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Net Direct Systems Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning Supplier of the Year Nomination from United Space Alliance for the Third Consecutive Year

Raleigh, NC June 24, 2008—Net Direct Systems (NDS) announced today that Dick Covey, CEO and President of United Space Alliance (USA), will visit Net Direct Systems Corporate Headquarters on July 10. NDS has been nominated for the USA Supplier of the Year Award for the third consecutive year. To recognize the achievement, Dick Covey and other officials from USA, NASA’s largest contractor, will present NDS with a Certificate of Appreciation. The presentation and reception will be at MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary, North Carolina, on July 10, 2008. At the reception, Dick Covey will deliver an overview of current and future NASA programs and entertain questions about the Space Program from the invited guests.

“We are very pleased to welcome Dick Covey and United Space Alliance to the Raleigh area,” said Phil Santoni, founder and Co-CEO of Net Direct Systems. “We are honored to receive the Supplier of the Year nomination once again and are grateful to be able to support the manned space program, as a priority of the United States Government. We look forward to continued collaboration and cooperation with the exceptional people at United Space Alliance.”

The business relationship between Net Direct Systems and United Space Alliance has flourished over the past few years, as Net Direct Systems became a member of United Space Alliance’s Space Shuttle Program and International Space Station team in 2005. Net Direct Systems consistently provides targeted solutions, process improvements, and overall better performance within the IT Architecture that drives United Space Alliance’s mission. Net Direct Systems works closely with United Space Alliance to help them build a manageable and cost-effective IT Environment that can quickly adapt to changes, enabling them to meet NASA’s needs in developing their strategic Constellation Environment Program.

“It is not possible to find enough kind words about Net Direct,” explained Mara Savely, SCA at United Space Alliance. “Jim Arnold (Net Direct Systems’ Executive Account Manager for USA) and his team take care of every question and need that arises in our technical community. Their customer service and technical expertise is off the charts.”

About NDS
NDS is a woman-owned, small business IT systems integrator offering innovative, customer-driven solutions and services. NDS designs and implements customized, comprehensive network, security and data center IT solutions together with value-added integration and consulting services for commercial enterprises. The highly skilled solutions experts at NDS collaborate to bring its clients over 160 technical certifications, and large enterprise executive-level project management experience.

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