Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
Layered Technologies, Inc. (Layered Tech), a leading worldwide provider
of on-demand IT infrastructure, has been named to the 2009 Tech Titans
Fast Tech Five Year Listing by the Metroplex Technology Business Council
(MTBC), the largest technology trade organization in Texas. The Tech
Titans Fast Tech Award annually recognizes the fastest-growing
technology companies in the DFW Metroplex, based on percentage of
revenue growth during five-year or one-year periods.
North Texas is one of the nation’s technology epicenters, and Layered
Tech was listed among powerhouses such as AT&T and emerging leaders like
MetroPCS. Companies considered for the Tech Titans Fast Tech Award can
be public or private and from any technology segment, including
communications, computer and peripherals, Internet, life sciences,
semiconductors, software and media. To qualify for the ranking,
companies must own proprietary technology; Layered Tech possesses a
fully automated Web hosting platform called Astro that dramatically
accelerates the availability and provisioning of servers for customers
and channel partners alike. As a winner in the five-year growth
category, Layered Tech is eligible for the Deloitte Technology Fast 500,
which recognizes the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in the
U.S. and Canada.
“Layered Tech is pleased to be mentioned alongside other DFW-area
technology providers and to be recognized for the technology innovation
and growth that our team has worked so hard to achieve,” said Layered
Tech CEO Jack Finlayson. “Layered Tech’s double-digit growth rate is
driven by our ability to meet customers’ needs by continually evolving,
enhancing and broadening our solution sets with an emphasis on automated
solutions that create operational and cost efficiencies for our
customers and Layered Tech. While we measure our performance by
contributing to our customers’ success, industry recognition like the
Tech Titans Fast Tech Award reflects our strong market position.”
The ranking of the 2009 five-year and one-year list will be announced at
the annual Tech Titans/Fast Tech Awards Gala Event on Aug. 28, 2009 at
the Renaissance Hotel Dallas-Richardson in Richardson, Texas. More
information about the event is available at www.metroplextbc.org/techtitans.
“The Tech Titans and Tech Titans Fast Tech Awards provide the premier
recognition of fast-growing, highly innovative companies that contribute
to the vibrancy of the North Texas economy and make our region an
exciting place to live and work,” said Cindi Keith, partner/technology
marketing industry leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and co-chair of the
MTBC’s Tech Titans steering committee. “We look forward to showcasing
the true leaders in our industry and celebrating their hard work and
creativity.”
About the Tech Titans Awards
The Tech Titans Awards were launched in 2001 by the Metroplex Technology
Business Council, North Texas’ most comprehensive organization
supporting technology. The prestigious annual contest recognizes
outstanding technology companies and individuals in the North Texas area
who have made contributions during the past year locally, as well as to
the technology industry overall. The Tech Titans committee is a group of
dedicated volunteers who organize the awards ceremony each year, and
judges for the contest are drawn from a variety of disciplines in
technology, leaders in the DFW area and past winners. For more
information, visit www.metroplextbc.org/techtitans.
About The MTBC
Founded in 1994, the Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) is a
non-profit organization composed of approximately 300 members that
include technology businesses and providers from across the DFW
Metroplex. The MTBC produces numerous events, including monthly
Management Luncheons, Technical Luncheons, RFID Special Interest Group
events, CEO Forums, Tech Week in Austin and the annual Tech Titans
Awards and Fast Tech event.
About Layered Technologies
Layered Technologies is a leading global provider of managed dedicated
hosting, on-demand virtualization/cloud computing and Web services. By
providing high-quality technology, infrastructure and support, Layered
Tech enables customers to eliminate capital expenses and save on
operating costs while focusing on core business issues. Layered Tech’s
scalable infrastructure powers millions of sites and Internet-enabled
applications including e-commerce, software as a service (SaaS), content
distribution and more. Our clients range from leading-edge Web 2.0
startups, successful mid-sized enterprises and some the world’s largest
consultancy and integration firms. For more information about Layered
Technologies, please visit www.LayeredTech.com
or call 1-866-584-6784.