Siemens and newScale to Present Service Catalog & Virtualization Webinar

Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc. (NYSE: SI), a leading provider of IT consulting and outsourcing services, announced today that it will join newScale in a Webinar titled "How to Cut IT Costs and Govern Virtualization," on April 30, 2009 at 9:00am Pacific / 12noon Eastern. The Webinar will focus on how IT can do more with less in these turbulent economic times, leveraging Service Catalog and virtualization technologies.

To register for this webinar, visit: www.newscale.com/siemens/sdb.

This interactive session will feature Bruce Coughlin, vice president of innovation for Siemens IT Solutions & Services. He will outline how Siemens uses newScale Service Catalog software -- for both end user and data center services -- to increase IT efficiency and reduce costs in the economic downturn. Ken Remington, vice president of alliances at newScale, will join Coughlin to discuss other case study examples from Siemens' IT outsourcing clients using newScale technology.

"These are challenging times for any IT organization," said Coughlin. "With newScale Service Catalog software and the Siemens Transformational Data Center (TDC) approach, we have seen dramatic improvements in operational efficiency - helping to drive IT cost take-out and deliver tangible business value."

The live online seminar will outline how Siemens IT Solutions & Services:

• Eliminated 40 percent of service desk calls and improved end user satisfaction, by using the newScale Service Catalog for self-service request management;
• Improved the utilization ratio in its data centers to more than 80 percent and reduced energy consumption by more than 30 percent, through consolidation and virtualization.

Siemens IT Solutions & Services and newScale will showcase their joint solutions at the upcoming Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit, May 4-6, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Siemens and newScale will also hold an invitation-only dinner for clients and business associates on Monday, May 4th in Las Vegas. To request a meeting during the Gartner event or for information about this private dinner, please contact gina.dellacava@siemens.com.

About Siemens IT Solutions & Services

Siemens IT Solutions and Services is an internationally leading provider of IT solutions and services. It covers the entire service chain from a single source, from consulting to systems integration, to the management of IT infrastructure. In addition, Siemens IT Solutions and Services extends the range of offerings of the Siemens sectors to include software development and IT solutions. With its comprehensive know-how and industry-specific knowledge, Siemens IT Solutions and Services provides measurable added value for its customers. The Siemens division employs more than 41,000 people and posts annual sales of approximately $6.7 billion. More information at: http://www.it-solutions.usa.siemens.com.

newScale, Inc.

newScale, Inc. is a leader in IT Service Catalog and Service Portfolio Management software solutions, with more than 1.5 million users worldwide. newScale solutions enable IT organizations to catalog their portfolio of services, govern demand for services, manage delivery of services, and optimize service quality. newScale customers - including more than twenty percent of the Fortune 50 - benefit from increased operational efficiency, reduced costs, improved service levels, and greater IT/business alignment. For more information, please visit the newScale web site at www.newscale.com.