Five 9 Group Joins SBD Alliant Joint Venture

FAIRFAX, VA--(Marketwire - Oct 26, 2011) - Five 9 Group, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise data management for mission-critical applications; database/data center migration and consolidation; maintenance of high-availability enterprise environments; network solutions; business intelligence; and enterprise architecture and information assurance support to the federal market, today announced that the company has joined the SBD Alliant, LLC Joint Venture (SBD Alliant). Led by Solutions by Design II, LLC (SBD), SBD Alliant is a partnership of small businesses providing Information Technology (IT) solutions to federal agencies under the General Services Administration (GSA) Alliant Small Business Government-wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC).

"SBD Alliant is comprised of leading small businesses with broad and varied experience in the design, deployment, and support of federal and commercial customers' critical information systems," said Magdy Aziz, CEO of Five 9 Group. "This joint venture allows agencies to leverage this institutional knowledge and experience through the Alliant Small Business contract vehicle to solve their most critical IT problems. Five 9 Group is honored to be a member of this venture, and we look forward to working with our partners to deliver quality solutions to federal agencies."

Five 9 Group brings a depth and breadth of enterprise IT expertise in the homeland security sector to the SBD Alliant. Specifically, Five 9 Group will provide innovative solutions for systems and data management, as well as business intelligence, architecture design, security and project management.

"Five 9 Group's extensive capabilities and knowledge base will be a great addition to the Joint Venture, strengthening and deepening our ability to provide superior solutions to our Alliant Small Business customers," said Clyde Goldbach, the CEO of SBD and managing member of the Joint Venture. "We are very happy to have them on the team."

The Alliant Small Business GWAC is a competitive multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. Alliant Small Business provides worldwide IT solutions to federal agencies while strengthening opportunities in federal contracting for small businesses.

About Five 9 Group
Five 9 Group, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise data management for mission-critical applications; database/data center migration and consolidation; maintenance of high-availability enterprise environments; network solutions; business intelligence; and enterprise architecture and information assurance support to the federal market. Its name -- Five 9 Group -- symbolizes 99.999% availability and represents the standard of quality and dependability the company provides through its employees and its service offerings. Established in 2006, Five 9 Group resources leverage more than 25 years of best practices in developing and managing highly critical, sensitive data and business intelligence systems for the homeland security sector, enabling the company to deliver leading-edge, innovative Information Technology solutions that help agencies improve operations across mission-critical functions.

Headquartered outside of Washington, D.C. in Fairfax, Virginia, Five 9 Group is a privately owned small business. For more information, visit www.five9group.com.