Information Methodologies, Inc. (IMI) and Svitla Systems Partner to Develop Key Administrative Systems for Universities Los Altos, California, June 15, 2004 - Svitla Systems, an IT solutions and services provider with offshore development capabilities in Ukraine, announced today that it has formalized an agreement to provide development and testing support to Information Methodologies, Inc. as it designs, develops, and implements key Java-based information systems in the higher education market. These applications represent both custom-based development efforts and shrink-wrapped products being developed by IMI's higher education technologies practice area. The technology agreement calls for joint development and testing efforts surrounding key technologies of interest in the higher education space; Java, JSP, and XML. "We are pleased to extend our long working relationship with Svitla Systems," said Marie Cadden, IMI's CEO, "the demands of working in this space are high and Svitla has the right skills and approach to make it work." "Working strategically with IMI gives us the capability to address the US market by enhancing IMI's vertical expertise and technology depth with low-cost high quality software development and testing services," said Victor Maznyuk, Svitla's Vice President. About imi Information Methodologies, Inc., higher education's leading enterprise web integrator, provides advanced technology services and IT organizational development services to public sector clients worldwide. About Svitla Systems, Inc. Svitla is a California-headquartered IT solutions and services provider with offshore software testing and development capabilities in Ukraine. Svitla provides low-cost high-quality software testing and development services to US companies in a variety of industries. For more information visit the company's web site at http://www.svitla.com