Local Business Named and Ranked 7th among Top 100 Small Business List in Rhode Island.

Lincoln, Rhode Island, 12/17/2007 In recognition of the economic power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations' leading multicultural internet site, recently named Artifex Technology Consulting Inc. as one of the "Top Small businesses" in the state of Rhode Island (Div100)".

The Div100 is the 8th annual listing of the Rhode Island's top 100 small businesses. The companies listed on the Div100 represent the Nation's top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a small business is small or insignificant. Div100 members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with small and diversity owned companies.

The Impact of Small Business

"Small businesses and consumers 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."

Affected by recent economic and demographic trends and changes, Fortune 1000 corporations throughout the country have recognized that buying products and services from small and diversity owned companies positively impacts their business. Small businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.

Carmen Castillo, President of Superior Design International, Inc., Florida commented "These groups of companies represent the organizational spirit that drives our economy and even more. It offers insights into a vastness of cultures and an exchange of ideas that are so valuable in helping me to understand how to reach the needs of today's consumers".

"Our extremely talented team has propelled Artifex to a new level in terms of quality of work, responsiveness, high levels of communication, and delivering our work products in record time without sacrificing quality. Only having lost 1 person on our staff of 25 in 2007, our team continues to strengthen its skillset, work together to accomplish its goals, and have extremely low turnover due to the rewards offered to our employees to do the finest work possible." Said Jenna Schmidt, President of Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc.

The Div100

The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100 small businesses in the state of Rhode Island, in sectors such as technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business with multicultural and women-owned businesses use the list. The Div100 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.

Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc. will be honored at a special awards ceremony at DiversityBusiness.com's "8th Annual Multicultural Business Conference", taking place April 23 - 25, 2008 at Disney's BoardWalk Resort in Orlando, Florida.

"Productivity and underlying revenues increased 40% in 2007 over the previous year. As we gain a strong client base of over 300 repeat clients and continues our growth in 2008, Artifex plans to double our team size to accommodate demand for our services in 2008." Reflected Ms. Schmidt on the performance of the previous year.

About Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc.

Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc., a woman-owned, Microsoft Gold Certified business with well over 400 clients across the nation and internationally, provides a unique and refreshing perspective from the typical web development company. Their diverse team of programmers and designers specializes in custom web development, web design, print design, custom web applications, ecommerce and content management systems.

About DiversityBusiness.com

Launched in 1999, with over 35,000 members DiversityBusiness.com 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. Members use the sites technology to find and track new business opportunities. It also produces the country's largest conference on diversity education and training for major corporations and small business. Its research on top businesses appears in Fortune, Forbes, Business Week and numerous magazines and media publications. The site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards for its content and design. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of Southport, CT. CCA was founded in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke.

For additional information, please contact:

Jenna L. Schmidt, President
Artifex Technology Consulting, Inc.
(401) 723-6644 x10

www.artifextech.com