Aalayance Selected by Dataskill for Application Development Services

Bangalore, India. - 03 July 2002: Aalayance, Inc. an application development company with development centers in Bangalore, India has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Dataskill Inc, a US-based Enterprise Integrator and web services developer. As a part of the partnership Aalayance will provide distributed development teams and will work with Dataskill to provide effective software solutions to Dataskill's growing list of clients. Speaking on the partnership with Dataskill, Mr. Vikram Duvvoori, CEO, Aalayance Inc, said, "It is a very complimentary relationship. The association will expand our development capabilities on various platforms and applications while also helping us to increase our expertise in delivering solutions rapidly and cost-effectively". According to Nigel Hook, CEO, Dataskill "We are extremely pleased with our association with Aalayance. The partnership will enhance our development capabilities, allow us to expand very rapidly, implement new technology imperatives, and provide faster response to our clients' changing technical and business needs."

About Dataskill: For over 20 years, DATASKILL solutions have focused on workflow management, business process automation, and seamless integration of internal and external systems. Their portfolio of business services range from consulting on Internet strategy, supply-chain management, to complete end-to-end application development and integration of business-to-business and business-to-consumer solutions. The company also offers a full selection of enterprise-wide technology integration services. The company's partners include IBM, Oracle and Extricity. The client list includes high-visibility Fortune 500 companies, including Disney, KMart, Legoland, Amazon.com, Webvan Group, Tickets.com, and more.

About Aalayance: Aalayance Inc, listed in the Software Magazine as one of their top 500 software-services companies and was also nominated for the Outsourcing Journal's 2002 Editors Choice Awards, is a fast growing US based company, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The company provides comprehensive software product lifecycle services - design, development, deployment, maintenance, and support - for software firms. Aalayance has emerged as a key player in providing client-focused high performance application development teams that leverage global talent. The company has offices in Bangalore, India and Sunnyvale, California.