OSSI Makes NC Fast 50

Open Software Solutions, Inc. Named One of North Carolinas Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Program

Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) September 22, 2003 --- Open Software Solutions, Inc. (OSSI) has been named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for North Carolina, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nations leading professional services firms. Rankings are based on the percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues over five years, from 1998--2002.

OSSI increased revenues 567 percent from 1998 to 2002, earning the eighteenth ranking in the Technology Fast 50 for North Carolina.

This years North Carolina Technology Fast 50 program is co-presented by Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nations leading professional services firms, with Wachovia Corporation, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, Business Leader and the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED).

The Deloitte & Touche North Carolina Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the strength, vision and temerity to succeed despite a very challenging technology environment," said Dave Hunt, Deloitte & Touche partner in charge of the North Carolina Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group. We applaud the successes of OSSI and acknowledge their place as one of the very few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past five years."

We are honored to be recognized for the second consecutive year as a North Carolina Technology Fast 50 winner," said JA Savage, OSSI President. This award demonstrates OSSIs commitment to the future of public safety agencies and technology."

To qualify for the Technology Fast 50, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 1998 and $1,000,000 in 2002, must be public or private companies headquartered in North America, and be a "technology company" defined as owning proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues (using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify); and/or devoting a significant proportion of revenues to research and development of technology.

Winners of the 20 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North Americas top 500 fastest growing technology companies. Other notable North Carolina companies also earning this award include Lending Tree, Inc, Red Hat, Inc., and RF Micro Devises, Inc. For more information on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 or Technology Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast500.com.

About Deloitte & Touche
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About OSSI
Open Software Solutions, Inc. (OSSI), headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a leading provider of public safety software for Law Enforcement, Fire and Emergency Medical Services in the United States. OSSI provides a fully integrated suite of public safety products, including Computer Aided Dispatch, Law Enforcement Records Management Systems (RMS), Fire EMS RMS, Jail Management, Mobile Field Reporting and Message Switch applications. In 2001 and 2002, OSSI was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 500 fastest growing, privately held corporations in the United States. For more information visit OSSIs website at www.ossiusa.com.

CONTACT:
Tammy Bracken
OSSI Marketing Administrator
336-885-0911
tbracken@ossiusa.com