ENKATA AND NTT AMERICA CREATE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE

Performance and Talent Management Pioneer and Global IT Managed Services Powerhouse to Deliver Enterprise-Class Solutions in Secure, Hosted Web Environment

Enkata, a leading provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced a partnership with NTT America, a U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, to deliver IT infrastructure services for its best-of-breed solutions and customer data in the most secure and scalable environment available. In addition to providing the highest level of security to Enkata’s service organization customers, this alliance will also benefit both companies by way of a joint marketing program designed to present each company’s capabilities to a broader global market.

Enkata helps operations within service organizations reach their highest potential by delivering reporting, analytics and performance management combined with its unique Intelligent Metrics. Enkata’s hosted customer deployments will reside at an NTT America facility in San Jose, Calif., which is SAS 70 Type II, SysTrust and Safe Harbor certified as well as HIPAA compliant. This ensures that Enkata customers can expect world-class performance, security, availability and reliability of its on-demand solutions and hosted customer data.

“Performance and talent management is one of the fastest growing software categories. This rapid growth has been driven by its track record of immediately increasing productivity and directly improving the customer experience,” said Don Goodwin, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Enterprise Hosting, NTT America. “We have long respected Enkata’s approach to on-demand performance and talent management and see synergy between its solutions and NTT America’s robust IT Infrastructure Services capabilities here in the US and across the globe. We’re confident this alliance can deliver unmatchable levels of security and reliability, ultimately benefiting customers of both organizations.”

“This union brings us incredible business potential and assurances of high performance and scalability,” said David Stamm, president and CEO of Enkata. “I’m pleased to announce this exciting partnership agreement with a telecommunications leader like NTT America. We look forward to leveraging each other’s business and technology strengths that will be further deepened through by way of our joint marketing program.”

About NTT America

NTT America is North America’s natural gateway to the Asia-Pacific, with strong capabilities in the U.S. market. NTT America is the U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications, the global data and IP services arm of the Fortune Global 500 telecom leader Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (NTT). NTT America provides world-class Enterprise Hosting, network, and IP networking for global enterprises and service providers. For additional information on NTT America, visit us on the Web at www.nttamerica.com .

NTT America’s Safe and Secure Certifications

NTT America is SAS 70 Type II, SysTrust and Safe Harbor certified. For SAS 70 Type II and SysTrust certification, examination and conformity was established by an independent 3rd party. Adherence to Safe Harbor Privacy Policy assures compliance in accordance with the U.S. Department of Commerce, in consultation with the European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection.

About Enkata

Based in San Mateo, Calif., Enkata is a leading provider of performance and talent management solutions for customer facing operations. Offered on demand, Enkata is the only solution that combines performance management, analytics and operational reporting powered by its Intelligent Metrics. Enkata’s solution enables large service operations to increase their profitability and boost the productivity of their employees. Today, leading Global 2000 companies rely on Enkata to better manage the performance their employees. For more information, visit www.enkata.com or call (650) 227-6500.