Ness Technologies Inks Partnership Agreement with ARX for Digital Signature Solutions

ARX (Algorithmic Research), a leading global provider of digital signature (standard electronic signature) solutions, and Ness Technologies, a global provider of information technology services and solutions, announced today a partnership agreement, using CoSign® Digital Signatures to seal the alliance, at the NessPRO Challenger Conference.

Shahar Efal, President of Ness Israel, said the combination of CoSign digital signature solutions with SAP and Documentum, represented by Ness Technologies Israel, will allow the company to extend the solutions offered to their customers. "I see this as a partnership between leading solution providers in the market: Ness Technologies being the largest IT company in Israel, ARX’s digital signatures solution and Documentum document management system all working together to provide a solution for SAP users".

Gadi Aharoni, ARX's CEO, said "the move to digital signatures will allow organizations to securly replace handwritten signatures and sign electronic documents with legally-binding electronic signatures, saving the costs and time associated with paper-based processes."

Dedi Devorsky, Manager of NessPRO, Ness Technologies’ product distribution business, said they had chosen ARX for their proven business experience and knowledge of working with document management and workflow systems. CoSign’s technology effortlessly integrates with Documentum and SAP, both represented by Ness Technologies in Israel. Ultimately, we envision for the local market customers successfully expediting business processes electronically with SAP and CoSign’s digital signature technology."

"It is clear to us that digital signatures will eventually be in every business," added Devorsky. "Paperless processes are the buzzwords heard in every office and digital signatures are the last hurdle to be conquered."

About Ness Technologies

Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC) is a global provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions designed to help clients improve competitiveness and efficiency. Ness specializes in outsourcing and offshore systems integration and application development, software and consulting and quality assurance and training. With 7,500 employees, Ness maintains operations in 17 countries and partners with numerous software and hardware vendors worldwide. For more information about Ness Technologies, visit www.ness.com.

The CoSign approach means digital signature standards and efficiencies across your operations. Signing and sealing documents with CoSign immediately expedites business processes, reduces costs, increases security and enables organizations to comply with diverse regional and industry regulations. CoSign works with all major applications and document formats including: Microsoft® Word, Excel®, Outlook®, Adobe® PDF, TIFF, AutoCAD®, InfoPath®, Lotus Forms, and many more). CoSign signatures are being used by hundreds of thousands of users in Enterprise, B2B and B2C processes, to learn why please see our white papers and product details at www.arx.com/products/cosign-digital-signatures.php

About ARX (Algorithmic Research)

ARX has over 20 years of experience assisting life sciences, healthcare, governmental, engineering, banking, financial services organizations and commercial sectors to secure and streamline their business processes and transactions. ARX offers a wide range of highly scalable products designed to simplify, secure, and accelerate electronic business. For more information, please visit www.arx.com

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