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Mr. Ajit Nair of ProV International Honored in Fourth Annual International Business Awards

[Tampa, Florida] – June 28, 2007 – Mr. Ajit Nair of ProV International has earned a Certificate of Finalist Recognition in BEST EXECUTIVE IN NORTH AMERICA in The 2007 International Business Awards. The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in business.

Nicknamed the Stevie® for the Greek word “crowned,” the awards will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Monday, September 10 in the Munich Marriott Hotel in Munich, Germany. Primary sponsor for the event will be the German State of Bavaria.

Recipients of 98 International Stevie Award trophies were selected from more than 1,000 nominations received from companies and individuals in more than 30 countries. Twenty-five nations have at least one International Stevie winner each, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, The Netherlands, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, the U.S.A., and United Kingdom.

Companies from all over the world are eligible to compete in The International Business Awards, and can enter in any of more than 40 categories from Best Multinational Company and Best New Product to Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program and Best Executive.

Mr. Ajit Nair, ProV International’s Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO, was the 2006 International Business Awards’ Best IT/MIS Executive. He was also a Finalist in the 2006 American Business Awards’ Best Executive Award and again a Finalist, Best Chairman category in the recently concluded 2007 American Business Awards.

As CEO, Nair is responsible for developing and executing business strategies to ensure ProV International's success. He leads a senior management team making strategic decisions with regards to the operational approach and direction of ProV International in the IT industry.

Nair founded ProV International in 2003. The following year he has expanded his business to include a training and development center in its headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Shortly thereafter, another development center was established in India. In December 2006, he has successfully opened ProV International operations and training center in the Philippines. Currently he is in the process of putting up a sales office in the UK and in the Netherlands. Through his efforts, ProV International is now truly a global company.

Mr. Nair quoted on his achieving Finalist status, “It is indeed an honor for me and my company, ProV International, to achieve the Finalist status in this very prestigious International Business Awards. Likewise I would also like to congratulate all the nominees and I wish them all the best”

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected International Stevie winners from among the Finalists, which were determined by volunteer judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging.

“Entries to the IBAs grew 40% this year and that illustrates the increasing importance of The International Business Awards worldwide,” said Michael Gallagher, president of The Stevie Awards, presenters of the IBAs. “We congratulate all of the Finalists and International Stevie Awards winners, and we look forward to honoring them for their achievements at our gala awards dinner in Munich on September 10.”

“Being named a Finalist in the International Business Awards is a very important and meaningful achievement” said Nair. “I consider it a great honor to be regarded as someone worthy of the Best Executive in North America by colleagues in the industry”.