Press Release

TuVox Expands Services Delivery Capabilities With Persistent Systems

Growing set of new customers and new applications for existing customers driving growth

CUPERTINO, Calif. – October 1, 2007 – TuVox, a leading provider of on demand speech applications, has announced a delivery partnership with Persistent Systems, one of the leading Indian IT companies focused on outsourced software product development services.  Through this partnership, TuVox will expand its workforce with up to 100 application development and quality assurance professionals.

“TuVox has identified Persistent Systems as an ideal partner” said Neil Storey, Vice President of Professional Services, TuVox. “Their ability to provide us with access to a flexible, IVR experienced workforce will truly help us scale.”

Persistent Systems will provide experienced professional support for a variety of functions for TuVox:

• Speech Application Development
• Back-End Integration
• Reporting Design and Development
• Web Interface Development
• CTI Integration
• Quality Assurance

“TuVox is a great fit for our Telecom Business Unit,” said Dr. Anand Deshpande (CEO), at Persistent Systems. “We bring to bear experience in Voice and Data Networks including substantial VoIP experience.  Our focus on Agile methodologies is a great fit with the TuVox methodology, making us ideal partners.”

This expanded capability will help TuVox deliver applications for a growing list of enterprise customers, including recent wins at:

• Apple
• Citistreet
• Fidelity
• Harvard Medical
• M&T Bank
• Progress Energy

About Persistent Systems
Persistent Systems (www.persistentsys.com) is one of the leading Indian IT companies focused on outsourced software product development (“OPD”). Persistent Systems designs, develops and maintains software products for its customers, which include both software vendors and the end users of the products. It also creates new applications and enhances the functionality of its customers' existing software applications.

Persistent Systems works with its customers across all areas of the OPD product life cycle, and its projects vary in size and duration.  Persistent Systems’ range of services includes research, usability engineering, prototyping, development, testing and quality assurance, performance engineering, porting, documentation, training, deployment and sales support, technical support and maintenance.

Persistent Systems has been ranked amongst the fastest growing Indian companies in the Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2006 report of Deloitte and has been classified as an “Inventor and Product Development specialist” by Forrester Research”.