ASPIRE SYSTEMS OPENS CENTER IN SILICON VALLEY

Chennai, India - Aspire Systems, Inc. a premier Internet services firm based in Portland, Oregon, with offshore development centers in India, today announced the expansion of its operations to California. The new center will focus on building and managing e-business platforms for customers and will offer a key pool of expertise to serve Aspire's customers worldwide.

Announcing the opening today, Mr. Gowri Subramanian, Chief Executive Officer, stated that "the opening of our new office in Silicon Valley is a reiteration of our focus and commitment to the US market." The entry into the California market is a big step forward in our vision to be a truly global company, said Mr T.N Bhoovarahan VP (Marketing) who has been placed in charge of the new office. Speaking about his new responsiblity, Mr. Bhoovarahan said, " We anticipate that this move should help us leverage the benefits of the onsite/offshore model, thereby delivering projects in a quick and efficient manner".

Aspire's Global Delivery Model leverages talent and infrastructure in different parts of the world to provide high quality, rapid time-to-market solutions. Aspire's goal is to hire the best and brightest professionals with the right skill sets and provide quality services to customers around the world.

"We recognize that Silicon Valley is the heart of where a great deal of next-generation technology development is going to take place. We intend to use our new center to help customers, from start-ups to large enterprises, develop and test web businesses using various platforms", said Mr. T.N Bhoovarahan.