Emergent Recognized on the CRN Fast Growth 100 List

September 28, 2011

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Vienna, VA, September 28, 2011 - Emergent, an award-winning small business and IT vendor integrator, today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 100 list. The list recognizes the fastest growing solution providers in North America. Companies on the Fast Growth 100 list average a two-year revenue growth of 130 percent and average annual sales of products and services of $172 million. The ranking is based on two years' growth of net sales from calendar year 2008 to calendar year 2010.

"To be ranked #9 in this years CRN Fast Growth 100 list is a reflection of the Emergent's dedication and commitment to excellence," says Greg Christensen, President, Emergent. "This ranking and recognition emphasizes our ability to develop deep customer relationships and foster robust partnerships with our complimentary software, hardware, cloud and cyber security vendor communities. We are looking forward to continued growth and success solving some of the most complex IT challenges in the world."

"This year's Fast Growth 100 list reflects the high growth potential for solution providers offering innovative products, solutions and services," said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for Everything Channel. "Despite an uncertain market, VARs investing in new technologies and services are still growing at a significant rate - a testament to their hard work and ability to truly understand their customers' needs. We congratulate Emergent on their well-earned success."

A sample of the 2011 Fast Growth list can be found at www.crn.com.


About Emergent
Emergent is an award winning Value Added Reseller (VAR) and GSA Schedule Holder (GS-35F-0119W) providing comprehensive IT solutions including product acquisition, consulting and training services. Emergent offers complimentary technology solutions including, Adobe, Red Hat, Symantec, Google, Serena, Cisco and VeriSign, among others within the government, commercial, education and healthcare sectors. For more information, visit http://www.emergent360.com.


About Everything Channel
Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company.

To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.

About UBM plc
UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

For more information, go to www.ubm.com

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Contacts
Scott Regan
Everything Channel
scott.regan@ec.ubm.com 508.416.1186

Jessica Wessinger
Emergent
jwessinger@emergent360.com
703.942.5640