JAVAONE (BOOTH #530), SAN FRANCISCO, Ca, June 27, 2005 - Exadel, Inc., a leading provider of software, services, and support that enables companies to create mission-critical business applications based on open source and Java technologies, today announced Exadel Development Boost and Exadel Open Source Professional Services, two service programs designed to accelerate and improve enterprise deployment of critical open source and open source-based business applications.

"Large enterprises are starting to express a willingness to incorporate open source into mission-critical applications," mentions Imogen Harris and John Rymer in the Spring Forrester report "Open Source Investment Challenge." "A Forrester survey of 140 large North American companies found that 60% of respondents plan to use it, and half of them use it for mission-critical applications."

Exadel Development Boost helps companies integrate open source into their current architecture and accelerate critical software projects by providing on-site, interactive consulting assistance from industry experts. These jump-start services include:

• Feasibility Assessments,return on investment and total cost of ownership analysis help organizations understand the financial, strategic, and technical advantages of open source;
• Technology and Migration Roadmapdevelopment and planning help organizations move from proprietary solutions to open source;
• Community Engagement Plansthat implement formal models designed to assist clients in leveraging the open source community for education and support;
• Open Source Development Modelingthat helps organizations integrate and deploy the most effective parts of the open source distributed development model;
• Software Frameworks Reviewof Struts, Hibernate, JSF, Spring and other common open source frameworks and their applicability to the project;
• Vendor Evaluation and Selectionto help companies identify and qualify commercial open source vendors; and
• Open Source Education and Training to help companies become self-sufficient.

Exadel Professional Services leverages the internal open source expertise by providing the mentoring, architecting and support for development teams in order to provide specific, actionable, and timely strategic, business and technical advice. By designing, building and supporting mission-critical enterprise wide applications, Exadel enables companies to improve their efficiencies while leveraging the most appropriate open source technologies.

• Enterprise Architecture Review is designed to help organizations evaluate their current enterprise architecture and determine the best possible path for an open source technology migration;
• Application Technology Migration helps companies develop a compressive plan to utilize the most appropriate open technology to ensure project timeliness and efficiency;
• Custom Application Development leverages Exadel open source expertise by developing mission-critical applications for some of the leading companies in the world, including extensive financial and retail systems, technology solutions and ERP systems;
• Quality Assurance and Testing ensures system-wide compatibility between and within open source frameworks and business applications;
• Application Support and Maintenance protects the company investment by ensuring 24x7 support and resolution for even the most difficult open source issues.

"Exadel has proven to be a key enabler in meeting our organization's "digitization" objectives on time and on budget," said Michael S. Idelchik, VP and GM of Technology at General Electric Lighting Division. "The staff at Exadel has demonstrated professionalism and flexibility while working within the GE Lighting organizational structure and in cooperation with other external IT service vendors. Exadel is a truly innovative company, I highly recommend them."

"For years we have been struggling to keep abreast of rapidly developing web development technologies," said Dave Simon, IT Director of the Sierra Club. "By working closely with Exadel's engineers with hands-on experience, we are able to be more aware of emerging technology options, better understand the trade-offs, and integrate these technologies into our systems. The expertise of Exadel's engineers has been very helpful as we decide which technologies to use and how to structure our applications, and their mentoring saved us a lot of time by focusing on best practices for implementing new technologies."

"Organizations are increasingly relying on Exadel's blend of expert open source advisory and consulting with best-of-breed open source development tools and applications," said Fima Katz CEO and founder of Exadel, Inc. "The open source product and services model at the foundation of Exadel ultimately ensures that our customers deploy high-quality IT infrastructure application frameworks that are right for them."

Exadel, Inc. is a leading provider of software, services, and support that enable companies to create mission-critical business applications based on open source and Java technologies. Offering unmatched expertise at building reliable business solutions, Exadel solves real business problems for hundreds of domestic and international clients, including ABN AMRO Bank (www.mortgage.com), AT&T, Bank of America, eBay, Echopass, GE, Honeywell, and Time Warner. Exadel's fast, scalable, and cost-effective solutions reduce application lifecycle costs and development time, eliminating vendor lock-in, and improving overall client productivity. Exadel's product line includes Exadel Studio and Exadel Studio Pro, the most advanced Web application development tools designed for open source (supporting JSF, Struts, Hibernate, ORM, and many other platforms). Founded in 1998, Exadel is privately owned and located in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, go to www.exadel.com or call 1.888.4exadel.