Athens, AL, 15^th August 2011 – Summit Technology is one of the pioneers in the field of providing revolutionary ERP system support to its clients. In June 2011, the company celebrated its tenth anniversary. Since its founding in 2001, the company has set important trends in the ERP consulting market. After ten years of organic growth, and specialization in managed services support and consulting models, Summit Technology views itself as well prepared for the next ten years.

Alabama based Summit Technology is one of the veterans of the Oracle PeopleSoft consulting industry. The company recently celebrated ten years of successful operations.

In June 2001, Summit Technology was founded by current owners Glenn Baker, Kevin Chowning, and Gerald Newsom followed by Coyt Sanders. Each founder provided unique talents and expertise to the company thus contributing to its success. Carl Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, joined the management team in 2010 and with him brings a wealth of financial and operational expertise.

What started out 10 years ago on a shoe-string budget has steadily grown into a serious business far exceeding anyone’s expectations,” said Glenn Baker, Founder and Executive Vice President of Managed Services.  “We are all very proud of this accomplishment and grateful to our customers and employees who all contributed to our success over the last 10 years.”

Since 2001, Summit Technology has evolved from a small consulting business to a thriving information technology firm specializing in the implementation and support of Oracle and PeopleSoft enterprise systems. Summit Technology, Inc. has been instrumental in the success of businesses across many markets, including healthcare, retail, business-to-business services, and the public sector. Summit thanks their customers and employees for this past decade.

Summit Technology, Inc. continues to be inspired by the need for reliable and ongoing support within the PeopleSoft services sector. In addition to their classic consulting operations Summit Technology has a unique managed services offering in which customers benefit from reduced operating costs and superior expertise as an extension of the customer’s IT organization. Over the years they have developed and refined a number of tools that contribute to their customer’s success; the most powerful of which is Summit’s Personal Assistant, a flexible support process with known costs and service level agreements with 30 minute response times and 24×7 coverage for production related issues. Summit’s Personal Assistant allows firms to supplement internal PeopleSoft functional and technical staff with access to experienced Summit professionals for application support, maintenance, security and administrative activities, whenever the need arises.

Summit Technology continues on the forefront of the consulting and managed services market for ERP systems. The success story has no end in sight as they continue to capitalize on their dynamic vision, experience, and people to build for tomorrow.

About Summit Technology

Founded in 2001 by a group of innovative individuals, Summit is considered to have one of the strongest management teams and staff of senior consultants in today’s PeopleSoft® marketplace. With an average of 12 – 15 years’ experience in Human Resource, Financial Management and Supply Chain applications and Application Outsourcing, Summit Technology offers proven end-to-end PeopleSoft® application solutions. Services include: implementation, upgrade, operational support, and full hosting services. Summit’s corporate office is located in Athens, AL, with regional offices and associates strategically based throughout the United States, serving clients worldwide. For additional information, please visit: www.summitsti.com.

CONTACT:

Bill Cade, EVP Sales
866-446-1891
bcade@summitsti.com

• Configure PeopleSoft Recruiting to perform to client specifications

• Write Functional Specifications for Technical Changes to PeopleSoft Recruiting

• Conduct Training of client staff on use of the Recruiting Module

• 5 years experience with PeopleSoft Applications

• 2 years experience with version 9.x

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Ability to travel to client site each week

• Technical knowledge a plus

• Payables, Asset Management, and Project Costing experience a plus

• Integration Broker experience desired

• 5 years experience with PeopleSoft Applications

• 2 years experience with version 9.x

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Ability to travel to client site

• eModules and Ben Admin experience a plus

• 5 years experience with PeopleSoft Applications

• 2 years experience with version 9.x

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Ability to travel to client site each week

• Technical knowledge a plus

• 5 years experience with PeopleSoft Applications (Financials and/or Supply Chain)

• 2 years experience with version 9.x

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Part-time travel required

NEW YORK, August 12, 2009 – Inc. magazine today ranked Summit Technology, Inc. NO. 2280 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Consumer electronics maker Vizio, Internet giant GoDaddy, rental car service Zipcar, and beverage maker Honest Tea are among the prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

“Savvy trend spotters and those who invest in private companies know that the Inc. 5000 is the best place to find out about young companies that are achieving success through a wide variety of unprecedented business models, as well as older private companies that are still expanding at an impressive rate,” said Inc. 5000 project manager Jim Melloan. “That’s why our list is so eagerly anticipated every year.”

About Summit Technology

Classic: A superior example of its kind. At Summit Technology, that is exactly what we are, CLASSIC. We are the CLASSIC example of a company COMMITTED to its customers’ satisfaction. We know our clients are our lifeline, for they are the only means to truly convey the Summit story. It is imperative that our customers are not only satisfied with our work, but also with the way we treat them as we work together to complete projects. Our employees recognize our COMMITMENT to excellence on every level and will work to ensure that our clients receive great results with every endeavor, regardless of its size. We are CONFIDENT in our employees and our ability to successfully meet your consulting needs!

Summit Technology was founded in 2001. The formation of this innovative company brought one of the strongest management teams and staff of senior consultants into today’s PeopleSoft marketplace. With more than 16 years of experience in Human Resource, Financials and Supply Chain applications as well as being an Application Outsourcing Provider, Summit Technology offers proven solutions to a host of your company’s ERP application requirements.

Summit Technology’s corporate office is located in Athens, AL., with a regional office located in Atlanta, GA. Summit Technology serves clients worldwide. For more information, visit their Web site at www.summitsti.com.

The 2007 Inc. 5000, as revealed online at www.inc.com, reported median revenue of $9.4 million and median three-year growth of 140 percent. Complete information on this year’s Inc. 5,000, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The list features a profile for each company, almost all of them written as a result of Inc. interviews with management. In addition, the list is searchable according to numerous criteria, including industry, city, state, region, and year founded.

The 2009 Inc. 5000, unveiled today on Inc.com, serves as a unique report card on the U.S. economy. Despite the ongoing recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $214 billion, up $29 billion from last year, with a median three-year growth rate of 126 percent. The Inc. 5000 are responsible for creating more than 1 million jobs since their founding, making the list perhaps the best example of the impact private, fast-growing companies can have on the economy. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found on Inc.com.

This year’s list also offers a preview of which industries are poised for growth in coming years. With an average growth rate of 667 percent, Insurance ranked as the top industry overall. Government Services was the top industry gainer with 252 companies on this year’s list, up from 135 last year. Health is the top industry by both total revenue ($22.7 billion) and total employment (156,223 jobs).

The Hottest Regions for Fast-Growing Companies

Once again, California tops the Inc. 5000 with the most companies of any state with 612. The Golden State is followed by Texas (393), New York (316), Florida (263), and Virginia (261). All 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, are represented on this year’s list.

New York boasts 371 Inc. 5000 companies, making it the top metropolitan area, followed by Washington, D.C. (317), Los Angeles (253), Atlanta (209), and Chicago (203).

The Inc. 5000 at a Glance

Bolstered by this year’s No. 1 company, Northern Capital Insurance, Insurance emerged as the top industry, with an average growth rate of 667 percent. Other strong performers include Energy (523 percent) and Government Services (491 percent).

In total, the companies on the Inc. 5000 have created more than 1 million jobs. Health is the top employer with 156,223 jobs, followed by Business Products & Services (122,911), IT Services (89,632), Food & Beverage (86,572), and Construction (65,494).

IT Services had the most companies on this year’s list with 658, followed by Business Products & Services (502), Advertising & Marketing (398), Construction (354), and Manufacturing (342).

Topping this year’s list is Northern Capital Insurance, a Miami-based firm that is helping to revolutionize Florida’s ailing insurance industry. The company generated $95 million in revenue in 2008 and an impressive three-year growth rate of 19,812 percent.

The top woman-owned company is P3S (No. 17 overall), a San Antonio–based firm that provides IT network security and physical security services, mostly to the Defense Department. P3S, owned by Mary Ellen Trevino, recorded revenue of $13.5 million in 2008 and a three-year growth rate of 5,898 percent. The top minority-owned company is Harley Stanfield (No. 3 overall), a Washington, D.C.–based real estate investment firm that buys existing properties, makes them energy efficient, and then resells them as investment properties. Harley Stanfield, founded by Cedric Franklin, posted revenue of $38.4 million in 2008 and a three-year growth rate of 13,350 percent.

The Inc. 5000 posted an aggregate revenue of $214 billion in 2008, up nearly 16 percent from the previous year. The top five industries by total revenue include Health ($22.7 billion), Business Products & Services ($19.6 billion), Construction ($18.8 billion), Energy ($14.7 billion), and IT Services ($13.2 billion).

The Top 10 Inc. 5000 Companies Ranked by Growth

The Top 10 Inc. 5000 Companies Ranked by Total Revenue

Methodology

The Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2005 through 2008. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2005, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they have to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent — not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies — as of December 31, 2008. Revenue in 2005 must have been at least $200,000, and revenue in 2008 must have been at least $2 million. The top 10 percent of companies on the list comprise the Inc. 500, now in its 28th year.

About Inc. Magazine

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. (www.inc.com) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 712,961, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology. Visit us online at Inc.com.

About the Inc. 500|5000 Conference

Each year, Inc. and Inc.com celebrate the remarkable achievements of today’s entrepreneurial superstars—the privately held small businesses that drive our economy. The Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony brings together members of the Inc. 5000 community, both a new class of Inc. 5000 honorees and the list’s alumni, for three days of powerful networking, inspired learning, and momentous celebration. Please join us September 23–25, 2009, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. For more information about the 2009 Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony, and to register, visit www.Inc5000event.com. Stay connected with Inc. Events by following @IncEvents on Twitter.

Contact: Elizabeth McClary
Summit Technology, Sales/Marketing
Cell Phone: (256) 527-5422
Office: (256) 771-1656 .x157
E-Mail: emcclary@summitsti.com