Ness Technologies Wins $4 Million Global Software Product Engineering Contract From Perform

Ness Technologies Wins $4 Million Global Software Product Engineering Contract From Perform

Ness to Establish Lab in Slovakia to Collaborate on the Development of Perform's Entertainment Platform

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, May 17, 2010/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 Labs(SM) business unit has been selected by Perform, a world
leader at broadcasting and commercializing sport in digital media, to extend
its software product engineering capability. Over the three-year engagement,
Perform will utilize Ness Software Product Labs' global development center in
Kosice, Slovakia. The Ness team will focus on core software platform
development for video-on-demand, conditional access, and multi-media
distribution and streaming.

"We are delighted to partner with Ness to execute our strategic
technology roadmap," said Andy Measham, COO, Perform. "This partnership is
fundamental to our ongoing growth and we evaluated several potential partners
across several geographies before finally choosing Ness based on their
cultural alignment with our business, product engineering expertise, proven
track record and commitment to the success of Perform and our clients. We
look forward to a long and successful relationship with the Ness team."

In 2009, Perform streamed 16,927 live sporting events and drove over 139
million monthly page impressions across its network of managed websites. The
Ness Software Product Labs team will partner with Perform's development teams
in the UK and India in the development of the next generation of Perform's
Web and Video Content Management, Distribution and Syndication platform. The
product will also see the introduction of several new extensions and cutting
edge features in the areas of content authoring, content security and rights
management, billing and service delivery. The new platform will simplify the
user experience for Perform Design and Service Delivery teams and greatly
reduce the time to market for new content and feature delivery to the end
customer.

"Perform has set themselves apart in the Global market by delivering
innovative cross-platform experiences for its partners," said Holly
Ripley-Boyd, President, Ness Software Product Labs. "We are pleased to
partner with Perform on their global software development initiatives as they
advance into new markets, deliver ground-breaking mobile applications, and
continue to bring next generation solutions to the market."

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 7,800 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 Perform

Perform is the world leader at broadcasting and commercializing sport in
digital media. Through industry leading production, technical and commercial
solutions, Perform maximizes the returns for sports associations, rights
holders, football clubs, content publishers, bookmakers, media groups, mobile
operators and broadcasters around the world. Perform currently streams over
16,000 live events each year and has developed over 240 web, video broadband
and mobile sites for clients including the ATP, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, FIBA,
FEI, PSA, FLi and Chelsea FC, that serve over 17 million monthly unique
users. For more information about Perform, see http://www.performgroup.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, 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:

Philip Marshall
Phone: +1-339- 234-5261
Email: philip.marshall@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

Source: Ness Technologies Inc

Media Contact: Philip Marshall, Phone: +1-339- 234-5261, Email: philip.marshall@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

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