2008 Announcements
October 6, 2008
Washington Technology magazine ranked Platinum Solutions among the top 50 fastest-growing small companies in the Government Information Technology industry in 2008. This is the fourth year in a row that Platinum Solutions made the Fast 50 list. Platinum Solutions reported a compound annual growth rate of 69.22%. Washington Technology's annual list spotlights companies based on their rate of growth during the past four years. To be considered, companies submitted five years of revenue data and were ranked by their compound annual growth rate.
The full article can be found here.
September 1, 2008
Inc. magazine's "500/5000" issue ranked Platinum Solutions as 65th among the fastest-growing Government Services Companies in America. Click here for the listing of top 2008 Inc. 5,000 Government Services companies. Inc. also ranked Platinum Solutions among the Top 100 Businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV region.
This year's list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2004, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, and independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2007.
August 5, 2008
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that participating law enforcement agencies will soon be able to access the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) online. Our work with the FBI includes case management systems and analytical systems to solve violent crimes and sexual assault cases. Our work also has helped to create a system to track overseas kidnapping incidents, support an FBI crisis negotiations unit, and has resulted in a domestic reporting system for hostage situations.
Platinum Solutions has assisted the ViCAP program to provide improved communication and coordination between law enforcement agencies as well as support in their effort to investigate, track, and apprehend violent serial offenders. This web-enabled application utilizes a SOA architecture that has become a component of other FBI projects.
The full article can be found here.
May 27, 2008
Platinum Solutions' President Adam Rossi was identified as one of the Top 35 Entrepreneurs Under 35 in the D.C. area.
Bisnow on Business named their list of 35 Under 35: Top Entrepreneurs of the Washington Region. The 120 nominees were ranked on difficulty and originality of the business concept, credibility and success in the marketplace, buzz, growth, and their coolness and wow factors.
The full article can be found here.
May 22, 2008
Platinum Solutions Sponsors InfraGard Nation's Capital Members Alliance (INCMA) Chapter for 2008
InfraGard is a partnership between government and the private sector that is dedicated to protecting our nation's critical infrastructure. Platinum Solutions is proud to sponsor the InfraGard Nation's Capital Members Alliance (INCMA), a thriving InfraGard chapter with more than 700 members.
"It is refreshing to see government reaching out to the private sector to foster a free exchange of ideas and information," says Adam Rossi, President, Platinum Solutions, Inc. "InfraGard is a great example of how effective we can be when we work together to protect our nation."
May 19, 2008
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently awarded Lockheed Martin a ten-year, $1 billion contract to develop and maintain the Bureau's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system, a multi-modal, state-of-the-art biometrics system for use by state, local, and federal authorities. As a core member of the winning Lockheed Martin team, Platinum Solutions will leverage its unique expertise in developing image analysis and biometrics systems for law enforcement and will continue its eight-year history of developing mission critical software systems for the FBI.