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Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC) is a global provider of business and technology services 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 8,000 employees, Ness maintains operations in 18 countries, and partners with numerous software and hardware vendors worldwide. With global headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel and US headquarters in New Jersey, Ness Technologies has been in business since 1999. Beginning in 2001, Ness kicked off a global expansion strategy that included the following material acquisitions [NESS TECHNOLOGIES INC - Form 10-K ]:

2001 - Blueflame Inc., a privately-held, U.S.-based application development and system integration provider focused primarily on the life sciences industry.

2002 - APP Group CEE B.V., a privately-held IT services firm in the Czech Republic and Slovakia serving the utilities, telecommunication, finance, government and manufacturing sectors.

2003 - Apar Holding Corp., a privately-held U.S./Indian IT services provider of software services to the financial services, manufacturing, telecom, retail sales and logistics sectors, and of sophisticated offshore software engineering development services to software product companies.

2004 – Successful IPO (NASDAQ: NSTC)

2005 - Three privately-held providers of IT services and solutions in Eastern Europe: Radix Company SA, based in Romania; Delta Electronic Services a.s., based in Slovakia; and Efcon a.s.

2006 - Olas Software Solutions, Inc., d/b/a Innova Solutions, a privately-held IT services provider and system integrator based in California and India, offering IT services and solutions to the financial services industry; Selesta España, a privately-held software distribution and integration company in Spain and Portugal.

2007 – Two privately-held software distribution and integration companies, Advanced Industrial Management Company Limited, based in Thailand; and Selesta S.p.A., based in Italy; MS9 Consulting LLC, a privately-held, U.S.-based IT services company serving the healthcare vertical; and FMC Consulting and Informatics Ltd., a privately-held IT consulting and services company based in Hungary serving the financial services sector

2008 - Logos a.s., a privately-held IT services and consulting company based in the Czech Republic, serving the financial and telecom sectors.

Ness continuously seeks to acquire new companies and businesses in order to expand its global presence and improve its position in targeted verticals and geographies.