The Houston Small Business 100 recognizes Houston's leading small businesses. Qualification criteria dictated that companies must be headquartered in the eight-county Houston metropolitan area, have been in business for at least five years, and have less than $75 million in revenue. HCSS, one of only two software developers to make the list, continues to demonstrate a strong growth rate that shows no signs of slowing down. "To be counted among the top 100 small businesses in a city as large as Houston, TX is a special honor", said company President Mike Rydin. "We can attribute our growth to a fantastic group of employees who understand that our success depends on our unwavering commitment to develop software tools that help our customers succeed." So far 2006 has been a stellar year for HCSS, with additional honors including Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program, a gold medal for HeavyBid® in the first annual Roads & Bridges Contractor's Choice Awards, and HeavyBid placing first overall in the Heavy/Highway Estimating Software category in the 2006 Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry published by the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA). HCSS has previously been recognized by the Houston Business Journal as a Top 25 Software Company and a Fast Tech 50 company. About HCSS Founded in 1986, HCSS sets the standard for estimating and field management, and dispatching software for the infrastructure construction industry with instant 24-hour technical support, on-site training by veteran contractors, and annual user's group meetings attended by hundreds of contractors each year. Thousands of contractors, bidding in excess of $100 billion per year, rely on HCSS products for their ease of use, speed, and precision in performing estimating, field management, and dispatching activities. For more information about HCSS and their complete line of estimating, field management, and dispatching products for infrastructure contractors, please visit www.hcss.com or call 1-800-683-3196.