HONOLULU, HAWAII, July 23, 2004 – On July 23, 2004 Inovaware was recognized as  Outstanding Minority Technology Firm of the Year at the annual Hawaii Minority Enterprise Development Week 2004 Awards Luncheon, held this year at the Hale Koa Hotel. Present at this year's luncheon to hand out the awards was Chiling Tong,the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Pacific, for Market Access and Compliance, in the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Chilling Tong was also the guest speaker for this year's ceremony. This award recognizes local firms in excellent business standing and firms with successful track records within their industry. The Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) of Honolulu is funded by the Minority Business Development Agency, United States Department of Commerce.

About Inovaware
Inovaware Corporation is a leading business systems provider for the Internet industry. With over 300 clients worldwide, Inovaware provides advanced billing and customer management software to ISPs, ASPs, broadband services, content providers and other next generation service providers. Inovaware's Synchronized Business Infrastructure is the only framework that integrates separate customer-centric operations such as billing, customer management and helpdesk processes into one centralized system –lowering overall cost and time-to-implementation. More information about Inovaware and its products can be found at the company's Web site www.inovaware.com.