2005 Fast 50

49: Comtech LLC
Location: Vienna, Va.
Annual growth rate: 46.37%
2004 Revenue: 11,030,895
2003 Revenue: 9,381,611
2002 Revenue: 5,931,866
2001 Revenue: 5,334,554
2000 Revenue: 2,403,577
Leadership: Shailendra Sharma, president and CIO
Number of employees: 70
Website: www.comtechllc.com
Lines of business: Enterprise network design & engineering, enterprise network management services, information systems security and remote access
Major customers: General Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, Homeland Security Department and Environmental Protection Agency
Major contracts/projects: Comtech provides network operations, enterprise security remote access, VPN solutions messaging and enterprise architecture to the General Services Administration''s Office of the Chief Information Officer. The company did not reveal the value of the contract or when it was awarded.