FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bunni Bates
Communications Manager
11700 Plaza America Drive, Suite 810
Reston, VA 20190
703.471.9793 ext. 220
bbates@platinumsolutions.com
Washingtonian Magazine Names Platinum Solutions
Among "Great Places to Work"
Reston, VA (November 17, 2005) - Platinum Solutions, Inc. was recognized in the November 2005 edition of Washingtonian magazine's annual "Great Places to Work." The venerable Washington, DC magazine cited 55 local businesses this year instead of its perennial 50 companies, analyzing key criteria such as employee benefits, work-life policies, manager training, employee development, diversity, and philanthropy
"Our people make Platinum Solutions a great place to work," said Laila Rossi, CEO of Platinum Solutions. "This honor confirms our shared belief in the company's strategic direction and our belief in the superb team we have assembled to meet client needs in the public and private sector," she added.
Platinum Solutions is experiencing exceptional growth as evidenced by its recent first place award in Systems Integration category of Washington Technology 2005 Fast 50 awards (ranking 18th overall). Each year, Washington Technology magazine ranks companies based on their rate of growth with respect to government revenue. Platinum Solutions is working with the federal government on several high profile initiatives involving public safety. For instance, Platinum Solutions' software is used by law enforcement, defense and intelligence professionals to decipher and monitor communication among terrorists and violent criminals.
"Our team views our clients as business partners. For each of us, this is more than a job. This is about investing in client challenges to achieve practical, effective, creative solutions. We believe in the work we do and we are always striving to do better. That's the hallmark of our team and we are proud of each one of them. Our employees make Platinum Solutions a great place to work," Ms. Rossi said.
The company employs professionals from various disciplines including people with client service skills, distributed application development, object-oriented design and development expertise, as well as people with strong backgrounds in project management and relational database design. It is currently recruiting for several openings. For more information about careers at Platinum Solutions, please visit www.platinumsolutions.com, or submit your employment-related questions, or resume (in any format) to hr@platinumsolutions.com.
About Platinum Solutions
Platinum Solutions (www.platinumsolutions.com) of Reston, VA, is an award-winning leader in system integration and collaborative solutions for the federal government. The company develops custom software based on open standards and an agile methodology so its clients can quickly respond to a changing world. With particular expertise in law enforcement, intelligence, defense, and homeland security, its software helps decipher and monitor terrorist communications and arrest violent criminals. Their solutions in health and human services are also helping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve the safety of prescription drugs. Platinum Solutions placed 18th among Washington Technology's 2005 Fast 50 Government Contractors, landed first place in the Fast 50 Systems Integration category. For more information, please visit www.platinumsolutions.com or call (703) 471-9793.