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FileTek Named to Maryland’s Top Business List for 2009

Nation’s Leading B2B Internet Site Extends Honor
Rockville, MD, February 3, 2009 – FileTek, Inc., a pioneer developer of innovative information and data management solutions, today announced that it has been named one of Maryland’s Top Businesses for 2009. In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading business-to-business Internet site, recently named FileTek, Inc. as one of the top businesses in the United States.

This is the 9th annual listing of the nation’s top businesses by DiversityBusiness.com. The companies listed on the Top Business Lists represent the nation’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a privately held business is small or insignificant. Winners are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small businesses.

“Entrepreneurs are a growing force in the U.S. economy, and a force to be reckoned with,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that built DiversityBusiness.com. This is a whole business segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs, products and services, and generates wealth for their communities. These are the new leaders in American business.”

FileTek, Inc. CEO, William P. Loomis, added, “At FileTek, we take pride in our operational excellence and execution. Every day, we are focused on growing the company with innovative technology and solutions that deliver value and cost-savings to our customers. It is an honor to be named one of the top small businesses in the U.S.”

The List

This List is a classification that represents the top small businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural, small and women-owned businesses use the List. The List is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service suppliers.

For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: www.diversitybusiness.com

About FileTek

FileTek, Inc. is a premier provider of robust data storage and access management solutions, enabling enterprises, worldwide and across multiple industry segments, to effectively manage and rapidly access ever-growing volumes of historical data. Products include StorHouse for enterprise-class data and information lifecycle management and Trusted Edge® Information Classification Engine for digital asset management in the front office and desktop applications market space.

FileTek is headquartered at 9400 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850. Telephone: 301-251-0600. Fax: 301-251-1990. The FileTek international headquarters, FileTek Ltd, is located at One Northumberland Ave., London WC2N 5BW. Telephone: +44 (0) 207 872 5583. Fax: +44 (0) 207 753 2829. The company also has offices across North America.

To learn more about FileTek, visit: http://www.filetek.com.

About DiversityBusiness.com

Launched in 1999, DiversityBusiness, with over 46,000 members, is the largest organization of diversity owned businesses throughout the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and colleges and universities. DiversityBusiness provides research and data collection services for diversity including the “Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities,” “Top 500 Diversity Owned Companies in America,” and others. Its research has been recognized and published by Forbes Magazine, Business Week and thousands of other print and Internet publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. It is a leading provider of Supplier Diversity management tools and has the most widely distributed Diversity magazine in the United States. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. Founded in 1980.

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