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No. 469 Ascendant Technology Austin, TX

	Year	2008
	Industry	IT Services
	Founded	2002
	Growth	669.5%
	2004 Revenue	$4.7 million
	2007 Revenue	$36.5 million
	Employees	226
	Website	www.atech.com

What it does:
Information technology services company that resells and integrates IBM products and related business integration services, including web portal, content management, and security.

Why it's growing:
Ascendant Technology (Atech) changed its business model less than a year and a half after being founded, to hone its focus on becoming a premier IBM regional systems integrator. Since that change, the company has established itself as a standard in several vertical markets for technical services, including those in the health care, automotive, retail and insurance industries.

What's noteworthy:
In 2008, Atech was the recipient of two of the five major IBM Software awards bestowed on business partners, in the WebSphere and Rational Brands divisions.