Press Release
October 17, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :

Buan Consulting Lands on Washington Technology's Fast 50 List 

Buan Demonstrates Dramatic Government-Revenue Growth  

Annapolis , MD … Buan Consulting, Inc. (Buan), which offers secure, customized knowledge management and portal solutions, announced today that it has been named to Washington Technology's Fast 50 List. It is a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the area, based on how fast their federal, state, and local government revenues grew from 2001 through 2005.

Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman said, "To rank on the Washington Technology Fast 50, companies must have dramatic government-revenue growth over five years. The companies on the list represent some of the most innovative and leading-edge firms in the government space. We applaud their achievement and service."

Dan Buan, CEO of Buan Consulting, attributes the company's remarkable five-year government-revenue growth to its ability to deliver value to the customer time and time again. Buan said, "As a small business, our key to success is unsurpassed expertise, superior quality of work, and outstanding ability to execute and deliver leading-edge technologies that increase organizations' efficiency and effectiveness when accessing information. We're proud to provide and manage the expertise and technology that helps government agencies automatically understand and harness critical information that enhances their capabilities and value to citizens."

Some of the federal customers that have taken advantage of Buan's leading-edge expertise and technologies include the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Energy, National Park Service, United States Army, and the Social Security Administration.

In addition to government support, Buan Consulting offers an unparalleled track record of successful projects with prestigious customers in many other industry sectors including media, finance, education, telecom, technology and e-commerce. The company has implemented solutions and provided training for organizations worldwide, including in the United States , Canada , South Korea and New Zealand .

For more information, visit http://www.washingtontechnology.com/smallbusiness/fast50/2006/ .

Buan Consulting [www.BuanConsulting.com] is a leading provider of secure knowledge management and portal solutions to organizations that want to improve performance through the superior management of their knowledge. Using proven technologies and methodologies, and the latest developments in business and artificial intelligence technologies, Buan Consulting builds customized solutions enabling each organization's employees, customers, partners and other stakeholders to collaboratively create, locate, manage, deliver, and apply the information needed to make strategic decisions and enhance operations.

Washington Technology is the only national newspaper for systems integrators and IT companies doing business with government. Published bi-monthly since 1986, it delivers the latest contracting wins, government initiatives and projects, government policies, acquisitions, case studies and analyses, and fresh technology news to 40,100 business executives.