NEI Becomes Member of GE Premier Integration Program

CANTON, Mass., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NEI (Nasdaq: NENG), a leading provider of application platforms, appliances and lifecycle support services for software developers, OEMs and service providers worldwide, today announced that it has become a member of the GE Intelligent Platforms Premier Integration Program, an initiative designed to help customers rapidly design, build and bring to market more complete, qualified and scalable systems with greater competitive advantages.

Organizations serving the commercial carrier-grade telecommunications market are increasingly seeking more modular, multi-vendor, COTS-based designs that can be easily updated as technology evolves. The integration control of such systems is difficult, time-consuming and often cost-prohibitive to service providers themselves. The GE Intelligent Platforms Premier Integration Program helps reduce research and development expenses and accelerates deployments by bringing together companies who offer the specific skills and experience needed to deliver highly integrated systems.

"Our customers need a high-mix design and integration center that can deliver proven integration services and create application-ready business solutions," said Rubin Dhillon, Communications Product Manager, GE Intelligent Platforms. "We also see a growing discomfort with some ODMs and integrators who offer proprietary platforms as a means to achieve vendor lock-in. The Premier Integration Program aims to deliver next-generation open platforms and encourage innovation in this rapidly evolving market."

"NEI is very pleased to be one of the first companies to join this program," said Jeff Hudgins, vice president of marketing at NEI.  "Our frame-level design, integration and lifecycle support services are key components of a successful deployment. Having expertise in these areas, NEI is ideally positioned to offer a great value to GE customers."

About NEI

NEI is a leading provider of application platforms, appliances and lifecycle support services for software developers, OEMs and service providers 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 NENG. For more information about NEI's products and services, visit http://www.nei.com.

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