San Francisco's Persona Computing Wins Double Accolade from Silicon Valley Biz Ink for Ranking as One of the San Francisco Bay Area's Top Staffing Agencies and a Top Woman-Owned Business

San Francisco, CA – April 21, 2004  – The San Francisco based information technology (IT) staffing agency of Persona Computing, Inc. was honored by Silicon Valley Biz Ink for their 8th place ranking as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's "Top Staffing Agencies" and their 30th place ranking as one of the "Top 50 Women-Owned Businesses."   The rankings were for the 2003 calendar year.

According to Ginny Velasquez, Persona Computing's CEO, "These honors are especially sweet considering the tough business enviornment our industry has experienced over the past few years. It makes me very proud to see that Persona can compete with many other much larger companies on multiple fronts, and be honored as both a top staffing agency and a top woman owned business.  Whether a client has been with us a week or since we began, we never let up on providing unparalleled customer service and cost effective staffing solutions.  Persona's goal is always to add value to our client's business, whether this is in the form of our quality technical staff, our cost effective pricing, or our innovative supply chain streamlining technology. It takes hard work and focus, but our approach has allowed us to prosper —and the future looks good!"

About Persona Computing, Inc.
Persona Computing fills both contract and permanent software development and information technology (IT) positions for a wide range of firms. Clients include utilities and energy companies such as a Northern California Gas & Electric Company, City Public Service (San Antonio, TX), Nicor Gas, Automated Power Exchange and Cal ISO. Other nationwide companies include Visa International, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, College Loan Corporation and Longs Drugs.

Persona is certified as a Woman and Minority Owned Business Enterprise (WMBE) by the State of California Public Utilities Commission, a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the Northern California Supplier Development Council (NCSDC) and 8(a) and a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

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