McLean, VA, April 4, 2008 – Pragmatics, Inc. today announced that CEO Dr. Long Nguyen has been selected as one of Washington Business Journal 's 2008 Minority Business Leaders. Dr. Nguyen was selected for the award from among many distinguished minority business leaders and owners in the Washington , D.C. area who exhibited outstanding performance for their companies during the past 12 to 18 months. He and 24 other minority business leaders will be honored on April 11 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor , Maryland .

Dr. Nguyen came to the United States from Vietnam in 1960 as a college student and became a U.S. citizen in 1980. He established Pragmatics, a leading information technology (IT) solutions provider, in 1985. Under his outstanding leadership, the Company has grown to $65 million in revenue in 2007 and has 400 employees at three U.S. locations. Pragmatics' ten-year growth rate has averaged 25 percent.

Dr. Nguyen makes many charitable contributions to organizations in the Washington area. These have included providing phone cards to wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and hosting a dinner for more than 80 wounded veterans and their families. He also made two endowments to the George Mason University School of Law and serves on the George Mason Board of Visitors. He is a past a Federal 100 Award winner; has received the Corporate We Are America Now Award by the Center for Multicultural Human Services in recognition of his corporate leadership, which has been a role model for immigrants; and was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award finalist.

Paul Strasser, Pragmatics Chief Operating Officer, noted, “Dr. Nguyen is an inspiration to both his employees and to the greater business community. He founded Pragmatics over 25 years ago and has grown it into a profitable, well-known, and highly respected company. His patriotism and contributions to public service and charitable causes further strengthen his position as a leader in the Washington , D.C. area.”

From left: Paul Strasser, Pragmatics COO, Dr. Long Nguyen, Pragmatics CEO,and
Paul Cohen, Pragmatics Vice Chair

About Pragmatics, Inc.

Pragmatics is a leading IT solutions provider for software engineering and systems integration, systems engineering, information assurance, infrastructure management, and program management support. Pragmatics has been externally appraised at CMMI ® Level 4 and ISO 9001:2000 certified. Our investment in both the CMMI and ISO programs demonstrates our organizational commitment to continuous process improvement and quality management.

Pragmatics serves customers from its headquarters in McLean , Virginia . For additional information about the Company, please visit www.pragmatics.com or contact Linda Alkire, Marketing Manager, at AlkireL@pragmatics.com or 703.761.4033 x264.

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