Continuous Computing Corporation Tops Deloitte & Touche San Diego Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies, With 28,372 Percent Growth Over Five Years.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2003 Continuous Computing  This article about a company does not make it clear whether the subject meets the Wikipedia criteria for . Corporation tops the list of the fastest
growing technology companies in the San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. area as recognized by
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5 Yr. %
Rank Company Name City Growth Ticker Exchange
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Continuous Computing
1 Corporation San Diego 28372% Private N/A
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2 SEQUENOM, Inc. San Diego 8699% SQNM NASDAQ
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3 MUSICMATCH, Inc. San Diego 2706% Private N/A
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4 Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. San Diego 2499% Private N/A
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5 ComGlobal Systems, Inc. San Diego 2410% Private N/A
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Protein Polymer Technologies,
6 Inc. San Diego 2389% PPTI OTC
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7 Diversa Corporation San Diego 2250% DVSA NASDAQ
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8 Digirad Corporation San Diego 2062% Private N/A
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9 WIDCOMM, Inc. San Diego 1976% Private N/A
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10 Invitrogen Corporation Carlsbad 1965% IVGN NASDAQ
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11 MAXIM Pharmaceuticals San Diego 1090% MAXM NASDAQ
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CardioDynamics International
12 Corporation San Diego 1021% CDIC NASDAQ
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13 Websense, Inc. San Diego 781% WBSN NASDAQ
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14 ProfitLine, Inc. San Diego 660% Private N/A
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Discovery Partners
15 International San Diego 565% DPII NASDAQ
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Information Systems
16 Laboratories, Inc. San Diego 532% Private N/A
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals
17 Incorporated San Diego 447% LGND NASDAQ
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18 Novatel Wireless, Inc. San Diego 437% NVTL NASDAQ
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IDEC Pharmaceuticals
19 Corporation San Diego 365% IDPH NASDAQ
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20 The Titan Corporation San Diego 359% TTN NYSE
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21 ImageWare Systems, Inc. San Diego 331% IW AMEX
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22 SmartDraw.com San Diego 314% Private N/A
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American Technology
23 Corporation San Diego 313% ATCO NASDAQ
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24 SourcingLink.net San Diego 311% SNET N/A
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25 4-D Neuroimaging San Diego 275% FDNX OTC
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26 Wireless Facilities, Inc. San Diego 260% WFII NASDAQ
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Koam Engineering Systems,
27 Inc. San Diego 235% Private N/A
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28 SureBeam Corporation San Diego 230% SUREE NASDAQ
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Terra-Kleen Response Group,
29 Inc. San Diego 220% Private N/A
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30 JNI Corporation San Diego 215% JNIC NASDAQ
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31 ResMed Corporation Poway 207% RMD NYSE
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Applied Molecular Evolution,
32 Inc. San Diego 206% AMEV NASDAQ
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33 ViaSat, Inc. Carlsbad 205% VSAT NASDAQ
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34 Biosite Incorporated San Diego 184% BSTE NASDAQ
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35 Lightspan, Inc. San Diego 158% LSPN NASDAQ
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36 Predicate Logic, Inc. San Diego 139% Private N/A
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37 Nanogen, Inc. San Diego 125% NGEN NASDAQ
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38 e.Digital Corporation San Diego 124% EDIG OTC
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39 SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. Oceanside 119% SRLS NASDAQ
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40 Overland Storage, Inc. San Diego 117% OVRL NASDAQ
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41 Cardiff Software, Inc. Vista 104.7% Private N/A
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42 ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Carlsbad 104.6% ISIS NASDAQ
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43 Captiva Software Corporation San Diego 104.5% CPTV NASDAQ
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44 Mitek Systems, Inc. Poway 101% MITK NASDAQ
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Applied Micro Circuits
45 Corporation San Diego 99% AMCC NASDAQ
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46 Innovative Medical Services El Cajon 91.4% PURE NASDAQ
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47 Epimmune Inc. San Diego 91.2% EPMN NASDAQ
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48 DJ Orthopedics, Inc. Vista 76% DJO NYSE
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49 Vista Medical Technologies Carlsbad 69% VMTI NASDAQ
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50 Gen-Probe Incorporated San Diego 62% GPRO NASDAQ
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A special category called "Rising Stars" recognizes three additional fast-growing adj. 1. tending to spread quickly; - used mostly of plants. Adj. 1. fast-growing - tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" strong-growing, aggressive technology companies based on revenue growth over three years (2000-2002). This year's rising star is Active Motif, based in Carlsbad Carlsbad, cities, United States Carlsbad (kärlz`băd). 1 City (1990 pop. 63,126), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; settled in the 1880s, inc. 1952. , with a growth rate of 897%. The Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 program is sponsored by Cooley Coo·ley , Denton Arthur Born 1920. American surgeon and educator who in 1969 performed the first artificial heart transplant on a human. Godward LLP, Comerica Comerica Incorporated NYSE: CMA is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The bank was founded in Detroit in 1849 as the Detroit Savings Fund Institute, by Elon Farnsworth. , Fleishman Hillard, Focus Creative, KPBS KPBS may refer to two public broadcasting stations in San Diego, California:
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