. The prize was awarded by the President of Israel to a team from Ness Technologies, ELOP - a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, the Israel Air Force and the Israel Ministry of Defense. The system was developed over the past several years, and is currently being used by Israel's defense establishment. The visual intelligence system is extremely advanced, and possesses unique capabilities in fighting the war on terror. It is operated by the air force, and serves additional defense forces.

About Ness Technologies

Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC - News) 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 5,000 employees, Ness maintains operations in 15 countries across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and more than 100 alliances and partnerships around the world. For more information about Ness, visit www.ness.com.

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