BELLEVUE, Wash.— June 20, 2007— Ascentium Corporation, a leading marketing, creative, and technology consulting firm has been recognized by CMP Technology’s VARBusiness magazine as one of North America’s top technology integrators.  In its first appearance on the list, Ascentium placed number 441 in the VARBusiness 500 ranking and is one of only eight companies in the Northwest to make this year’s list.

The 500 companies are the leading revenue producers among solution provider organizations in North America. The list’s ranking is based on companies' gross worldwide revenue of hardware and software sales, as well as earnings from professional and managed IT services.

“Ascentium’s business is based on a commitment to each customer’s long-term success,” said Jim Beebe, Ascentium president. “We are grateful to our customers for trusting us with the growth of their business, which, in turn, enables us to grow to keep pace with the high demand for integrated marketing and technology services.”

“The companies on the VARBusiness 500 list play critical roles in providing the proper IT strategies and systems to corporations and institutions to help drive business forward.  We congratulate them on their success,” said the CMP Channel's Editorial Director, Robert C. DeMarzo.

The complete listing of the VARBusiness 500 was published in the June 11 issue of the monthly business magazine that provides strategic insight for technology integrators.

To complete the 2007 ranking of the 500 largest North American solution providers, system integrators, VARs and IT consultants, companies were asked to complete an online questionnaire to determine prequalification.  Between February and April 2007, VARBusiness conducted extensive research and analyzed the data.  Independent data sourcing (e.g., SEC filings, annual reports, etc.) also was conducted.  Finalists were ranked according to their fiscal year 2006 revenue, based only on their reseller-related services business.

About Ascentium Corporation
Ascentium Corporation (www.ascentium.com) is an award-winning, integrated marketing and technology consultancy that consistently delivers information-driven business solutions to achieve its clients’ strategic objectives. Ascentium made the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for the past two years and continues to see substantial growth in customer relationship management, digital marketing, web initiatives, enterprise content management, systems integration, custom development, and strategic business engagements. The company’s clients include Avista Utilities, Boeing, Dell, Expedia, InfoSpace, Microsoft, Providence Health Systems, Starbucks, and Washington Mutual. Ascentium is headquartered in Bellevue, with offices in Spokane, Los Angeles, Baltimore, and Portland, Oregon.

About VARBusinessFor the past 20 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the commercial and public sector (or government) solution provider community. The VARBusiness integrated platform of media opportunities provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness offerings lead vendors and distributors to unprecedented access to the most powerful strategic solution providers in the market. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design.