Amentra Ranked Number 216 Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America on the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Attributes its 733 Percent Revenue Growth to strong focus on delivering consistent business value for its clients
Richmond, Virginia, October 19, 2005 - Amentra, Inc., an industry leading business and technology consulting firm, today announced that it ranked Number 216 on the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 2000-2004. Amentra grew 733 percent during this period.
Amentra's CEO Matt Ernst credits the company's 733 percent growth from 2000-2004 to a strong culture that is committed to excellence in driving value to its customers and a continued focus on executing its business strategy in order to succeed in an ever changing marketplace. He also credits the company's vision in engaging its customers to transform their businesses through the utilization of Amentra's legacy modernization and integration strategy and its industry leading approach to implementation of enterprise level service oriented architectures (SOA) from both a business and technology perspective. He said, "We are honored to be among the fastest growing technology companies in North America."
"Making the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is commendable in today's highly competitive technology industry," said Tony Kern, deputy national managing principal of Deloitte's Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry practice. "We congratulate Amentra on being one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America."
In addition to ranking on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Amentra ranked 19 on the Virginia Technology Fast 50, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in Virginia.
Fast 500 Selection and Qualifications
The Fast 500 list is compiled from Deloitte's 15 regional North American Fast 50 lists, nominations submitted directly to the Fast 500, and public company database research. To qualify for the Fast 500, entrants must have had 2000 operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or $75,000 CD for the United States and Canada, respectively, and 2004 operating revenues of at least $1 million USD or CD.
Entrants must be headquartered in North America and must be a "technology company," defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues; or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify.
About Amentra, Inc.
Amentra, Inc. offers a distinctively different approach to business and IT consulting. By helping clients deploy mission critical business systems through a formal, experience proven mentoring and software development program, Amentra has earned industry accolades for combining two areas that have historically been separate service offerings into a single solution: deliverable-based project solutions integrated with IT Mentoring. Amentra specializes in expertise in retail, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, finance, and government. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Amentra also has regional offices in Washington, DC, Charlotte, NC. Current expansion includes Philadelphia, PA and Tampa, FL. Amentra's web address is http://www.amentra.com.
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