Nimaya Signs Partnership with MKS Corporation to Offer Joint Offshore-Based UNIX to Windows Porting Solutions to Customers

May 15th 2004 - MKS is pleased to announce its partnership with Nimaya Inc., a company founded by former MKS employees. Nimaya provides comprehensive world-wide outsourcing services in UNIX-to-Windows porting and in 32-bit to 64-bit migrations.

"We are excited about our partnership with MKS and the opportunity it provides MKS customers to use our comprehensive outsourcing offering. Nimaya can help customers deliver better, more complete Windows applications," said Ashok Kumar, President, Nimaya Inc. "This partnership will help us leverage our Unix-to-Windows porting expertise with MKS Toolkit, our vast knowledge of 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and UNIX architectures, and our low-cost offshore development facilities."

Nimaya's expertise coupled with MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers and the MKS Guaranteed Success program provides a complete UNIX-to-Windows porting solution for ISVs and corporate customers. "With the success we have achieved during the last 10 years, we are confident the Guaranteed Success program will eliminate the roadblocks many companies face in moving their mission-critical applications to the Windows environment", said Tom Bosanko, President, MKS Interoperability Division. "Both MKS and Nimaya have a tremendous amount of expertise in the area of UNIX to Windows migration and we look forward to assisting customers improve productivity and cut costs."

About MKS
MKS Inc. ("MKS") (TSE:MKX) provides award-winning enterprise software configuration management (SCM) and interoperability software solutions enabling Global 1000 companies to better manage and control the complete process of software development. The Company's family of SCM products offers advanced technology with robust workflow, version control, and impact analysis capabilities. Under its widely known MKS Toolkit brand, MKS provides UNIX to Windows porting solutions that significantly cut development costs and reduce time to market while enabling enhanced performance. Founded in 1984 with over 10,000 customers worldwide, MKS has built its brand on the foundation of advanced technology, superior quality and extraordinary customer service. More information about MKS can be found at http://www.mks.com, or by calling 1-800-265-2797 (US & Canada), +49-711-351775-0 (Germany), and +44-1483-733900 (United Kingdom).