Corporate Profile for Performant, Inc., dated Dec. 15.

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Published Date:      Dec. 15, 2000

Company Name:        Performant, Inc.

Address:             12715 Bel Red Road, Suite 100
                     Bellevue, WA 98005
                     USA

Main Telephone
 Number:             425/453-8770

Internet URL:        www.performant.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:            Michael Metzger

Chief Financial
 Officer:            Timothy R. O'Brien

Investor Relations
 Contact:            Timothy R. O'Brien
IR Telephone Number: 425/453-8770
IR E-mail:           [e-mail]

Public Relations
 Contact:            Timothy R. O'Brien
PR Telephone Number: 425/453-8770
PR E-mail:           [e-mail]

Industry:            technology infrastructure software

Public Company:      no

Company Description: Performant, Inc., is developing leading-edge
technology to optimize back end performance of mission-critical
systems. Performant's patented workload capture technologies form the
basis for tools that deliver high degrees of accuracy in
experimentation for performance problem-solving in the
mission-critical back end. Performant's customers are companies
where optimal performance of back end databases, applications, and
middleware technologies are critical to revenue generation, supply
chain management, content delivery, customer service, or any other
business-critical function. Founded by a team of University of
Washington computer science researchers in 2000, Performant is
headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

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    CONTACT: Performant, Inc., Bellevue

    KEYWORD: WASHINGTON
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS E-COMMERCE INTERNET
NETWORKING SOFTWARE
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