Glow Networks ranks among 50 biggest minority-owned companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area

    /24-7PressRelease/ - RICHARDSON, TX, May 30, 2006 - Glow Networks (http://www.glownetworks.com), a research, consultancy and engineering firm providing end-to-end network services and solutions for the telecom market, has been listed amongst the Top 50 minority-owned businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by the Dallas Morning News. The rankings, released by the paper earlier this month, are based on total revenues announced for 2005 by companies in the area.

"We are excited to be amongst the Top 50 minority-owned companies published by the Dallas Morning News. In fact, we believe we are amongst the Top 5 companies from the technology sector out of that list of 50," said Dr.Jay Srinivisan, Founder and President of Glow Networks. "Our entry into this select group is a milestone, as we strive to continue with the tremendous growth we have achieved in the past 3 years. We remain focused on helping our clients make and save money with a comprehensive range of services; our growth is an indicator that we are being successful in meeting that objective."

Glow Networks has recorded an exceptional growth of over 300% in the 2003-2005 period. Having attained the TL 9000 and ISO 9001 certifications in 2004, the company was also recognized for its services in 2005 by both Nortel Networks and Alcatel. Glow Networks was named Nortel's "Diversity Supplier of the Year" besides being recognized as the latter's top performing "North America Order Engineering Services Supplier". Meanwhile, Alcatel nominated Glow Networks as its "Minority Business Enterprise of the Year Class II" with the DFW Minority Business Council.

"Finding a place in the Top 50 list is a reflection of the professional management that we have in place at Glow Networks," says Dev Sridharan, Chief Financial Officer of the company. "Like every professional and ambitious organization, we are extremely conscious of our position in the industry. We will strive to maintain high growth levels while retaining a customer-centric, results-driven approach to business, where we even tie our success to the successes of our services for our clients."

"Our diverse array of services that span the entire network lifecycle, the technical expertise of our 160+ engineers/ consultants, and a growing list of client engagements certainly position us for continued growth. The primary focus of our company is to improve the operational and financial performance of network technologies to deliver greater value to our clients. We recognize that this will undoubtedly be the single-biggest factor for sustained growth and success of the company in the years to come," says Srinivasan.

Media Inquiries
Dev Sridharan
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About Glow Networks

Founded in 1999, Glow Networks (www.glownetworks.com) is a privately-held, Minority Business Enterprise headquartered in Richardson, Texas. Exclusively focused on networks and the core ingredients that are essential to network performance, the company provides end-to-end research, consultancy and engineering services with the aim of improving operational and financial performance of network technologies. With a team of over 160 engineers and consultants, the company caters to the entire lifecycle of networks from analysis to design, deployment, optimization and management. The TL 9000- and ISO 9001- certified company is a preferred supplier to many of the leading telecom equipment vendors. Glow Networks is the recipient of the "Diversity Supplier of the Year" award from Nortel and a nomination for the "Minority Business Enterprise of the Year - Class II" award from Alcatel for 2005.

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