San Francisco's Persona Computing gains Woman & Minority Owned Business (WMBE) and California State Small Business Certifications

San Francisco, CA — February 14, 2002 — The San Francisco based information technology (IT) staffing firm of Persona Computing, Inc. has been awarded certifications by the State of California, Department of General Services as a Small Business and by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as a Woman & Minority owned Business Enterprise (WMBE).

According to Ginny Velasquez, Persona Computing's president, "We highly value the recognition and added credibility of the CPUC and state certifications.  We know that these certifications give existing and potential clients the confidence of knowing that such highly regarded organizations are willing to put their name behind Persona's.  Our Woman & Minority owned Business Enterprise (WMBE) certification is particularly important to clients that have diversity goals or requirements mandated by state contracts or programs. Doing business with Persona helps meet diversity requirements."

About Persona Computing, Inc.
Persona Computing fills both contract and permanent information technology (IT) positions for a wide range of firms. Clients include bio-tech companies such as Applied Biosystems and Incyte Genomics and other San Francisco Bay Area companies such as Pacific Bell, California State Automobile Association, Kaiser, IBM, a Northern California gas & electric company, and Longs Drugs.

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