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Adea Solutions Ranked in Top 50 Minority-Owned Businesses in U.S. by Diversity Business Magazine

Sunday, November 27, 2005

DALLAS (Business Wire) -- Adea Solutions, Inc., a global provider of business process and technology consulting services, today announced it has been ranked in Top 50 largest U.S. minority-owned corporations by DiversityBusiness.com the nations leading multicultural business internet site.

The DIV500 lists the nation's Top-500 diversity-owned businesses representing revenues ranging in size from $20 million to over $2 billion. Recognizing the nation's top multicultural earners, it challenges the long-held notion that diversity-owned businesses are small or insignificant.

The top companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com's 6th Annual Multicultural Business Conference, March 29 - March 31, 2006 at the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"We are honored to be among this elite group of companies," said Chip Wagner, president of Adea Solutions. "Here in the Dallas, Fort Worth area, we're the largest privately-held, minority-owned company employing more than 1,500 people."

"Diversity-owned businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy," said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International (CCAii), the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. "It is no longer just "the right thing" to do business with diversity suppliers. Because of recent economic and demographic trends and changes, major corporations are realizing that having a diverse supplier base positively impacts their business revenue from this sector of buyers".

The Div500 The Div500 is a classification that represents the top 500 diversity-owned (women, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Native American and other minority groups) businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services.

About Adea Solutions

Adea Solutions is a global business process and information technology solutions consulting company employing more than 1,500 people in six countries. The company leverages technology to create sustainable business value for clients in Communications, Retail/Manufacturing, Healthcare/Life Sciences and Government. The company was founded in 1996, is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner in North America. Adea International Private Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary with European headquarters in London and Asian headquarters in Bangalore, India, which includes a global development center that is appraised at CMMI Level 5. Adea Solutions, Inc. may be visited at www.adeasolutions.com.

Adea Solutions, Inc., Dallas
Howard LaMunion, 214-282-0535
lamunion@consulttus.com
www.adeasolutions.com

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