Ness Technologies Collaborates With Microsoft to Reinvent Media Contract Management at IBC 2009
September 10 2009 - 10:51AM
PR Newswire (US)
Cloud-based Solution Based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
2007 to be Showcased at IBC MAIDENHEAD, England, September 10
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTC), a
global provider of information technology services and solutions,
today announced that it will launch a new version of its media
contract management solution, Ness Content Office(TM) (NCO), at the
IBC 2009 exhibition, to be held on 11-15 September 2009 in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Ness Content Office enables
broadcasters, production companies and all media organisations to
automate contracts, rights and royalty payment management for
content assets at the most granular level. The new NCO version is a
100 percent web-based solution that provides optimum, secure
exploitation of an organisation's entire content catalogue across
all traditional and new media platforms. Ness Content Office is the
most viable solution in the marketplace for supporting end-to-end
processing of contracts and payments management. It has been
deployed at major organisations such as ITV plc and FremantleMedia.
Ness is now working with Microsoft Corp. to offer an enhanced
enterprise version of NCO as well as software as a service (SaaS)
solution based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. This new
offering now enables advanced business intelligence and reporting
capabilities. In addition, it allows for state-of-the-art automated
contract workflow and collaborative editing features that will
revolutionise the business value of media contract management.
"This new version of Ness Content Office based on Office SharePoint
Server 2007 demonstrates our ability to deliver the most advanced
media contract management system to all our customers," said Peter
Sutton, Managing Director of Ness UK and head of Ness' media
practice in Europe. "Our enterprise and SaaS solution capability is
a truly unique offering in the marketplace." Moreover, Gabriele Di
Piazza, managing director for the Media & Entertainment
Business in the Communications Sector at Microsoft Corp., said,
"The integration of Ness Content Office and Microsoft Office
SharePoint Server 2007 offers customers critical contract
management functionality to facilitate the maximum exploitation of
content. It also confirms Microsoft's commitment to providing
market-leading solutions across all areas of the digital supply
chain." Visit the Microsoft exhibit at the Topaz Lounge at the RAI
Convention Centre, Amsterdam, between 11 and 15 September to view
Ness Content Office and talk to Ness' product experts. 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 about 7,800 employees, Ness maintains operations in 18
countries, and partners with numerous software and hardware vendors
worldwide. For more information about Ness Technologies, visit
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statements include the "Risk Factors" described in Ness' Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 16, 2009. Ness is under no obligation to, and
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new information, subsequent events or otherwise. Media Contact:
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