SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/30/09 -- VirtuOz, the leading provider of intelligent virtual agents, won three awards as part of this year's Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards in France. VirtuOz received awards for new disruptive technology, a 2nd prize for fastest growing technology company in the greater Paris area, and 3rd place for fastest growing technology company in France.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ gives these awards to the technology companies that have had the highest rates of growth from 2004 to 2008. During this period, VirtuOz experienced revenue growth of 4,186%. VirtuOz attributes its strong growth over the past five years to its customer-centric business model: helping customers achieve their goals of reducing support costs and increasing sales.

"We are proud to be among Europe's fastest growing technology companies," says Alexandre Lebrun, co-founder and chief executive officer of VirtuOz. "Our results are based on providing unique technology and expertise to ensure our customers are successful with their virtual agent initiatives. Our focus on continuous innovation of our technology allows us to provide steady growth today and for years to come."

With over 50 deployed agents delivering more than 10 million conversations per month, VirtuOz's success translates beyond Europe's borders, specifically with market-leading customers in the United States such as eBay, H&R Block, and PayPal.

"Being included in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ in France means being one of the leaders for five-year revenue growth, which demonstrates exceptional quality in the industry," said Eric Morgain, partner program manager, Deloitte Technology Fast 50. "We warmly welcome VirtuOz as one of the top three fastest growing technology companies in France. "

About Technology Fast 50

The Technology Fast 50 program was created in 1995 in San Jose, California, the heart of Silicon Valley, and was then extended to all United States and the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Israel, and France. It is now present in over 40 countries and regions worldwide. It was created to showcase the remarkable contribution of technology companies to growing the economy.

About VirtuOz

VirtuOz was founded in 2002 and offers next generation advanced computing and linguistic virtual agent solutions that enable enterprises to resolve their customers' issues in an automated fashion. This results in not only a superior user experience and greater customer satisfaction, but it also reduces the number of issues submitted to a company's support/sales staff. Now with over 35 clients worldwide, such as eBay, SFR, L'Oreal, and PayPal, VirtuOz is the leading provider of virtual agents for the Fortune 2000.