3i People Ranked # 23rd Fastest Growing Rising Star in North America on Deloitte’s 2006 Technology Fast 500 Program 

Atlanta, GA. 10/20/2006 — 3i People has been named a Rising Star on Deloitte’s 2006 Technology Fast 500. A special category, the Rising Star list ranks 25 companies that have been in business three or four years. They are ranked based on percentage revenue growth over three years (2003 to 2005). Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 is a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America

3i People’s CEO Raj Swami credits all of their clients and employees’ with the company’s 100% revenue growth over the past three years. He said, "I would like to thank our people for making it possible for 3i People to win this high honor. This award is a culmination of their efforts and the countless hours of hard work that our employees and consultants have committed to our company and to our customers. "

"It is exceptional for a young company to gain early traction in today’s highly competitive technology marketplace and especially to report such strong revenue growth," said Tony Kern, deputy managing principal of Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry practice. “It’s a credit to 3i People’s leadership that they’ve managed to ramp up their business so quickly.”

“Making Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Rising Star is a testament to a company's vision that has resulted in exceptional growth over three years. 3i People’s leadership team has the right stuff for growth, and Deloitte salutes their accomplishments," said Tony Kern, deputy managing principal of Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry practice.

Rising Star Qualifications

To qualify as a Fast 500 Rising Star, entrants must have had 2003 operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or $75,000 CD, for the United States and Canada, respectively, and 2005 operating revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD.

Entrants must be headquartered in North America, and own proprietary technology or proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues, or devote a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies’ technology or intellectual property in a unique way does not qualify.

About 3i People, Inc.

Atlanta-based 3i People, Inc. provides Strategic Information Technology Consulting Services to clientele throughout the United States. The company specializes in Professional Staffing Services, Web-Enabled Application Development, Project Management and Security Verification and Validation. It has a Regional Office in Chicago, and an Offshore Development Operation in Chennai, India (Cyber Space Solutions Pvt. Ltd.). 3i People offers software development talent across a broad range of technologies with experience in many business sectors.

3i People offers software development talent with experience in a wide range of business sectors, including banking, automotive, telecommunications, insurance, child support, and health care. Our developers have expertise in E-commerce, Web-Enabled Applications, Database Administration, Data Warehousing, UNIX Administration, and Implementation of ERP/CRM Enterprise Application Software (SAP). Our people are accustomed to Full Life-Cycle, Design, Development and Implementation, Application Development work.

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