Ness Wins Awards in Two of Seven Categories in the Czech Republic for Banking, Insurance and Financial Management as well as State, Local, Health, Education and Training
Prague – April 14, 2009 – Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC), a global provider of information technology solutions and services, announced today that the company has received two Microsoft Awards in the Czech Republic for superior technology services provided to customers in the Banking, Insurance and Financial Management sector and the State & Local, Health, Education and Training sector.
Against fierce competition, Ness was recognized for successful implementation of a secure electronic payment platform for its customer, ČSOB, in the financial category. In the medical category, Ness’ work with healthcare provider, the Czech General Teaching Hospital, was cited by Microsoft.
PaySec for ČSOB is a web solution providing a fast and secure platform for electronic payments. With this system, Ness has introduced Czech Internet users and Internet-enabled businesses to a new, secure payment channel. Service provisioning takes only minutes, is free for consumers and does not require a contract for use by bank clients. The project has been fully operational for one year and now includes more than 200 Internet-enabled businesses.
Project Žádanky is a new information system for the Czech General Teaching Hospital that automates requisitions, delivery and tracking of medical supplies, thereby reducing errors in the previously manual steps from request to delivery. In addition, reporting and advanced analytical tools created by Ness facilitate flexible tuning of the hospital’s standard operating procedures as its internal operations evolve.
“The trust we share with key technology partners is very important for us. By recognizing Ness in two categories, Microsoft has demonstrated a deep appreciation for our professionalism and technology expertise. Perhaps most importantly, the Microsoft Awards recognize the value of our projects for end-customers,” says Paul Šťovíček, chairman Ness Czech. “PaySec fills a gap in the Czech Republic for online payments and offers a truly versatile and convenient tool, which is helping Czech financial systems mature. In equal measure, Project Žádanky optimizes medical processes and helps care providers render more effective medical services.”
Ness prides itself as having one of the strongest IT professional teams for Microsoft technology throughout Europe. Within each award category, the company demonstrated exceptional implementation of standard Microsoft packages, while also creating its own solutions using Microsoft technologies. The results are finely tuned solutions for business and healthcare organizations.
About Ness Technologies
Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC) is a global provider of IT and business services and solutions 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 over 8,300 employees, Ness maintains operations in 18 countries, and partners with numerous software and hardware vendors worldwide. For more information about Ness Technologies, visit www.ness.com
In the Czech Republic, the company is known as NESS Czech s.r.o., with almost 900 employees in Prague, Brno and Ostrava, and is one of the country’s largest providers of IT services.
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Media Contact – United States:
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