CRN News Service Ranks Ventera 39 Among 'Fast Growth 100' Companies

- Company Recognized For The Second Consecutive Year -

McLean, VA - August 7, 2007 - Ventera, an information technology professional services company, today announced that it has been named by CRN as a "Fast Growth 100" company. CRN's Fast Growth 100 ranks U.S. companies by revenue growth across all specialty areas and business models. Rankings are based on revenue increases from 2004 to 2006. CRN provides news and technology information to solution providers and technology integrators.

Ventera's ranking is the result of two-year growth from $9.5M in 2004 to over $30M in 2006 - more than 220%. "This list.recognizes the Solution Providers that have worked tirelessly to support their customers. We salute them on their superior growth," said Robert DeMarzo, Editor of CRN.

Robert Acosta, CEO of Ventera, said, "The company's original idea of creating a work environment that was rewarding, exciting, and challenging has served us well for more than ten years, and is a key reason behind our growth. Our people are the best in the industry, and that allows us to serve our customers in ways that few other companies can match."

Founded in 1996, Ventera's growth is the result of emphasizing strong and deep relationships with a core set of strategic customers in the communications, financial services, and government services industries.

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 http://www.ventera.com.