December 7, 2009 Orleans, France - Pentalog, leader in offshore / nearshore IT solutions services, announced today that it was ranked 458th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) a classification which recognizes the top 500 technology companies having the strongest growth in sales over the past 5 years, from 2004 to 2008. Pentalog achieved a growth rate of 391% over this period.

« It was the first time Pentalog integrated the Fast 500, we had been already in the Fast 50 for several years. In 2008, Pentalog won the Special Prize of the French Western region. It's a great recognition of our position and our business model. Pentalog occupies the 72nd place in France in software and computer services. The entry into this category is a powerful tool for future growth, we are extremely proud of it. »Frederic LASNIER, President & CEO of Pentalog, announced.

« To be placed in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA means being one of Europe's leading companies with a sustained growth rate over the past five years, which demonstrates exceptional qualities, in a highly competitive business sector » stated David Halstead, Partner and Program Manager for Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA.

Selection and qualification for the Technology Fast 500 EMEA
The list of participants in the Technology Fast 500 regroups the winners of Deloitte's EMEA Fast 50. To qualify for the Fast 500, entrants must have reported operating revenues of at least EUR 50 000 in 2004 and EUR 800 000 in 2008. Participating companies must have their headquarters in a country of the EMEA zone and must be considered as a “technology company”, defined as a enterprise possessing a singular technology that contributes significantly to its revenue or in which a significant proportion of its revenues goes towards research and development of a technology. The use of a technology of another company uniquely is not taken into consideration.

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