DENVER, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuvant of Denver tops the list of the fastest growing companies in Colorado as recognized by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. The "Colorado Technology Fast 50," an annual award program, ranks technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies located in Colorado by percentage revenue growth over five years.

"Deloitte's Colorado Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the strength, vision and tenacity to succeed in today's very competitive technology environment," said Kurt Randall, Deloitte Tax LLP, Leader of Technology, Media & Telecommunications in Colorado. "We applaud the successes of the very few to accomplish these growth rates over the past five years."

Fourteen of those companies have also been included in the Deloitte North America Technology Fast 500 ranking announced today. Companies and their Fast 500 rankings are Accuvant (25), Pharmion Corporation (34), Evocate, Inc. (102), Booyah Networks, Inc. (107), Intelligent Software Solutions, Inc. (110), Incentra Solutions, Inc. (172), Epic Broadband Solutions (206), Liberty Media Corporation (217), Bolo Systems, Inc. (252), Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (284), Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. (343), Metretek Technologies, Inc. (395), Syncroness Inc. (452) and 3t Systems, Inc. (475).

The Colorado Technology Fast 50 company ranking is as follows: 2007 5-Year Rank Company Name City Growth % 1 Accuvant Denver 6,683 2 Pharmion Corporation Boulder 4,490 3 Evocate, Inc. Denver 1,623 4 Booyah Networks, Inc. Westminster 1,592 5 Intelligent Software Solutions, Inc. Colorado Springs 1,559 6 IQNavigator Denver 1,177 7 Incentra Solutions, Inc. Boulder 950 8 Epic Broadband Solutions Castle Rock 799 9 Liberty Media Corporation Englewood 753 10 Bolo Systems, Inc. Lakewood 648 11 Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. Broomfield 559 12 Clear Technology, Inc. Westminster 450 13 Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. Englewood 426 14 Metretek Technologies, Inc.* Denver 355 15 Syncroness Inc. Westminster 293 16 3t Systems, Inc. Denver 266 17 Alpine Access, Inc. Denver 245 18 Isonics Corporation Golden 191 19 TrenStar Inc. Greenwood Village 180 20 FreeWave Technologies, Inc. Boulder 178 21 Level 3 Communications, Inc. Broomfield 178 22 SIMTEK Corporation Colorado Springs 147 23 Express Digital Graphics, Inc. Englewood 130 24 Spectranetics Corporation Colorado Springs 126 25 EchoStar Communications Englewood 104 26 QualMark Corporation Denver 104 27 Advanced Circuits Aurora 102 28 Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc. Denver 102 29 Dynamic Solutions International Englewood 98 30 Encision, Inc. Boulder 88 31 Global Med Technologies, Inc. Lakewood 87 32 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Fort Collins 76 33 ADA Technologies, Inc. Littleton 74 34 HIS Inc. Englewood 63 35 ASD Inc. Boulder 57 36 Carrier Access Corporation Boulder 50 37 AccuCode Incorporated Denver 50 38 Evolving Systems, Inc. Englewood 47 39 CCX Corporation Lafayette 47 40 Heska Corporation Loveland 46 41 First Data Corporation Greenwood Village 41 42 Quovadx, Inc. Greenwood Village 39 43 Corgenix Medical Corporation Broomfield 37 44 Spectra Logic Corporation Boulder 36 45 Ramtron International Corporation Colorado Springs 35 46 Array BioPharma Inc. Boulder 28 47 Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Lakewood 28 48 Discovery Holding Company Englewood 28 49 Woodward Governor Company Fort Collins 26 50 Time Warner Telecom Inc. Littleton 17

*Metretek Technologies, Inc. was acquired by PowerSecure International, Inc.

A special category called "Rising Stars" recognizes the two fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in Colorado based on revenue growth over three years (2004-2006).

Indicative Software Fort Collins 1,246 NextAction Corporation Westminster 133

Indicative Software was also ranked number seven among the twenty fastest growing "Rising Stars" companies in North America as determined by the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 announced today.

Technology Fast 50 companies are selected based on percentage revenue growth over five years from 2002 to 2006. To be considered, Technology Fast 50 entrants must: have operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2002 and at least $5,000,000 in 2006; be headquartered in Colorado; own proprietary technology or proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of its operating revenues, or devote a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology or intellectual property in a unique way does not qualify. Subsidiaries and divisions are not eligible, unless they have some public ownership and are separately traded.

The Colorado Technology Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, in association with Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, Q ADVISORS, AeA and NASDAQ.

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