15 Texas Technology Companies Are Winners in Deloitte & Touche 2000 Technology Fast 500.Business/Technology Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Fifteen Texas technology companies are included in the Sixth Annual Technology Fast 500 ranking announced today by Deloitte & Touche's Technology & Communications Group. Ranking for the Fast 500 is based on percentage growth in revenue over a five-year period (1995-1999). "The high-technology industry is now growing faster in Texas than in Silicon Valley," said Sandy Rothe, partner in charge of the technology and communications practice for Deloitte & Touche in Texas. "We expect to find many more Texas technology companies on the Fast 500 list in future years." Of the 15 Texas companies on the Fast 500, eight are in software, three are in scientific and technical manufacturing, two are in Internet services and one each is in communications and biotechnology. Seven companies are in the Dallas area, five are in the Houston area and three are based in Austin. Henley Healthcare, Inc., is the fastest growing technology company in Texas. Ranked at Number 41 in the Fast 500, the company showed a 10,782 percent revenue growth from $527,000 in 1995 to $57,350,000 in 1999. Based in Sugar Land, Henley Healthcare is a manufacturer, provider and marketer of diversified, brand name products and services in the pain management industry. Ranked Number 119 in the Fast 500, EXE Exe (ĕks), river, c.55 mi (90 km) long, rising in the Exmoor, Somerset, SW England, and flowing S across the Cornwall peninsula, past Exeter to the English Channel at Exmouth. Technologies, Inc., a software company based in Dallas, showed a 3,397 percent increase in revenues from $2,768,000 in 1995 to $96,800,000 in 1999. MetaSolv Software, Inc., is a software company based in Plano. Ranked at Number 127, the company showed a 3,190 percent revenue growth from $2,219,000 in 1995 to $73,007,000 in 1999. Ranked Number 141 in the Fast 500, Cyberonics, Inc., designs, develops, manufactures and markets an implantable medical device for the treatment of epilepsy and other debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction neurological disorders This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g.back pain), signs (e.g. aphasia) and syndromes (e.g. Aicardi syndrome). . Based in Houston, the company showed a 2,995 percent revenue increase from $967,000 in 1995 to $29,927,000 in 1999. ViewCast.com, Inc., based in Dallas, ranked Number 171 in the Fast 500. ViewCast.com, an Internet company, showed a 2,451 percent increase from $285,000 in revenues in 1995 to $7,270,000 in 1999. Ranked Number 196 in the Fast 500, i2 Technologies, Inc., a software company based in Dallas, showed a 2,101 percent increase from $25,946,000 in 1995 to $571,110,000 in 1999. Entrust Technologies, Inc., of Dallas ranked Number 204 in the Fast 500. Entrust, a software company, showed a 2,045 percent revenue increase from $3,973,000 in 1995 to $85,214,000 in 1999. Ranked Number 325 in the Fast 500, pcOrder.com, Inc., a software company based in Austin, showed a 1,082 percent increase from $3,723,000 in 1995 to $44,012,000 in 1999. BindView Development Corporation, a Houston-based software company, ranked Number 403 in the Fast 500, showing an 827 percent revenue increase from $7,333,000 in 1995 to $67,948,000 in 1999. Ranked Number 412, in the Fast 500, Benchmark Electronics, Inc., is a provider of electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). . Based in Angleton, the company showed an 802 percent increase from $97,353,000 in 1995 to $877,839,000 in 1999. Aronex Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes proprietary innovative medicines to treat cancer and infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. . Ranked Number 415 in the Fast 500 and based in The Woodlands, the company showed a 786 percent increase from $1,248,999 in 1995 to $11,052,000 in 1999. Ranked Number 430 in the Fast 500, Intelect Communications, Inc., is engaged in the business of designing, developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. equipment. The company showed a 723 percent revenue increase from $2,030,000 in 1995 to $16,699,000 in 1999 and is based in Richardson. MicroMain Corporation, a software company based in Austin, ranked Number 438 in the Fast 500 and showed a 707 percent increase from $172,000 in 1995 revenues to $1,388,000 in 1999 revenues. Ranked Number 439 in the Fast 500, Catapult Systems Corp., an Austin-based Internet company, showed a 704 percent increase from $1,267,000 in 1995 to $10,188,000 in 1999. Property Automation Software Corporation of Richardson ranked Number 463 in the Fast 500. The company showed a 659 percent increase from $357,000 in 1995 to $2,711,000 in 1999. Five-year growth percentages for the 2000 Fast 500 winners ranged from 593 percent to 71,257 percent. Combined, the top five Fast 500 winners' average growth rate was more than 59,000 percent. Number One Fast 500 Winner Primus Telecommunications Grew at 71,257 Percent Number One ranked Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PRTL PRTL Post-Registration Training and Learning ), a communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. based in McLean, Virginia McLean is an unincorporated community located in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. A small geographic area along Chain Bridge Road in Arlington County has a 22101 zip code and is also part of McLean. , had a five-year revenue growth of 71,257 percent. Its revenues grew from $1,167,000 in 1995 to $832,739,000 in 1999. Primus offers Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) services, Web-hosting and Application Service Provider (ASP) services, content distribution and streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. , and ATM+IP managed bandwidth via its own network. Qualifying Criteria for the Fast 500 The Fast 500 list is compiled from three sources: winners of Deloitte & Touche's 22 regional North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Fast 50 programs, nominations submitted directly to the Fast 500, and public company database research. To qualify for the Fast 500, entrants must have had 1995 revenues of at least $50,000 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. or $75,000 CD for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada, respectively. Entrants are public or private companies headquartered in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and must be a "technology company," specifically defined as a company that produces technology, manufactures a technology-related product, is technologically intensive, uses technology in problem-solving, or devotes a high percentage of effort to research and development of technology. Fast 50 Programs Expand to Israel, Netherlands and Australia Deloitte & Touche is expanding its regional Fast 50 programs to Israel, the Netherlands, and Australia, in addition to its current international programs in the United Kingdom (England, Ireland and Scotland). Visit www.fast50.com for more information and deadlines for 2001 program nominations. 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Deloitte & Touche is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. , one of the world's leading professional services firms, with more than 90,000 people in over 130 countries. About Deloitte & Touche's Technology & Communications Group The Technology & Communications Group is composed of service professionals throughout the world who have a wealth of experience serving technology and communications companies in areas including Internet, software, semiconductors, cable, publishing, communication utilities, networking, computers and peripherals, and related industries. These specialists understand the challenges that technology and communications companies face throughout all stages of their business growth cycle and are committed to helping them succeed. Deloitte & Touche is a leader in providing strategic, financial, operational, and information technology assistance to its technology and communications clients. Note to Editors: For a complete Fast 500 ranking of the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 winners for 2000 and past years, visit www.fast500.com. |
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