TopTenREVIEWS ranks #3 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Rising Stars
Growth Percentage (3,780%) is Highest for all Utah-based Technology companies
OGDEN, Utah— October 19, 2006
TopTenREVIEWS, a leader in technology reviews, has been named a Rising Star on Deloitte’s 2006 Technology Fast 500. Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 is a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, and telecommunications companies in North America.
The Rising Star list ranks 25 companies that have been in business three or four years. They are ranked based on percentage revenue growth over three years (2003 to 2005).
“We are honored to be included on the same list with the top growth Technology companies in the country including Google and Yahoo,” said TopTenREVIEWS CEO Jerry Ropelato. “The demand for our technology and entertainment reviews has allowed us to achieve phenomenal growth over the last three years.”
TopTenREVIEWS ranked third on the 2006 Technology Fast 500 Rising Stars with a 3,780 percent growth rate and had the largest growth rate amongst the 5 Utah-based Technology companies.
"It is exceptional for a young company to gain early traction in today’s highly competitive technology marketplace and especially to report such strong revenue growth,” said Tony Kern, deputy-managing principal of Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry practice. “It’s a credit to TopTenREVIEWS’ leadership that they’ve managed to ramp up their business so quickly.”
Overall, companies that ranked on the 2006 Technology Fast 500 had growth rates ranging from 210 to 48,948 percent over five years, with an average growth rate of 2,147 percent. To qualify as a Technology Fast 500 Rising Star, entrants must have had 2003 revenues of at least $50,000 and 2005 revenues of at least $5 Million.
About TopTenREVIEWS
TopTenREVIEWS features expert reviews for technology and entertainment products and services. The company has served over 60 million Internet visitors, has over 400,000 pages of original content and provides users with free access to in-depth product and services reviews, side-by-side feature comparisons, and industry-related news and articles. We do the research so you don’t have to™. Today, TopTenREVIEWS has about 60 employees. For further information, contact Nate Bringhurst at 801.528.3725 or visit www.TopTenReviews.com.
About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is an organization of member firms around the world devoted to excellence in providing professional services and advice, focused on client service through a global strategy executed locally in 150 countries. With access to the deep intellectual capital of approximately 135,000 people worldwide, Deloitte delivers services in four professional areas, audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services, and serves more than one-half of the world’s largest companies, as well as large national enterprises, public institutions, locally important clients, and successful, fast-growing global growth companies.
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