Ansoft Ranked Among 200 Best Small Companies by Forbes.PITTSBURGH -- Forbes Inc. ranked Ansoft Corporation (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 :ANST ANST Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training ANST After Negative Skin Test ) 34th on its annual listing of 200 Best Small Companies in America. Ansoft moved up from last year's ranking of 82 with another year of strong financial performance. "Our 200 Best Small Companies in America must pass through a gauntlet to qualify for the list. We judged candidates--all with revenues between $5 million and $750 million and share prices above $5 as of Oct. 1--according to return on equity, as well as sustained sales and net profit growth over 12-month and five-year periods," writes Forbes. "It is an honor to be recognized by Forbes as one of the 200 best small companies in America," said Nicholas Csendes, Ansoft's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The exploding demand for more functional and higher-performing electronics products that are smaller and more portable is providing Ansoft with outstanding opportunities for growth well into the future. Our software technology allows engineers to make the right design decisions and thus lower costs, deliver to market faster and achieve a significant advantage over the competition." To learn more about the Forbes 200 Best Small Companies, visit: www.forbes.com/2007/10/11/best-small-companies-biz-07200best-cx_jg_cs _1011smallintro.html (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) or see the print edition of Forbes dated October 29, 2007. About Ansoft Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to achieve first-pass system success when designing mobile communication and Internet-access devices, broadband networking components and systems, integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). systems. Ansoft markets its products worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe. To learn more, please visit www.ansoft.com. |
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