Amentra Recognized as One of Richmond's Top 5 Fastest Growing Private Companies

Richmond, Virginia, January 27, 2006 - Amentra, an industry leading business and technology consulting firm, was recognized last night at the 16th Annual Rising 25 Celebration at the Downtown Richmond Marriott.

Amentra's CEO Matt Ernst credits a strong culture that is committed to excellence in driving value to our customers and a continued focus on executing our business strategy in order to succeed in an ever changing marketplace with the company's tremendous growth from 2000-2004. He said, "We are honored to be among the top 5 fastest growing private companies based in Richmond."

The Rising 25 program is co-sponsored by KPMG LLP, the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. To be eligible, companies must be an independent, privately held corporation, proprietorship or partnership - not a division or subsidiary; be headquartered in the Richmond Metropolitan area; operate for profit; have the specified 5-year sales history, with an increase in 5th year sales over the 4th year and have sales of more than $200,000 in the base year.

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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