The list.2003 LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. TECHNOLOGY FAST 50 WHO'S who's 1. Contraction of who is. 2. Contraction of who has. who's who is or who has who's short for who is, who has. THERE? In this era of rapid economic acceleration and intense competition, it is truly remarkable to achieve an outstanding level of growth. We congratulate the 2003 Fast 50 winners on being a part of this unique community. Achieving this recognition means your company has excelled beyond what we could have imagined just a short decade ago. the 2003 Technology Fast 50 companies share many of the same triumps, challenges, opportunities and obstacles. Their successes are acknowledged in the following pages. This year's Number 1 company is definitely making strides within the technology community. Listed for the first time as the Number 1 company on the Los Angeles Technology Fast 50 list, Overture overture, instrumental musical composition written as an introduction to an opera, ballet, oratorio, musical, or play. The earliest Italian opera overtures were simply pieces of orchestral music and were called sinfonie. Services, Inc. commands the top spot this year with an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. growth rate of 81, 132%! Congratulations to Ted Meisel Meisel is a surname and may refer to:
, 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. , and his team for this outstanding accomplishment. Now in its ninth year, the Los Angeles Technology Fast 50 program has reached over 500 of the fastest growing technology companies within Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. and Ventura Ventura (vĕnt  `rə), city (1990 pop. 92,575), seat of Ventura co., SW Calif., on the Pacific coast in a farm and oil region; inc. 1866. Counties. At the start of each year, the Technology Fast 50 seeks to
find, acknowledge and ultimately reward those high-growth technology
companies with the drive to succeed. The nomination process is open to
all eligible technology companies (see criteria below for eligibility)
and is followed by a rigorous revenue review. Once a company
successfully completes this review, it is then ranked by percentage
growth over five years (1998-2002) to determine the Technology Fast 50.
All Technology Fast 50 winning companies are automatically eligible for
the 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. Technology Fast 500, which ranks the 500 fastest
growing technology companies in the U.S. and Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of .This year's program also seeks to recognize the younger up-and-coming up-and-com·ing adj. Showing signs of advancement and ambitious development: an up-and-coming executive; an up-and-coming neighborhood. technology companies in the region. THe Rising Star category includes companies who have exhibited phenomenal growth, but have been in business a minimum of three years and less than five years. Revenue is based over three years of growth (2000-2002). The companies in this special category must meet all other elements of eligibility requirements. The Technology Fast 50 program is designed to reward those individuals who have worked hard and sacrificed for a company's growth. Please join us in congratulating the 2003 Los LOS Length of stay, see there Angels Technology Fast 50 winners on their success. To be eligible for the Technology Fast 50, a company must meet the following criteria: 1. It must be a technology company, defined as follows: * Owning proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. using other companies' technology in a unique way does not quality. * Devoting a significant proportion ot operating revenues to research and development of technology. 2. 1998 operating revenues must be at least $50,000, and 2002 operating revenues must be at least $1,000,000. 3. Be in business a minimum of five years 4. The company must be headquartered within Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San BernardTno or Ventura counties. Subsidiaries or divisions are not eligible (unless they have some public ownership and are separately traded).
THE LIST
01 Overture Pasadena
Services, Inc. Ted Meisel, President & CEO
5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 81132%
WEBSITE: www.overture.com
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Internet
02 Capstone Turbine Chatsworth
Corporation John Tucker, CEO
PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #6,
2001 #7
5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 23149%
WEBSTE:
www.capstoneturbine.com
TYPE OF BUSINESS:
Semiconductors/Equipment
03 Youbet.com, Inc. Woodland Hills
Charles Champion, President,
CEO, COO & Director
5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 9700%
WEBSITE: www.youbet.com
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software
04 Nomadix, Inc. Westlake Village
Patrick Parker, CEO
PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002
Rising Star #3
5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 5751%
WEBSITE: www.nomadix.com
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software
05 Cyber Merchants El Monte
Exchange, Inc. Frank Yuan, Chairman &
CEO
5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 3635%
WEBSITE: www.c-me.com
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software
01 Overture Making its debut on the Fast 50 list as the
Services, Inc. Number One fastest growing technology company in
the Los Angeles region, Overture Services is the
world leader in Pay-For-Performance search on
the Internet. The company created the market for
Pay-For-Performance search by redefining how
businesses market online. In the third quarter
2002, Overture facilitated 500 million paid
introductions between consumers and its
approximately 73,000 advertisers, who bid for
placement on relevant search results and pay
Overture only when a consumer clicks on their
listing. Based in Pasadena, California, the
company distributes its search results to tens
of thousands of Web sites across the Internet,
including MSN, Lycos and Yahoo!
02 Capstone Turbine A three-time Fast 50 winner, Capstone Turbine
Corporation Corporation is the world's leading producer of
very-low-emission micro-turbine systems used for
onsite power production. In 1998, Capstone was
the first to offer commercial power products
utilizing microturbine technology, the result of
more than ten years of focused research.
Capstone Turbine has sold and shipped more than
2,500 commercial production Capstone
MicroTurbine systems to customers worldwide.
These award-winning systems have logged more
than 4 million hours of documented operation.
03 Youbet.com, Inc. Appearing for the first time as a Fast 50
winner, Youbet.com is the largest Internet
provider of thoroughbred, quarter horse and
harness horse racing content in the United
States. Members have the ability to watch and,
in most states, the ability to wager on
virtually 100% of all major domestic horse
racing content via its exclusive closed-loop
network. Youbet.com members enjoy features that
include commingled track pools, live audio/
video, up-to-the minute track information,
real-time wagering information, phone wagering
and value-added handicapping products.
04 Nomadix, Inc. Appearing for the first time, is prior Rising
Star award winner Nomadix, a leading provider of
Public-access Gateways and embedded software
solutions for creating intelligent networks that
deliver transparent, secure, high-speed Internet
access to the mobile user--virtually anywhere
throughout the world.
05 Cyber Merchants Cyber Merchandts Exchange (C-Me) is an
Exchange, Inc. international electronic trading and logistics
company, creating efficiencies for retailers to
source and finance international purchases. C-Me
offers its patent pending Global Financial
Platform allowing U.S. buyers to purchase
overseas merchandise without the need of issuing
a Letter of Credit. The ASAP Global Sourcing
Show, a natural extension of C-Me, is held twice
a year in Las Vegas, Nevada. ASAP's mission is
to establish a premier venue for leading
international textile and apparel full package
factories to conduct business under one roof
with global buyers.
06 ValueClick ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK) is a Westlake Village, CA-based online advertising company, which connects those wanting to host advertisements on websites with advertisers who are willing to pay out fees based on a variety of different plans and methods. , Inc. Westlake Westlake, city (1990 pop. 27,018), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. as a city 1956. A growing city, its various manufactures include ink and plastics. Village James James, person in the Bible James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship. James, rivers, United States James. R. Zarley, Chairman & CEO 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE 2938% WEBSITE: www.valueclick.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 07 Fidelity National Information Solutions, Inc. Santa Barbara Patrick F. Stone, CEO 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 2635% WEBSITE: www.fnis.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the 08 NetSol Technologies, Inc. Calabasas Naeem Ghauri Ghauri or Ghouri or Ghori (Persian: غوری) can refer to:
PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #2 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 2017% WEBSITE: www.netsoltek.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computers/Peripherals 09 Medi, Inc. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. David Bacon Jr., CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #7 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 1790% WEBSITE: www.medi.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 10 Digital Insight Corporation Calabasas John C. Dorman Dorman is a surname originating in Germany with the spelling of Dohrman or Dohrmann, but mostly found in Austria, the United States, Canada and even Ukraine. It may refer to:
PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #5, 2001 #1, 2000 #2 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 1484% WEBSITE: www.digitalinsight.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Internet 11 Indigo Systems Corporation Goleta Dr. E. Tim Fitzgibbons, President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #11 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 1404% WEBSITE: www.indigosystems.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Semiconductors/Equipment 12 Ixia Ix´i`a n. 1. (Bot.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers. Noun 1. Calabasas Errol Ginsberg Gins·berg , Allen 1926-1997. American poet and a leading figure of the Beat Generation. Known for his long incantatory works, his books include Howl (1956) and Kaddish (1961). Noun 1. , President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 Rising Star # 5, 2001 Rising Star #2 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 1275% WEBSITE: www.ixiacom.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 13 j2 Global Communications j2 Global Communications (Nasdaq:JCOM) is a company based in Hollywood, California that offers messaging and communications services. Its most popular service is called "eFax", which allows users to send and receive faxes via the Internet. j2 was previously called JFAX. , Inc. Los Angeles Scott Jarus, President PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #1, 2001 #1 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 1270% WEBSITE: www.j2global.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Communications/Networking 14 Alorica Inc. Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. Andy Lee People named Andy Lee include:
PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 Rising Star #4 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 649% WEBSITE: www.alorica.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 15 Network Presence, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Los Angeles Stanley Stanley, town (1991 pop. 1,557), capital of the Falkland Islands, S Atlantic Ocean, on East Falkland island. It is the main port and trading center of the islands. The name is sometimes written as Port Stanley. A. Borinski, Jr., President 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 589% WEBSITE: www.netpr.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Communications/Networking 16 MedSeek, Inc. Solvang Solvang may refer to:
Gale Wilson-Steele, CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #3 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 570% WEBSITE: www.medseek.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 17 BroadSpire, Inc. Mission Hills Suresh Suresh is a sanskrit word which means "Ruler of gods". It is a synonym for the Hindu God Vishnu(It may be Devendra, sur means heaven eswar means king of the gods. The other meaning of sureshwar means Shiv Shankar The creator of Brahma & Vishnu)] and is a frequently used name for Srinivasan, President & Co-Founder 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 566% WEBSITE: www.broadspire.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Internet 18 Internet Specialties West, Inc. Agoura Hills Drew J. Kaplan Kaplan may refer to one of the following:
5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 502% WEBSITE: www.iswest.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Internet 19 Luminex Software, Inc. Riverside Arthur Tolsma, CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #21 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 496% WEBSITE: www.luminex.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 20 Smartsound Software, Inc. (formerly Sonic Desktop Software, Inc.) Northridge Kevin Klingler, President & CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #10, 2001 #16 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 487% WEBSITE: www.smartsound.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 21 Brilliant Digital Entertainment, inc. Woodland Hills Kevin Bermeister Kevin Bermeister has developed substantial businesses in the computers, video games and multimedia industries. He established Ozisoft in 1982, based in Sydney, Australia, which was one of the first interactive multimedia companies. , CEO & President 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 337% WEBSITE: www.brilliantdigital.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 22 American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Los Angeles Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D., President, CEO & Chairman PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #4 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 321% WEBSITE: www.appdrugs.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Life Sciences 23 Line 6, Inc. Agoura Hills Mike Muench, President & CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #12, 2001 #6 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 308% WEBSITE: www:line6.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 24 Topaz topaz (tō`păz), aluminum silicate mineral with either hydroxyl radicals or fluorine, Al2SiO4(F,OH)2, used as a gem. Systems, Inc. Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Anthony E. Zank, President PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #32 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 307% WEBSITE: www.topazsystems.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computers/Peripherals 25 SeeBeyond Technology Corporation SeeBeyond Technology Corporation (formerly Software Technology Corporation) was a software company listed on the NASDAQ stock market (NASDAQ: SBYN). On 28 June 2005 the sale of the company for $387m to Sun Microsystems was announced; the deal was completed by August. Monrovia James Demetriades, Founder, President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #15 2001 #17, 2000 #26, 1999 #22, 1998 #13, 1997 #5, 1996 #2 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 302% WEBSITE: www.seebeyond.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 26 Moseley Santa Barbara Jamal Hamdani, President & CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2001 #31 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 294% WEBSITE: www.moseleysb.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Communications/Networking 27 Adexa, Inc. Los Angeles Dr. K. Cyrus Hadavi, Ph.D., President, CEO & Chairman PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 22002 #16, 2001 #4 2000 #5 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 262% WEBSITE: www.adexa.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 28 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Scientific, Inc. Chatsworth L. Michael Cutrer, President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #17, 2001 #19, 2000 #18, 1999 #36 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 256% WEBSITE: www.nasi.net TYPE OF BUSINESS: Life Sciences 29 TDK Mediactive TDK Mediactive is a California-based video game publisher that published video games based on licensed properties such as:
Westlake Village Vincent Bitetti, CEO & Director 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 255% WEBSITE: www.tdk-mediactive.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software Los Angeles Robert A. Schwartz, President 30 US SEARCH.com Inc. Los Angeles Robert A. Schwartz, President 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 228% WEBSITE: www.ussearch.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 31 Motek, Inc. Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. Ann ANN, Scotch law. Half a year's stipend over and above what is owing for the incumbency due to a minister's relict, or child, or next of kin, after his decease. Wishaw. Also, an abbreviation of annus, year; also of annates. In the old law French writers, ann or rather an, signifies a year. S. Price, President & CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #26, 2000 #42, 1998 #46 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 209% WEBSITE: www.motek.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 32 Accruent, Inc. Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Mark Friedman, CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #31, 2001 #18 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 207% WEBSITE: www.accruent.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 33 InfoGenesis Santa Barbara Karl Willig, President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #37, 2001 #48, 2000 #37 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 204% WEBSITE: www.infogenesis.com TYPE OF BUSINESS; Software 34 Activision, Incorporated Santa Monica Robert Kotick, COB, CEO, & Director PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER 2002 # 13, 2001 # 11, 2000 #9, 1999 #15, 1998 #27, 1997 #24 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 203% WEBSITE: www.activision.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 35 TechnoCom Corporation Encino Mario Proietti, CEO 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 181% WEBSITE: www.technocom-wireless.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Communications/Networking 36 Superconductor A material that has little resistance to the flow of electricity. Traditional superconductors operate at absolute zero (-459.67 degrees Fahrenheit or -273.15 degrees Celsius). Experiments in the 1980s raised the temperature to -321 degrees Fahrenheit. Technologies, Inc. Santa Barbara M. Peter Thomas Peter Thomas may refer to:
PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #50 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 180% WEBSITE: www.suptech.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Semiconductors/Equipment 37 LaserFiche Document Imaging Long Beach Nien-Ling Wacker Wacker may refer to:
PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #29 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 171% WEBSITE: www.laserfiche.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computers/Peripherals 38 Belkin Components Compton Chet Pipkin, President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #27, 2001 #21, 2000 #22, 1999 #25, 1998 #22, 1997 #47, 1995 #34 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 163% WEBSITE: www.belkin.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computers/Peripherals 39 California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Amplifer Camarillo Camarillo (kă'mərē`yō), city (1990 pop. 52,303), Ventura co., S Calif.; inc. 1964. It is the center of a fertile farm area where citrus fruits and flowers are grown. Fred Sturm, President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 1996 #49, 1995 #25 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 144% WEBSITE: www.calamp.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Communications/Networking 40 Computer Motion, Inc. Goleta Robert Duggan Robert Duggan (born April 01, 1987 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is a footballer, currently playing for Stafford Rangers. He plays as a goalkeeper and started his career at Stoke City. , COB & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #24, 2001 #20, 2000 #8, 1999 #8 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 128% WEBSITE: www.computermotion.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computers/Peripherals 41 Power-one, Inc. Camarillo Steven Goldman Steven Goldman is a sports writer on baseball and a commentator on the New York Yankees and at times on the New York Mets. During the summer, he is a semiweekly baseball columnist for The New York Sun , COB & CEO PRIOR FAST 550 WINNER: 2002 #22, 2001 #14 2000 #10, 1998 #49 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 125% WEBSITE: www.power-one.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computers/Peripherals 42 THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters Inc. Calabasas Hills Brian J. Farrell, COB, President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #20, 2001 #13, 2000 #12, 1999 #9, 1998 #43 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 123% WEBSITE: www.thq.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 43 Elekon Industries Torrance Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs Dietiker, CEO & President PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #18, 2001 #26 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 121% WEBSITE: www.elekon.com TYPE OFBUSINESS: Life Sciences 44 Watson Pharmaceuticals Watson Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated (NYSE: WPI) is the 5th largest pharmaceutical company in the United States based on number of prescriptions dispensed. Based in Corona, California, Watson's Generics division markets over 150 pharmaceutical product families, including one of the , Inc. Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. Dr. Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. Chao, Ph.D., COB & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #28, 2001 #28, 2000 #23, 1999 #18, 1998 #25, 1997 #38, 1996 #26, 1995 #24 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 120% WEBSITE: www.watsonpharm.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Life Sciences 45 TEKELEC Calabasas Frederick M. Lax, President & CEO PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #34, 2001 #27, 1998 #40 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 114% WEBSITE: www.tekelec.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Communications/Networking 46 Amgen Inc. Thousand Oaks Kevin Sharer, COB, President & CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #45, 2000 #49, 1995 #10 S-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 103% WEBSITE: www.amgen.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Life Sciences 47 InfoStreet, Inc. Tarzana Siamak Farah, Founder & CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #19 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 97% WEBSITE: www.infostreet.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Software 48 Qualstar Corporation Simi Valley William J. Gervais, CEO & President PRIOR FAST 50 WINNER: 2002 #30, 2001 #25 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 96% WEBSITE: www.qualstar.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computers/Peripherals 49 Optical Communication Products, Inc. Chatsworth Dr. Tran V. Muoi, Ph.D., President & CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2002 #8, 2000 #19, 1999 #28, 1998 #21 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 90% WEBSITE: www.ocp-inc.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Communications/Networking 50 Diodes Incorporated Westlake Village C.H. Chen, President & CEO PRIOR YEAR WINNER: 2001 #42, 1995 #23 5-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 89% WEBSITE: www.diodes.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Semiconductors/Equipment RISING STARS What is a Rising Star? The Rising Star category includes companies who have exhibited phenomenal growth, but have been in business a minimum of three years and less than five years. Revenue growth is based over three years (2000-2002). The companies in this special category must meet all other elements of eligibility requirements. The following companies are recognized as Rising Stars on their way to becoming a Technology Fast 50 winner. 01 SinusPharma, Inc. Carpinteria John Wilczak, Chairman, CEO, President 3-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 1738% WEBSITE: www.sinuspharma.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Life Sciences 02 GoldPocket Interactive, Inc Los Angels Scott G. Newnam, President, CEO 3-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 1571% WEBSITE: www.goldpocket.com TYPE OF BUSINESS: Communications/Networking 03 PriceGrabber.com, LLC Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. Tamim Mourad, CEO 3-YEAR GROWTH REVENUE: 1148% WEBSITE: www.pricegrabber.com WHO'S ON THE LIST Semiconductors/Equipment 8% Computers/Peripherals 13% Life Sciences 9% Communications/Networking 13% Software 42% Internet 15% Note: Table made from pie chart. Privately Owned 47% Publicly Traded 53% Note: Table made from pie chart. FAST 500 Deloitte & Touche will announce the North America Technology Fast 500, on annual ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the U.S. and Canada, on October 14, 2003. Winners of the 19 U.S. Technology Fast 50 programs are automatically eligible for the Technology Fast 500. Fast 500 winners will also receive on invitation to the annual Technology Fast 500 CEO Summit in 2004. ALPHABETICAL LISTING Accruent, Inc. 32 Activision, Incorporated 34 Adexa, Inc. 27 Alorica Inc. 14 American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. 22 Amgen Inc. 46 Belkin Components 38 Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc. 21 BroadSpire, Inc. 17 California Amplifier 39 Capstone Turbine Corporation 2 Computer Motion, Inc. 40 Cyber Merchants Exchange, Inc. 5 Digital Insight Corporation 10 Diodes Incorporated 50 Elekon Industries 43 Fidelity National Information Solutions, Inc. 7 GoldPocket Interactive, Inc. RS 02 Indigo Systems Corporation 11 InfoGenesis 33 InfoStreet, Inc. 47 Internet Specialties West, Inc. 18 Ixia 12 j2 Global Communications, Inc. 13 LaserFiche Document Imaging 37 Line 6, Inc. 23 Luminex Software, Inc. 19 Medi, Inc. 9 MedSeek, Inc. 16 Moseley 26 Motek, Inc. 31 NetSol Technologies, Inc. 8 Network Presence, LLC 15 Nomadix, Inc. 4 North American Scientific, Inc. 28 Optical Communication Products, Inc. 49 Overture Services, Inc. 1 Power-One, Inc. 41 PriceGrabber.com, LLC RS 03 Qualstar Corporation 48 SeeBeyond Technology Corporation 25 SinusPharma, Inc. RS 01 Smartsound Software, Inc. 20 Superconductor Technologies, Inc. 36 TDK Mediactive, Inc. 29 TechnoCom Corporation 35 TEKELEC 45 THQ Inc. 42 Topaz Systems, Inc. 24 US SEARCH.cam Inc. 30 ValueClick, Inc. 6 Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 44 Youbet.com, Inc. 3 www.fast50.com How can I get more information on the North America Technology Fast 500 and Fast 50 programs? Visit www.fast50.com to learn more about the Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 winners, order from the merchandise catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , view the 19 U.S. Technology Fast 50 programs or link to our global Technology Fast 50 sites. |
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