We rank the fastest-growing small businesses in the government market according to their compound annual growth rate from 2000 through 2004.

2005	Rank Last Year	Company	Compound Annual Growth Rate
1	N/A	Merlin Technical Solutions Inc.	361.88%
2	N/A	Z-Tech Corp.	279.63%
3	N/A	Optimal Solutions Integration Inc.	226.87%
4	N/A	Allen Corp. of America	188.06%
5	N/A	Strategic Business Systems Inc.	183.43%
6	N/A	Telesis Corp.	176.16%
7	N/A	IntelliDyne LLC	174.78%
8	N/A	Enterprise Technology Partners LLC	170.20%
9	N/A	Windward Consulting Group	140.60%
10	N/A	InfoReliance Corp.	137.74%
11	N/A	CMI Management, Inc.	130.21%
12	N/A	1 Source Consulting Inc.	124.28%
13	N/A	STG International Inc.	119.32%
14	N/A	SBI Technologies Corp.	117.79%
15	N/A	SP Systems Inc.	115.55%
16	N/A	Video Networks Inc.	115.27%
17	N/A	VBrickSystems Inc.	114.74%
18	N/A	Platinum Solutions Inc.	114.59%
19	N/A	Advanced Performace Consulting Group Inc.	106.92%
20	3	Preferred Systems Solutions Inc.	103.70%
21	7	Orizon Inc.	100.19%
22	N/A	Knowledge Consulting Group, Inc.	98.78%
23	9	Paloma Systems Inc.	98.54%
24	N/A	Amyx Inc.	94.15%
25	19	E-Management Inc.	94.00%
26	15	Ventera Corp.	91.30%
27	N/A	Corporate Professional Services Inc.	89.55%
28	N/A	Binary Consulting Inc.	89.42%
29	N/A	Data Management Group	88.75%
30	N/A	Automation Technologies Inc.	83.21%
31	39	Artel Inc.	78.40%
32	31	Access Systems Inc.	77.10%
33	12	Quantech Services Inc.	76.74%
34	N/A	Network Connectivity Solutions Inc.	75.66%
35	47	MicroPact Engineering Inc.	74.47%
36	29	Integrity Applications Inc.	73.89%
37	34	Zen Technology Inc.	73.03%
38	N/A	Metier Ltd.	70.91%
39	43	SiloSmashers Inc.	67.49%
40	N/A	UTD Inc.	63.60%
41	N/A	Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC (T&H)	62.53%
42	27	KeyLogic Systems, Inc.	60.80%
43	N/A	CyberCore Technologies	57.01%
44	N/A	Hi-Tec Systems Inc.	56.90%
45	N/A	Wright Solutions Inc.	56.73%
46	N/A	Communications Resource Inc.	55.91%
47	40	Performance Management Consulting Inc.	50.39%
48	N/A	Sycamore Associates Inc.	46.98%
49	18	Comtech LLC	46.37%
50	N/A	Ascellon Corp.	45.80%