InfoZen Honored with Multiple Industry Awards. InfoZen Recognized for Company Growth over the Years

ROCKVILLE, Md., Sep 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE)

InfoZen, Inc., a leading provider of Information Technology consulting, engineering/operations, and risk assessment/management solutions, today announced the company has recently been recognized as one of the top 50 fastest growing companies in Greater Washington by the Washington Business Journal and ranked 1,335th in the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies Across America. InfoZen has also been named a finalist in the Deloitte Technology FAST 50 in Maryland and Virginia for 2008 and was a finalist for the Tech Council of Maryland Tech Awards, Government Contracting Firm of the Year. As an honoree in these esteemed competitions, InfoZen will be recognized by the various sponsoring organizations:

Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 50 - spotlights the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in Maryland and Virginia, based on operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2003 and $5,000,000 in 2007; Winners will be announced in October.

Inc. 5000 - honoring InfoZen with a national ranking of 1,335 of 5,000, commending the company for its 285.1 percent revenue growth during the past four years and across all industries in the U.S.; an awards ceremony is being held Sept 18-20 in DC. -- Washington Business Journal -- honoring InfoZen as one of the fastest growing companies in the Greater Washington area; Companies were honored at an awards reception October 2.

Tech Council of Maryland -- InfoZen was one of five companies honored as government contracting firm of the year, at the Council's annual dinner and tech awards celebration, known as Maryland's Best Night of Networking.

"We are extremely proud of these prestigious honors," said Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO and president of InfoZen. "This recognition is indicative of the hard work and dedication put forth by the entire InfoZen team as we continue to thrive as a company to meet customer needs.

"Deloitte's MD and VA Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the strength, vision and tenacity to succeed in today's very competitive technology environment," said Gary Tabach, Greater Washington Office Regional Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche, LLP. "We applaud the successes of InfoZen and acknowledge it as one of the very few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past five years."

About InfoZen Inc.

Founded in 1995, InfoZen (www.infozen.com) is a leading provider of transformational and strategic services and management, Information Technology consulting and engineering services to government agencies, corporations and associations. Among its services, the company provides strategic planning, architecture design, management and support of mission critical IT systems, and risk assessment/management solutions. InfoZen's major government customers include the National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Agriculture, General Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. House of Representatives. InfoZen has been involved in all facets of the build out of FirstGov.gov, the U.S. government's official portal. The company is a recognized leader in risk-screening and credentialing solutions; it delivers eBusiness and infrastructure solutions for portal and content management; and it helps federal agencies design enterprise architectures and win budget support for new IT projects. InfoZen is headquartered in Rockville, Md.

Award Highlights

    The company has been honored with several highly regarded industry awards:

  • 50 fastest growing companies by Washington Business Journal.
  • Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
  • North American Customer Value Enhancement Award for the Homeland Security Information Fusion and Mission Support Markets for demonstrated excellence in implementing strategies that proactively create value for its customers with a focus on improving the return on the investment that customers make in its services or products by Frost and Sullivan.
  • INC 5000. Currently stands in the top 25% of those named as recipients of the prestigious INC 5000 North American Industry Award.