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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 3, 2010 -- NETANYA, Israel – February 3, 2010 – MiniFrame, supplier of the market leading desktop virtualization software SoftXpand, announced that SKS, India’s largest microfinance company, has initiated implementation of SoftXpand multi-user software solution. The implementation is across the SKS enterprise of approximately 1,700 branches doubling their current workstation capacity to start off with in the first phase.

SoftXpand's unique ability to convert 1 PC into up to 8 fully independent virtual desktops without additional proprietary hardware fulfils SKS's efforts to increase computer accessibility throughout its branches. Providing a full and identical PC experience by supporting multimedia applications and VOIP, the implementation of MiniFrame's software will

help further elevate the SKS's productivity by providing much needed PC access at a fraction of the original cost.

With impressive business growth of 170% in the last year alone, choosing the correct IT infrastructure solution to accommodate SKS’s success is at the heart of the business. After rigorous testing the SoftXpand solution has been selected over other alternatives for its unbeatable performance, scalability and flexibility. Since MiniFrame's software-only solution requires maintenance, management and networking of only the host PC, SKS will be able to add additional workstations gradually, each time significantly reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their IT infrastructure. By taking advantage of the host PC's ample and unused computing power

to connect the workstations, the SKS’s branches will also be able to drastically reduce energy expenditure and curb electricity bills which is increasingly seen as a major concern in India.

Mr. Pradeep Kalra, Chief Information Officer at SKS Microfinance, commented, “The SoftXpand solution has delivered seamless virtualized computing experiences across multiple terminals, ensuring ‘near zero’ performance loss while reducing infrastructure and energy costs. With our aggressive growth underway, this cutting-edge technology perfectly matches our low cost – high value rural network model, improving productivity and efficiency of the field staff while reducing transaction costs, thus adding value to how we deliver financial solutions to our members.”

CEO of MiniFrame, Mr. Raz Rafaeli, added, "The fact that a large financial organization, such as SKS, has decided to implement SoftXpand in thousands of its branches after side by side testing against our competitors, strengthens MiniFrame’s position as a leading player in the desktop virtualization market. MiniFrame is leveraging its unique SoftXpand software technology and plans to release other products in the near future to address the growing need in the consumer and enterprise markets as well as the Cloud Computing arena.”

NewTecSol, the Indian distributor of SoftXpand, is responsible for the sign up and full deployment of SoftXpand within the SKS’s branches.