BOSTON and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xplana Learning, a leading provider of interactive educational software, today announced a strategic partnership with Patni Computer Systems, Inc. , a leading global IT services provider. Xplana will leverage Patni's technology skills, processes and methodologies, while providing educational and training solutions tools to Patni customers. Together, Xplana and Patni will meet the needs of global publishers looking to rapidly deploy electronic media and online educational solutions.

Through its global delivery centers and deep engineering expertise, Patni will support Xplana's entire engineering lifecycle. Patni's application development and quality assurance (QA) testing will allow Xplana to significantly scale conversion operations, as well as speed products to market, assuring they are of the highest standards. Additionally, Xplana will provide value-added educational and training solutions tools for Patni's existing client base.

"We are currently developing online solutions for some of the key players in global educational publishing, including McGraw-Hill, Thomson and Houghton- Mifflin," said Hakan Satiroglu, CEO of Xplana Learning. "We will leverage Patni's matured application development process to easily meet demands of any size from these global customers and develop turn-key educational solutions."

"To serve the tremendous growth in demand from these publishers, we needed an international outsourcing and IT development partner to help us turn around strong solutions very quickly," said Alexander Pereira, CIO of Xplana Learning. "Patni gives us global scalability, coupling our vision, product management and knowledge of the educational marketplace with their strong IT development capabilities."

Xplana chose Patni for its deep domain expertise, as well as its proven excellence in application development and QA testing services. Alongside a team of dedicated Patni employees, Xplana will efficiently deliver state of the art, contemporary online publications to some of the biggest global publishing companies.

"Xplana is an established name in the interactive publishing industry. With Patni helping them achieve additional scalability, Xplana will now be able to take on even the largest publishing house requests," said Shashank Nene, Senior Vice President at Patni. "There is an immense market opportunity in education publishing, making Xplana an extremely valued addition to our partner base."

Patni's technology skills and extensive experience in application development and QA services, will ensure faster delivery of high quality software. Patni will deliver reliable and cost-effective IT services, aiding Xplana through the lifecycle of its projects. Patni's 'round the clock' global delivery testing model helps reduce costs and shorten delivery schedules, resulting in faster time-to-market for customers and maximized ROI.

About Patni

Patni Computer Systems Limited is a global IT Services provider servicing Global 2000 clients. Patni caters to its clients through its industry-focused practices, including insurance, manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, and its technology- focused practices.

With an employee strength of over 12,000 and multiple offshore development facilities across eight cities; Patni has 23 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Patni has registered revenues of US$ 450 million for the year 2005.

Patni's service offerings include application development, application maintenance and support, packaged software implementation, infrastructure management services, product engineering services, business process outsourcing and quality assurance services.

Committed to quality, Patni adds value to its client's businesses through well-established and structured methodologies, tools and techniques. Patni is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified and SEI-CMMi Level 5 organization, assessed enterprise wide at P-CMM Level 3. In keeping with its focus on continuous process improvements, Patni adopts Six Sigma practices as an integral part of its quality and process frameworks.

For more information on Patni, visit http://www.patni.com/. Safe Harbor:

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Patni has made strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our Red herring filing. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

About Xplana Learning

Xplana Learning is an innovative educational software company based in Boston, MA. Xplana Learning provides software and services aimed at delivering superior learning experiences and assessment possibilities. The company specializes in learning solutions and products that facilitate more effective online teaching and learning. Xplana Learning's work is driven by the core philosophy that while technology is a key component in instructor and student success, it should blend with human touch and imagination rather than disrupt them. For additional information, please visit http://www.xplana.com/.

Media Contacts: Dennis O'Connor (for Xplana Learning) President Paradigm Communications (508) 650-0100; cell: (781) 883-5109 Dennis.oconnor@paradigmshiftpr.com Tony Viola Patni Computer Systems (617) 354-7424 x8255 tony.viola@patni.com

CONTACT: Dennis O'Connor, President of Paradigm Communications for
Xplana Learning, +1-508-650-0100, or cell: +1-781-883-5109,
Dennis.oconnor@paradigmshiftpr.com; or Tony Viola of Patni Computer Systems,
+1-617-354-7424 ext. 8255, tony.viola@patni.com

Web site: http://www.patni.com/
http://www.xplana.com/