Fourth Consecutive Year
RESTON, Va., Oct. 31 -Access Systems, Inc. (ACCESS), an IT services provider, has again been named to the Washington Technology Fast 50 list of the fastest growing small businesses in the government marketplace. Making the list in four consecutive years is a major achievement -- ACCESS is the only company on the 2005 list that has been included on the list every year since 2002. ACCESS ranks #32 for 2005, with an annualized growth rate of 77.10%. Rankings are based on a five-year compound annual growth rate for small businesses headquartered in the Metropolitan Washington Area. On the 2004, 2003 and 2002 Fast 50 lists, ACCESS ranked #31, #7, and #20 respectively.
"It is an honor to be recognized by Washington Technology for the fourth consecutive year," said Julie Lee, ACCESS President and CEO. "We attribute this achievement to the tireless efforts of our dedicated staff to provide quality services to our clients."
ACCESS experienced tremendous growth in recent years, with revenues closing at over $25 million in 2004. ACCESS also won over $50 million in new business in 2004, bringing its backlog and staffing to record levels. Its achievements have been recognized both locally and nationally, by customers and by industry. Also this year, ACCESS was awarded the Assistant Secretary's Award for Excellence from the Department of State, received the Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Fantastic 50 award for the second straight year, and was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Technology Fast 50 for Virginia lists.
About ACCESS
ACCESS employs a team of over 350 employees in 10 states and the District of Columbia to provide IT services, management solutions, and technical support to clients in 11 cabinet-level Departments and several independent agencies of the Federal Government. ACCESS' core competencies cover all areas of enterprise, technical, and programmatic support. ACCESS is certified by the Small Business Administration as an 8(a), small disadvantaged, minority, woman-owned company. ACCESS has been externally appraised at Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity level 2, and is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. Visit ACCESS' website at http://www.accsys-inc.com.
For more information contact:
Jenifer Kubitz at 703-464-6958
jkubitz@accsys-inc.com
