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Arel Communications and Software (NASDAQ: ARLC) Noida Software Technology Park Ltd. to launch Cosmic Campus, a satellite-based network of distance-learning centers, powered by Arel Spotlight Arel Communications and Software (NASDAQ: ARLC), a technology leader in universal voice, video and data Web communication for interactive conferencing and collaboration, today announced an agreement with Noida Software Technology Park Limited (NSTPL), to leverage the Arel Spotlight solution for the new satellite-based distance learning network, Cosmic Campus. NSTPL is one of India's leading providers of customer-centric solutions for video, broadcast and telecommunications. With a teleport located just outside of New Delhi, in Greater Noida, NSTPL provides service to all of India. It offers a broad portfolio of services including video uplink and downlink, full time telecasts, contribution feeds, SCPC and MCPC platforms, flyway DSNG in both C and KU bands and transponders on several platforms. In India, NSTPL operates a multi-satellite earth station capable of serving all the major broadcast satellites in orbit over the Indian subcontinent. The Cosmic Campus Distance Learning Centers (DLCs) will host Arel Spotlight as the application that provides live interactive training with video, VoIP audio, and data-collaboration via NSTPL's satellite-based DVB RCS system. The new satellite service is ideally suited for professional IP-based services such as e-Learning, tele-medicine, videoconferencing, edutainment and other broadband services. Cosmic Campus is a consortium created and headed by Dr. J.K. Jain, owner of the Jain TV Group and a former Indian Parliament member. Dr. Jain is also Chairman of NSTPL. "With Cosmic Campus and Arel's Spotlight application, we can now bring education to the most remote areas of our country. We are happy to be partnering with Arel and to bring the best in conferencing, collaboration and e-learning to India," said Dr. J.K. Jain. Mr. Ajay Jain, CEO of NSTPL said, "We look forward to adding Arel Spotlight to the suite of solutions offered with Cosmic Campus. Together with Arel we will be able to allow our customers to offer, manage and deliver diverse amounts of content and bring together learners, trainers and leaders from remote campuses across India." "We look forward to our partnership with NSTPL and to providing India with the most innovative communication tools. By combining Arel Spotlight with NSTPL's satellite service, clients can offer more effective distance learning and training programs that foster greater interaction and active participation by instructors and students," said Philippe Szwarc, CEO of Arel. Comprised of three applications, Spotlight Meeting, Spotlight Webinar and Spotlight Campus, Arel Spotlight II is the most robust solution for Web-based conferencing and collaboration available today. Spotlight Meeting is designed for interactive work groups as well as one-to-one meetings, Spotlight Campus is a feature-rich solution covering all aspects of e-learning and distance training, and Spotlight Webinar is designed for video-enabled live Web-based seminars for knowledge delivery to large audiences. Arel Spotlight II is currently available for customer deployment as an on-premise enterprise solution or as a managed, hosted service for customers around the world. About NSTPL: NSTPL is one of India's leading providers of customer-centric solutions for video, broadcast and telecommunications. With a teleport located just outside of New Delhi, in Greater Noida, NSTPL provides service to all of India. It offers a broad portfolio of services including video uplink and downlink, full time telecasts, contribution feeds, SCPC and MCPC platforms, flyway DSNG in both C and KU bands and transponders on several platforms. For more information, visit http://www.nstpl.com About Arel Communications and Software: Arel Communications and Software is a leader in conferencing and collaboration solutions. Arel is focused on enhancing communications, facilitating workgroup collaboration and driving productivity in the enterprise. By providing a comprehensive application suite, Arel Spotlight(TM), for leveraging enterprise networks for rich-media communications, Arel replicates in-person meetings in the online environment. Combining voice, video and data conferencing in one easy-to-use Web-based solution, Arel fosters interactive communications that significantly improve work environments today. Arel's solution impacts key business processes such as corporate and marketing communications, distance learning, product development, customer relationship management, and supply chain management. Allowing geographically dispersed users to work together in groups, attend webinars and panel discussions, participate in training courses, and have one-on-one meetings with customers or colleagues, from virtually anywhere, Arel Spotlight is a powerful tool for critical business communications. For more information, visit www.arelcom.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in Arel Communications and Software's filings with the Security Exchange Commission. All trademarks recognized.