Ness Technologies Awarded Offshore Contract by Hollywood Media Corp.

Ness Technologies Awarded Offshore Contract by Hollywood Media Corp.

HACKENSACK, New Jersey, September 13/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ness Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC), a global provider of
information technology solutions and services, today announced that it has
been awarded an offshore contract by Hollywood Media Corp. (NASDAQ: HOLL), a
leading provider of news, information and ticketing covering the
entertainment and media industries. Under the terms of the multi-year
contract, Ness Technologies will establish its team to perform information
technology services for Hollywood Media at Ness' existing Managed Strategic
Services facility in Mumbai, India.

The Ness team will assist Hollywood Media Corp. with its software
development requirements and initiatives. In addition, Ness will support the
maintenance of Hollywood Media's information technology (IT) platform,
environment and applications, including providing back-end support for
Hollywood Media's various Internet properties.

Ness Managed Strategic Services has two offshore centers in India, in
Mumbai and Bangalore. Ness' Mumbai Center specializes in applications
development, maintenance and support (ADM/S) and serves information
technology (IT) and information systems (IS) organizations. Ness' Bangalore
Center houses software R&D Labs for over 20 Independent Software Vendors
(ISVs).

"Our rapid growth has led us to retain an established company
like Ness Technologies to help support and enhance our growth efforts while
also allowing us to reduce some internal costs," said Mitchell Rubenstein,
Hollywood Media's Chief Executive Officer. "Together we expect to improve
Hollywood Media's information systems capabilities, including streamlining
our IT operations and enhancing our technology to better serve our customers
and accelerate our back-end processing. We anticipate a win-win scenario for
both Hollywood Media and Ness Technologies, as well as our customers. This is
only the first step in our offshoring plans."

"We understand that the entertainment and media industry demands
continuous innovation while coping with cost constraints," said Shashank
Samant, President of Ness Managed Strategic Services. "Ness' offshore
proposition coupled with the innovation experience of Ness Managed Labs
provides a strong combination, thus offering an effective edge to Hollywood
Media in the IT/IS area. We are delighted that Hollywood Media has selected
us to be their partner in achieving their innovation goals."

About Hollywood Media Corp.

Hollywood Media Corp. is a leading provider of news, information and
ticketing covering the entertainment and media industries. On the strength of
its history in developing comprehensive entertainment industry databases, as
well as its major strategic partners and unique content, Hollywood Media has
launched a network of media businesses. Hollywood Media's Data Business
includes CinemaSource, EventSource, ExhibitorAds and Baseline/StudioSystems.
Hollywood Media's Broadway Ticketing business includes Broadway.com,
1-800-Broadway and Theatre Direct International. These services supply media
outlets with specific information on entertainment events, such as movies,
live theater and concerts, and sell tickets for Broadway shows. Hollywood
Media's businesses also include an intellectual property business, as well as
Hollywood.com and a minority interest in MovieTickets.com. In addition,
Hollywood Media owns and operates the cable television network, Hollywood.com
Television.

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. Specializing in outsourcing and offshore,
systems integration and application development, software and consulting, and
quality assurance and training, Ness serves a blue-chip client base of over
500 public- and private-sector customers. With over 5,000 employees, Ness
maintains operations in 15 countries across North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific, and more than 100 alliances and partnerships around the world. For
more information about Ness, visit www.ness.com.

Forward Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements often are proceeded by words such as "believes," "expects," "may,"
"anticipates," "plans," "intends," "assumes," "will" or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, as of
the date of this press release, and involve certain risks and uncertainties.
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward looking statements as a result of various factors. Some of the
factors that could cause future results to materially differ from the recent
results or those projected in forward-looking statements include the "Risk
Factors" described in Ness' Annual Report of Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2005, and the risks and
factors described in Hollywood Media Corp.'s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission including its Form 10-K for 2004 as amended.

Contacts:

FOR NESS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Media Contact:
David Kanaan
Intl: +972-3-5408188
US: +1-888-244-4919
Email: media.int@ness.com

Allan Jordan
(New York)
Phone: +1-646-284-9452
Email: media@ness.com

Investor Contact:
Daphna Golden
Intl: +972-3-7666816
US: +1-888-267-8160
Email: daphna.golden@ness.com

FOR HOLLYWOOD MEDIA CORP.

Matthew Hayden
Hayden Communications, Inc.
matt@haydenir.com
+1-(843)-272-4653

Source: Ness Technologies Inc

Contacts: FOR NESS TECHNOLOGIES INC.: Media Contact: David Kanaan, Intl: +972-3-5408188, US: +1-888-244-4919, Email: media.int@ness.com; Allan Jordan, (New York), Phone: +1-646-284-9452, Email: media@ness.com; Investor Contact: Daphna Golden, Intl: +972-3-7666816, US: +1-888-267-8160, Email: daphna.golden@ness.com; FOR HOLLYWOOD MEDIA CORP.: Matthew Hayden, Hayden Communications, Inc., matt@haydenir.com, +1-(843)-272-4653

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