Brocade and Ness form strategic alliance

Mumbai

September 13th, 2007

Ness Technologies announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with
Brocade. According to the terms of the collaboration, Ness Technologies has
established a Research & Development Center in Pune, India to support
Brocade's fast growing File Area Network (FAN) business.

The Ness and Brocade collaboration provides Brocade with expanded resources
for the company's File Area Network technology development, maintenance and test
activities.

"We have been very impressed with Ness' Managed Labs business model and
its strategic fit with Brocade's goal to build rapid market momentum for our
File Area Network business," said Guru Pangal, VP of FAN product
development, at Brocade.

"We are very pleased that Brocade has selected to align with Ness to
help meet their R&D goals, which is testament to the high quality of Ness'
services and to our proven Managed Labs model," said Sachi Gerlitz,
President and CEO of Ness Technologies.

According to Shashank Samant, President, Ness North America, "The new
facility in Pune has been designed to support Ness' growth plans and the
increasing complexity of work being undertaken offshore. Our expansion in Pune
offers our clients more geographic options and access to a more diverse employee
base. The working environment fosters innovation and supports a proactive work
environment thereby cultivating productivity."

The Ness India centers span across the cities of Bangalore, Hyderabad,
Mumbai, Pune and Chennai. The centers serve clients across North American and
European regions providing outsourcing and offshore services. The verticals span
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and high-tech, financial services, BFSI,
life sciences, telecom and utilities.