HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, September 3 /PRNewswire/ --

- NIIT Students and IT Professionals in Vietnam and Other Asia
 Pacific Markets to Gain Skills in the Latest and Most Advanced Technologies

Sun Microsystems, a leading provider of advanced network
computing systems, software and IT-related solutions, and NIIT, a leading
Global Talent Development Corporation have announced a partnership to offer
training on Sun technologies to students in Vietnam. This partnership will
also be expanded to other Asia Pacific markets including Indonesia, Thailand
and Malaysia through NIIT's network of IT training centers in the Asia
Pacific region.

Through this alliance, NIIT will have access to the latest Sun
technologies, tools, technical resources and curricula on Java and Solaris
platforms. Training on the world's most popular programming language - Java,
and the robust Operating System - Solaris, will be integrated into NIIT's IT
career program, DNIIT.

Dr. Karie Willyerd, Vice President & Chief Learning Officer,
Sun Microsystems Inc, said, "At Sun, our cause is to eliminate the digital
divide. Bridging this divide will accelerate everyone's ability to join the
Participation Age, enabling us to learn, share, interact, and solve problems
together. To fulfil that vision, Sun's mission is to work with valued
partners such as NIIT to make available the latest technologies and training
to communities around the world."

Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Vijay K. Thadani, CEO, NIIT,
"Sun's Java and Solaris are amongst the fastest growing technologies adopted
worldwide today. NIIT's partnership with Sun has enabled us to integrate
training on these platforms in our globally acclaimed IT training programs,
to enable thousands of students and professionals in Vietnam and the Asia
Pacific region to be a part of global IT workforce."

Vietnam is an important and growing IT market where NIIT has
been present for over seven years with 28 centers across the country. NIIT
has also been working closely with the government, academia and industry in
Vietnam to foster skilled IT manpower for global talent requirement.

Leading global talent developing company, NIIT will offer
these training programs through its 45 state-of-the-art training centres
located in five Asia-Pacific countries, where it has trained over 20,000
students cumulatively to date. The launch in these Asian countries follows
close on the heels of the Sun and NIIT partnership announced in India in
2006, where NIIT was rated as Sun's Best Learning Partner. As part of its
global roll out plan, NIIT has recently launched Sun training programs in
African countries such as Nigeria and Ghana, as well.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the
global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the
Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation,
community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more
than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com or at http://sg.sun.com
for Asia South.

About NIIT

NIIT is a leading Global Talent Development Corporation (BSE : NIIT)
building skilled manpower pool for global industry requirements. Established
in 1981, to help the nascent Indian IT industry overcome its human resource
challenges, the company has today grown to be amongst world's leading talent
development companies offering learning solutions to Individuals, Enterprises
and Institutions across 34 countries.

For media queries, please contact:
    Prateek Chatterjee, NIIT Limited, Ph: +91-9910201085,
    +1-24-4293041
    Email: prateek.chatterjee@niit.com

    or Shivanjali Singh, NIIT Limited, Ph: +91-9811991107;
    +1-24-4293044
    Email: shivanjali.singh@niit.com
    or visit http://www.niit.com