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Ethertronics Inc. Tops Deloitte's San Diego Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest Growing Companies, With 6,603.2 Percent Revenue Growth Over Five Years
San Diego Technology Fast 50 Companies Experience Average Revenue Growth of 179.3 Percent
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethertronics Inc. tops the list of the fastest growing companies in San Diego County as recognized by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP at an award event held Friday, Oct. 12, at the Grand Del Mar Hotel. The San Diego Technology Fast 50, an annual award program, ranks technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies located in San Diego and surrounding areas by percentage revenue growth over five years. "Deloitte is excited to honor these successful, dynamic companies named to the 2007 Technology Fast 50 list in San Diego," said Theresa Drew, Managing Partner, San Diego Practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP. "We congratulate these businesses on their contribution to the vitality of San Diego and wish them continued growth in years to come." 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 San Diego County; 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 Technology Fast 50 company rankings are as follows:
Ranking Company Name 5-Year Growth % City 1 Ethertronics Inc. 6,603.20 San Diego 2 Eset LLC 3,884.08 San Diego 3 Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3,713.92 San Diego 4 Patriot Scientific Corp. 2,771.87 Carlsbad 5 DivX, Inc. 2,102.12 San Diego 6 Kintera, Inc. 2,026.38 San Diego 7 Illumina Inc. 1,738.51 San Diego 8 Axesstel, Inc. 1,106.21 San Diego 9 SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 732.73 San Diego 10 NuVasive, Inc. 703.81 San Diego 11 Novatel Wireless, Inc. 654.96 San Diego 12 Alphatec Holdings Inc. 552.77 Carlsbad 13 Santarus, Inc. 515.54 San Diego 14 InfoSonics Corporation 440.91 San Diego 15 Dot Hill Systems Corp. 409.67 Carlsbad 16 Visual Sciences LLC (fka WebSideStory, Inc.) 375.51 San Diego 17 Continuous Computing Corp. 352.61 San Diego 18 Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 322.78 San Diego 19 DR Technologies 299.58 San Diego 20 One Stop Systems Inc 257.89 Escondido 21 TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. 249.54 La Jolla 22 Koam Engineering Systems, Inc. (KES Inc.) 249.19 San Diego 23 SYS Technologies 232.07 San Diego 24 ResMed Corp 197.44 Poway 25 Websense, Inc. 193.31 San Diego 26 Althea Technologies, Inc. 176.59 San Diego 27 Prometheus Laboratories Inc. 174.96 San Diego 28 QUALCOMM Incorporated 158.18 San Diego 29 Computer Modules Inc. 138.74 San Diego 30 Gen-Probe Incorporated 128.00 San Diego 31 DJO Incorporated 126.16 Vista 32 ViaSat, Inc. 121.76 Carlsbad 33 Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. 120.69 San Diego 34 Cohu, Inc. 110.98 Poway 35 Vical Incorporated 110.36 San Diego 36 Micro Probe Inc 96.94 Carlsbad 37 Invitrogen Corporation 94.80 Carlsbad 38 Cymer, Inc. 88.27 San Diego 39 Leap Wireless International, Inc. 83.79 San Diego 40 Digirad Corporation 73.18 Poway 41 DDH Enterprise, Inc. 70.87 Vista 42 RF Industries, Ltd. 70.35 San Diego 43 Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 57.39 San Diego 44 Nanogen, Inc. 56.31 San Diego 45 St. Bernard Software, Inc. 53.73 San Diego 46 Cubic Corporation 46.78 San Diego 47 Document Sciences Corporation 44.90 Carlsbad 48 Quidel Corporation 44.68 San Diego 49 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. 29.59 San Diego 50 CardioDynamics International Corporation 28.99 San Diego The Technology Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP in association with AeA, Barney & Barney, BIOCOM, Bowne, Cushman & Wakefield, Focus Creative Group, The Thompson Search Group, KPBS Public Broadcasting, Morrison & Foerster LLP, the San Diego Business Journal and Union Bank of California. About Deloitte Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other's acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the names "Deloitte", "Deloitte & Touche", "Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu" or other related names. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein. Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the US member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In the US, services are provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP and their subsidiaries), and not by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. |