Ventera Named SmartCEO Future 50 Winner

McLean, VA - February 6, 2007 - Washington SmartCEO Magazine has named Ventera, an information technology professional services company, one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the Washington, DC, area. The ranking is based on employee and revenue growth. The largest percentage of "Future 50" winners came from the Washington region's thriving technology sector.

Ventera's revenue since 2002 has increased almost seven-fold - from less than $5 million to almost $31 million in 2006. This reflects an average increase of more than 60% per year. Robert Acosta, CEO of Ventera, attributes the growth to the company's commitment to providing customers with the best products and services available. He said, "Time and time again, over multi-year relationships, our people deliver for our customers. Our customers know that when they bring their IT challenges to Ventera, we provide real-world solutions."

SmartCEO's associate publisher, Jaime Nespor said, "The Future 50 program is SmartCEO's way of celebrating growth and in this issue the Future 50 CEO's will share their fast growth secrets with our 18,000 C-level readers."

In addition to receiving numerous growth-oriented awards over the past five years, Ventera has been recognized for the highest level of corporate ethics by the National Capital Business Ethics Awards, for being a "Best Place to Work" by the Washington Business Journal, for maintaining a family-friendly workplace by Northern Virginia Family Service, and for its contributions of time and financial resources to local community organizations by the Washington Business Journal Circle of Community Investors.

About Ventera

Ventera is an information technology professional services firm providing IT services that span the technology lifecycle and include IT strategy and technology consulting, web-based application development, systems integration, independent verification and validation, and program and project management. Ventera helps clients realize the full business potential of technology by improving and simplifying business operations before automating them. For more information contact Joe McMahon Jr. at Ventera: (703) 760-4600 or visit www.ventera.com.