NEI to Present at the Needham & Company 11th Annual Growth Stock Conference

NEI, Inc. (NASDAQ: NENG), a leading provider of server appliance products and services for storage, security and communications software vendors, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Greg Shortell and Chief Financial Officer Doug Bryant will be presenting at the Needham & Company 11th Annual Growth Stock Conference on January 8, 2009 at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

The presentation will take place at 3:00 p.m. ET and will cover an overview of the Company and its business strategy, followed by a Q&A session.

A link to the live webcast and recording of NEI’s presentation will be available on the Company’s website, www.nei.com. The recording of the presentation will be available online for 90 days beginning January 9, 2009.

About NEI

NEI, the partner of choice for software developers, OEMs and service providers worldwide, is a leading developer of comprehensive platforms, appliances and support services deployed to reduce time to market, development time and total lifecycle costs. Founded in 1997, NEI is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts and trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol NENG. For more information about NEI’s products and services, visit www.nei.com.