iGATE Corporation (IGTE) Co-Founders to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Nov. 27, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Sunil Wadhwani, Co-Founder and CEO, and Ashok Trivedi, Co-Founder
 and President, will preside over the closing bell to celebrate the
 Company's 10 year listing on NASDAQ.  iGATE Corporation began
 trading on NASDAQ on December 17, 1996.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Michael Zugay
 CFO, iGATE Corporation
 (412) 787-9590
 mzugay@igate.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220
 Jolene.Libretto@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About iGATE Corporation (IGTE):

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based iGATE Corporation (Nasdaq:IGTE) is the first fully integrated technology and operations firm with a global service model. iGATE Corporation, through its offshore subsidiary, iGATE Global Solutions Ltd., enables clients to optimize their business through a combination of process investment strategies, technology leverage and business process outsourcing and provisioning. Services include consulting, enterprise data management and data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics, design, development, systems integration, package evaluation, and implementation, re-engineering and maintenance. iGATE Corporation also offers IT Professional Services in the areas of packaged application implementation, custom development, web services and business intelligence.

The Company services more than 300 clients across five continents. Clients rely on iGATE for high quality service, responsiveness, and cost-effective global reach. More information about iGATE is available at http://www.igatecorp.com.