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CANTON, Mass., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NEI (Nasdaq: NENG), a leading provider of application platforms and lifecycle support services for software developers, OEMs and service providers worldwide, today announced that Intel® selected NEI to become an affiliate member of its Embedded Alliance Program. NEI's involvement in the program benefits enterprise software developers that require the Intel architecture to leverage x86-based ecosystem support and deploy NEI's Element Manager platform for complete lifecycle management of appliance solutions. NEI qualified for the program by meeting Intel's criteria for excellence in quality assurance, manufacturing capacity, design capability, tools and support, and by demonstrating its commitment to developing modular, standards-based solutions based on Intel technologies.

"Being selected to participate in Intel's Embedded Alliance initiative is a testament to our application lifecycle support services, from system design and deployment through our aftermarket support services," said Jeff Hudgins, vice president of marketing at NEI. "Our Element Manager is a tremendous value-added tool and we are pleased to be able to offer a more complete product lifecycle solution to the Intel ecosystem.  NEI is joining a select group of providers who will be developing and delivering the next generation of computing technologies to the marketplace and the tools that will manage and provision them in the field."

Membership in the alliance allows NEI to streamline the development of Intel's leading-edge architectures and embedded technologies to create purpose-built solutions faster, reduce time-to-market and satisfy customer needs for reliable, high-performance, solutions.  Customers can utilize NEI's Element Manager to further extend the power of Intel technology with remote health, update and backup capabilities to make applications easier to manage, maintain and monitor for their end-users. NEI's Element Manager 3.3, for example, enables automation of alarming and updates, deployment of OS and application patches, scheduled backups, and restoration of field-deployed solutions, all of which help ISVs keep deployed appliances healthy and reliable in-field.    

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 www.nei.com.

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