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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