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Ascendant Technology Winner of SOA Innovation Award 2007
Recognized for Innovative and Visionary Contributions to SOA

Austin, TX – May 20, 2006 – Ascendant Technology, a Premier level IBM systems integrator, is pleased to announce that is has been named the recipient of the 2007 IBM Impact SOA Innovation Award.  The award recognizes the IBM Premier Business Partner, like Ascendant Technology, that are leading the charge in exploiting IBM SOA and WebSphere software capabilities in innovative and visionary ways. 

“IBM’s Impact Awards go to solutions that solve traditional problems in nontraditional ways and that will be drivers in tomorrow's new markets,” said Sandy Carter, Vice President of IBM SOA and WebSphere.   “When choosing the winners and the finalists for the 2007 Impact Innovation Award, we looked at each organization's solution and the value it delivered to customers. We are honored to recognize Ascendant, and their commitment to SOA through innovative solutions, as the winner of this year’s award.”

This year’s IBM IMPACT Innovation Award recognizes Ascendant Technology for innovation in delivering Portal, Commerce and Business Integration solutions built on IBM SOA and WebSphere capabilities.  Ascendant provides service accelerators that have helped many organizations, including Austin Energy (nation’s 10th largest community-owned electric utility, headquartered in Austin, Texas), adopt SOA and gain rapid business value.  These accelerators include: BaseLine, a jumpstart methodology for business integration; WebSphere Catalyst for Commerce, an XML-based content integrator; and the WebSphere Installation and Configuration Automation (WICA) framework.

As recipients of both this award and the Lotus North America Distinguished Partner Award 2006, Ascendant Technology has distinguished itself as the leader in IBM Lotus and WebSphere Product brands.  “Being recognized at the first annual Impact 2007 Conference only highlights Ascendants commitment to developing highly unique and repeatable solutions that extend our customers SOA implementations and environments,” said Sam Fatigato, CEO of Ascendant Technology.  “By consistently delivering best practice and unique offerings developed by our team of highly skilled consultants, our customers benefit with quicker ROI and overall increased customer and employee satisfaction.”

IBM IMPACT 2007 in Orlando, Florida provides business partners and customers with the opportunity to understand they can embrace the WebSphere Platform for SOA to establish a flexible IT foundation that can respond quickly to today's changing business climate and achieve innovation.

About Ascendant Technology
Ascendant Technology helps organizations both large and small achieve the flexibility and responsiveness business demands from technology investments.  Through a combination of business acumen and deep technical expertise, Ascendant Technology provides insight to solve business problems and drive business innovation.  Offering a variety of custom, packaged, and fully managed SOA and Portal solutions built on dependable IBM technology, Ascendant Technology provides solutions that improve communication and collaboration.  Ascendant Technology can be reached at (512) 346-9580 or visit www.atech.com.