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SGIs named finalist for 2007 itflorida excellence in

it leadership award

 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (October 25, 2007) – SGIS, a national government contracting firm, announced today that it has been named a finalist for the 2007 ITFlorida Excellence in IT Leadership Award.  The Excellence in IT Leadership award recognizes an outstanding business or initiative for exceptional leadership in furthering the use of IT to successfully advance economic, social or technological development in the state of Florida.

 

“We are honored to have been selected as one of the top innovators and leaders contributing to the advancement of technology in Florida,” said SGIS Chief Operating Officer Vince Virga.  “SGIS is extremely proud of the work we perform in the government IT arena.  We pride ourselves on providing our customers with the best services and solutions in the IT industry, and we will continue to do our part in helping the state of Florida flourish.”

 

Experiencing great success, SGIS has received many highly revered national and state awards.  SGIS ranked #2 on Washington Technology Magazine’s 2007 Fast 50 list of fastest-growing companies and was also selected for the 2007 Inc. 500, Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the nation.  In 2006, SGIS was ranked the 13th Fastest Growing New Company in America on Entrepreneur Magazine and PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Hot 100 List and also received the Governor’s Entrepreneurship Award in Florida’s Mega Market.

 

SGIS has achieved a strong presence in the IT sector, with extraordinary growth every year since inception.  SGIS provides services and solutions that defend the United States and its citizens from threats, provides advanced tools to soldiers who defend the nation and assists government agencies in running their business more effectively.  SGIS works with numerous organizations within the Intelligence, Homeland Security,

Defense and Space communities to protect and defend the United States and its citizens.  The company specializes in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering, Intelligence Solutions, Global Telecommunications and Logistics.  SGIS provides services at the state and local levels as well.

 

SGIS partnered with the United States Government and joined the Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence effort, quickly becoming a major component of several government agencies’ support teams.  SGIS provides some of the highest quality Intelligence Analysis and Border Control services available in the country as well.  The company’s teams of highly trained and security cleared experts work diligently to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States and reduce our country’s vulnerability to terrorism.  SGIS also deploys with the troops they support.  SGIS supports critical services for the U.S. Military, the Department of Defense (DoD), the Pentagon, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to name a few.  SGIS currently has thirteen offices throughout the United States, with corporate headquarters located in San Diego, California.

 

For more information on SGIS, please visit us on the Web at www.SGIS.com.

 

About ITFlorida

ITFlorida is an umbrella, not-for-profit membership organization that represents Florida's diverse information technology businesses and communities on a statewide basis.  ITFlorida advocates to the Legislature, the Executive Office of the Governor and other bodies for the establishment of rational regulatory regimes and economic development processes to support and enhance Florida's high tech industries.  Visit www.itflorida.com to learn more.

 

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