Jamcracker and kitASP Partner to Provide Japanese Telecommunications Carriers and IT Service Providers with On-Demand Applications for Businesses and Consumers

Business Wire, August 14, 2007

Jamcracker Services Delivery Network and kitASP Application Deployment Infrastructure Enable Packaged and Custom Applications to be Delivered as a Service

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Jamcracker, the on-demand services delivery company, and kitASP, the leading application deployment company in Japan, today announced a strategic partnership to provide communications service providers, ISPs, and IT service providers in Japan with an on-demand catalogue of packaged and custom application services for businesses and consumers. Effective immediately, the companies are offering over 100 application services from the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network (JSDN) catalogue and kitASP applications tailored for the Japanese market.

The integration of the JSDN and kitASP's application deployment infrastructure enables service providers to combine packaged software services from industry leaders including Microsoft, McAfee, and WebEx, with custom third party applications developed for the Japanese market. The JSDN-kitASP solution allows telecommunications carriers and IT service providers to offer a wide range of on-demand applications alongside their traditional services in turn-key fashion.

"We are pleased to be working with Jamcracker to offer telecommunications carriers and IT service providers a comprehensive set of on-demand services that span both packaged third party products and custom homegrown software," said Toshio Matsuda, President and CEO of kitASP. "This partnership enables us to provide a full menu of application services required to meet the needs of businesses and consumers in Japan."

"This partnership with kitASP enables Jamcracker to expand into the Japanese market with a one-two punch that combines our packaged application services with on-demand versions of localized Japanese software products," said Steve Crawford, vice president of marketing for Jamcracker. "We are pleased to be working with the leading provider of on-demand application services in Japan and a partner that has established relationships with the country's leading communication and IT service providers."

Jamcracker - kitASP Offering

Together, Jamcracker and kitASP will provide best-of-breed packaged and customized application services on-demand that telecom and IT service providers can brand as their own and offer as a complement to their existing offerings. The Jamcracker-kitASP solution includes a hosted services-delivery platform, content/ISV wholesale distribution agreements, help desk services, billing, collections, settlement, and infrastructure management. The companies will offer a wide range of application services that can be bundled or sold separately to create unique packages for businesses and consumers. These include:

* More than 100 application services available through the JSDN including security and productivity applications from Microsoft, McAfee, WebEx, and more

* kitASP applications customized for the Japanese market

Availability

Jamcracker-kitASP on-demand services are available immediately from kitASP and its affiliated service provider partners in Japan.

About Jamcracker

The Jamcracker Services Delivery Network enables Telcos, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Value Added Resellers (VARs), and SaaS (Software as a Service) vendors to profitably deliver on-demand services to businesses and consumers. Founded in 1999 by K.B. "Chandra" Chandrasekhar, the founder of Exodus Communications and chairman of e4e Services and Aztec Software, Jamcracker's mission is to enable on-demand service delivery on a global scale. Jamcracker is a privately held company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and offices in Bangalore, India. For more information, visit www.jamcracker.com.

About kitASP Inc.

KitASP's mission is to provide customers with advanced Software as a Service technologies, know-how and products. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Toshio Matsuda, KitASP investors include Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and NTT Data Corporation. KitASP has headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit www.kitasp.com.