NEI to Present at the 13th Annual Needham Growth Conference

CANTON, Mass., Dec. 28, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NEI (Nasdaq: NEI), a leading provider of server-based application platforms, appliances, and lifecycle support services for software developers and OEMs worldwide, announced today that Greg Shortell, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Doug Bryant, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present at the 13th Annual Needham Growth Conference, being held January 11-13, 2011 at the New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Avenue, New York, NY. The Company's group presentation is scheduled for 9:20 a.m., ET, January 12, in the Louis room. Management will be available for one-on-one meetings throughout the day and interested parties may schedule meetings through their Needham sales representative.

Investors and other interested parties may access the live presentation at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/needham41/nei/ or by visiting the investor section of NEI's website at www.nei.com.

About the 13th Annual Needham Growth Conference

Needham and Company, LLC's 13th Annual Growth Conference is a forum for institutional investors and venture capitalists to hear the latest updates from senior management teams of both public and private companies in the Clean Technology, Communications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure, Industrial & Diversified Growth, Internet & Digital Media, Medical Devices, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Software & Services sectors. The Needham Growth Conference ("NGC") has become recognized as the largest and best-known growth conference in the industry. With over 1500 institutional investors and venture capital professionals anticipated to attend, it has also become one of the best attended conferences on Wall Street.

About NEI

NEI is a leading provider of server-based application platforms, appliances and lifecycle support services for software developers and OEMs worldwide. Through its comprehensive suite of services that include solution design, integration control, support and other value-added service capabilities, NEI enables customers to more effectively deploy, manage, service and support their solutions. Founded in 1997, NEI is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts and trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol NEI. For more information about NEI's products and services, visit www.nei.com.

Contact:  Peter Seltzberg of Hayden IR, 646-415-8972

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