2006 Fast Growth: Who Made The Cut?
Growing Like Gangbusters
A review of the Fast Growth 100 shows that plenty of opportunities exist for solution providers to expand their businesses.
The Fast & The Furious
Ten profiles of top performers that reveal how they were able to grow so fast.
Who Made The Cut?
The 2006 CRN Fast Growth 100 list.
Methodology
How the CRN Fast Growth 100 List is determined.
Under The Hood
Dive into the data to see where the CRN Fast Growth solution providers found the hottest markets and technologies.
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 1 | Groupware Technology Campbell, Calif. Mike Thompson, President & CEO |
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| 3920.30% | $30,853,000 | ||
| 2 | Paragon Solutions Group Inc. Denver, Colo. Haydn Hirstine, CEO |
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| 875.00% | $19,500,000 | ||
| 3 | NueVista LLC Oak Brook, Ill. Stuart N. Emanuel, CEO |
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| 594.56% | $7,987,000 | ||
| 4 | Micro League Inc. Los Angeles, Calif. Ned Yousefzadeh, President |
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| 537.52% | $6,268,000 | ||
| 5 | Integration Systems Inc. Deerfield Beach, Fla. Terry Keene, CEO |
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| 525.27% | $11,438,000 | ||
| 6 | Tectura Redwood City, Calif. Terry Petrzelka, CEO |
503.33% | $181,000,000 |
| 7 | Mobius Partners Enterprise Solutions San Antonio, Texas Jay Uribe & Junab Ali, Co-Presidents & Co-Founders |
467.92% | $30,100,000 |
| 8 | Sword & Shield Enterprise Security Inc. Knoxville, Tenn. Will Henderson, CEO |
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| 441.98% | $26,959,000 | ||
| 9 | The Planet Dallas, Texas Peter Pathos, President & CEO |
440.31% | $48,178,000 |
| 10 | Incentra Solutions Boulder, Colo. Thomas P. Sweeney, III, Chairman & CEO |
418.17% | $50,832,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 11 | InScope Solutions Inc. Reston, Va. Mike Bruce, President |
360.56% | $12,976,000 |
| 12 | Nexum Inc. Chicago, Ill. Todd Gabel & David Lesser, Co-Founder |
354.48% | $13,066,000 |
| 13 | High Performance Technologies Inc. Charlotte, N.C. Victor Smith, CEO |
340.64% | $15,566,000 |
| 14 | Technology Deployment Research Corp. (TDR) San Francisco, Calif. David Gottesman, President |
336.31% | $6,316,000 |
| 15 | DMD Data Systems, Inc. Lexington, KY. Dave Sevigny, President |
331.24% | $7,333,000 |
| 16 | WidePoint Corp. Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Steve L. Komar, CEO |
302.71% | $13,263,000 |
| 17 | Ascentium Corp. Bellevue, Wash. James Beebe, President |
282.46% | $20,920,000 |
| 18 | Technologent Lake Forest, Calif. Lezlie Gallaway, CEO & Founder |
280.87% | $60,849,000 |
| 19 | MTM Technologies, Inc. Stamford, Conn. Francis J. Alfano, CEO |
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| 268.61% | $203,149,000 | ||
| 20 | DYONYX LP Houston, Texas Eric Pratt, CEO |
266.04% | $20,496,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 21 | DirSec, Inc Centennial, Colo. Lou Rubbo, Principal |
263.41% | $3,456,000 |
| 22 | Comport Consulting Corp.. Ramsey, N.J. Jack Margossian, President |
256.27% | $15,168,000 |
| 23 | CentraComm Communications, Ltd. Findlay, Ohio John Haughawout |
253.00% | $2,544,000 |
| 24 | e-brillance LLC Conshohocken, Pa. Tony Schweiger & Mike Axelrod, Principals |
245.73% | $2,962,000 |
| 25 | Trofholz Technologies Inc. Rocklin, Calif. Yvonne Glenn, President |
238.12% | $12,489,000 |
| 26 | Perficient. Austin, Texas Jack MacDonald, Chairman & CEO |
221.27% | $96,997,000 |
| 27 | The EBS Group Lenexa, Kan. Scott Jenkins, Managing Partner |
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| 218.54% | $3,643,000 | ||
| 28 | Adesta LLC Omaha, Neb. Robert Sommerfeld, President |
217.21% | $65,607,000 |
| 29 | Data Management Group. Hampton, Va. Carolyn Boyer, President |
204.00% | $4,840,000 |
| 30 | PCPC Direct Ltd. Houston, Texas Cornelia Vaught, CEO |
202.77% | $63,827,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 31 | CallTower San Francisco, Calif. John Trimmer, CEO |
192.01% | $4,742,000 |
| 32 | Data Recovery Services LLC. Youngstown, Ohio Michael Meloy, President |
190.15% | $6,543,000 |
| 33 | ProSys Information Systems Inc. Norcross, Ga. Bruce Keenan, CEO |
186.76% | $435,938,000 |
| 34 | Alexander Open Systems Overland Park, Kan. Gary Alexander, CEO |
178.48% | $54,712,000 |
| 35 | IPLogic Inc. Albany, N.Y. Kenneth Yanneck, President & CEO |
174.15% | $24,466,000 |
| 36 | Apptix Herndon, Va. Amir Hudda, CEO |
173.61% | $8,546,000 |
| 37 | Artech Information Systems LLC Morristown, N.J. Ranjini Poddar, President |
171.95% | $44,954,000 |
| 38 | Infocrossing Inc. Leonia, N.J. Zach Lonstein, Chairman & CEO |
167.99% | $148,006,000 |
| 39 | Ventera Corp. McLean, Va. Robert Acosta, CEO |
164.99% | $18,046,000 |
| 40 | SITE (Systems Installation & technical Engineering Inc.) Mesa, Ariz. Denise Bunting, President |
155.70% | $2,616,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 41 | Open Systems Technologies Inc. Grand Rapids, Mich. Dan Behm, President |
153.12% | $13,685,000 |
| 42 | Optimus Solutions. Norcross, Ga. Mark Metz, CEO |
150.19% | $92,570,000 |
| 43 | Calsoft Systems Torrance, Calif. Nem Bajra, President |
150.00% | $3,750,000 |
| 44 | EPAM Systems Inc. Lawrenceville, N.J. Arkadiy Dobkin, CEO |
143.44% | $39,989,000 |
| 45 | Docutek Imaging Solutions. Boca Raton, Fla. Steve Staller, President & Ritu Staller, CEO |
143.02% | $11,502,000 |
| 46 | FusionStorm San Francisco, Calif. John Varel, CEO |
141.11% | $133,107,000 |
| 47 | Perimeter Internetworking Milford, Conn. Brad Miller, CEO |
138.30% | $23,477,000 |
| 48 | Structured Technologies Inc. Rochester, N.Y. Joe Oster, CEO |
137.24% | $8,141,000 |
| 49 | SI International Reston, Va. Brad Antle, President & CEO |
136.45% | $397,919,000 |
| 50 | Solution-II Inc. Littleton, Colo. William Todd Bowling, President & CEO |
135.28% | $35,797,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 51 | Praxis Computing. Marina Del Ray, Calif. Jeff Roback, President |
132.89% | $2,333,000 |
| 52 | SLPowers West Palm Beach, Fla. Rory V. Sanchez, President & CEO |
131.38% | $4,275,000 |
| 53 | Structured Communication Systems Inc. Portland, Ore. Ron Fowler, President & CEO |
130.92% | $29,834,000 |
| 54 | Advanced Systems Group (ASG) Denver, Colo. David Sosnowski, President |
127.57% | $117,255,000 |
| 55 | Data Techniques Inc. Pittsburg, Kan. Terry Calloway, President |
125.66% | $3,456,000 |
| 56 | Attain Technologies LLC Denver, Colo. Jim Freeman, Principal |
124.90% | $3,401,000 |
| 57 | Digital River Inc. Eden Prairie, Minn. Joel Ronning, CEO |
117.79% | $220,408,000 |
| 58 | Enterprise Systems Inc. Golden, Colo. Robert Piwowarczyl, President |
117.67% | $2,745,000 |
| 59 | InfoSystems Inc. Chattanooga, Tenn. Clay Hales, President |
114.52% | $24,464,000 |
| 60 | VSE Corp. Alexandria, Va. Donald M. Ervine, CEO |
110.54% | $280,139,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 61 | Sterling Computers Norfolk, Neb Maggi Jones, President |
108.40% | $50,581,000 |
| 62 | Georgia Cabling & Electric Norcross, Ga. Dan O'Sullivan, COO |
103.67% | $15,583,000 |
| 63 | Advanced Technical Solutions LLC Scott Depot, W.Va. Gary R. Sims Jr., President & CEO |
102.23% | $3,555,000 |
| 64 | Hagerman & Company Inc. Mount Zion, Ill. Dennis A, Hagerman, President & CEO |
100.47% | $13,068,000 |
| 65 | Plan B Technologies Inc. Bowie, Md. Donnie Downs, President & CEO |
100.33% | $16,068,000 |
| 66 | Cyber Advisors Inc. Maple Grove, Min. Shane Vinup, President & CEO |
97.98% | $2,735,000 |
| 67 | Berbee Information Networks Corp. Madison, Wis. Paul Shain, CEO |
97.81% | $313,951,000 |
| 68 | TechTeam Global Southfield, Mich. William C. Brown, President & CEO |
93.98% | $166,497,000 |
| 69 | Jeskell Inc. Sunnyvale, Calif. Javed S. Khan, President |
93.85% | $137,501,000 |
| 70 | Saratoga Technologies Inc. Johnson City, Tenn. David Temple, President |
91.69% | $3,947,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 71 | Advanced Systems Group (Teogas Inc.) Irvine, Calif. Tom Orr, President |
87.66% | $44,648,000 |
| 72 | ImageSource Inc. Olympia, Wash. Terry Sutherland, CEO |
87.33% | $19,145,000 |
| 73 | Project Leadership Associates Inc. Chicago, Ill. Daniel Porcaro, President & CEO |
86.11% | $15,782,000 |
| 74 | International Integrated Solutions Ltd. Plainview, N.Y. John Iacone, President |
84.54% | $38,724,000 |
| 75 | ACS Services Inc.. South Easton, Mass. William J. Adams, CEO |
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| 80.98% | $1,991,000 | ||
| 76 | MTI Technology Irvine, Calif. Tom Raimondi, CEO |
79.12% | $146,690,000 |
| 77 | Consultedge Inc. Whippany, N.J. Neal A. Stanton, President & CEO |
77.06% | $12,693,000 |
| 78 | Enabling Technologies Corp. Glen Arm, Md. Bill Vollerthum, President |
76.71% | $6,020,000 |
| 79 | IES (Internet eBusiness Solutions). Weston, Fla. Saeid Marzban, Vice President |
76.52% | $1,951,000 |
| 80 | Net Direct Systems. Apex, N.C. Phil Santoni, CEO |
73.63% | $37,845,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 81 | Sigma Solutions Inc. San Antonio, Texas Scott Gruendler, President |
73.13% | $48,044,000 |
| 82 | ADNET Technologies Inc. Windsor, Conn. Edward Laprade, President & CEO |
73.09% | $4,977,000 |
| 83 | dcVAST Inc.. Downers Grove, Ill. Donald Swanson, CEO |
72.50% | $14,217,000 |
| 84 | IVCi LLC Hauppauge, N.Y. Robert Swing, President |
71.34% | $41,698,000 |
| 85 | Ness Technologies Inc. Hackensack, N.J. Raviv Zoller, President & CEO |
70.72% | $385,436,000 |
| 86 | DynTek Inc. Irvine, Calif. Casper Zublin Jr., CEO |
70.51% | $84,053,000 |
| 87 | Decisive Business Systems Inc. Pennsauken, N.J. Richard M. Rettinger Jr., CEO & President; Peter A. Busam, VP & COO |
68.24% | $9,002,000 |
| 88 | Net@Work. New York, N.Y. Alex & Edward Solomon, Co-Presidents |
66.45% | $11,000,000 |
| 89 | The Computer Merchant Ltd. Norwell, Mass. John R. Danieli, President & CEO |
65.85% | $107,739,000 |
| 90 | Atrilogy Solutions Group Inc. Irvine, Calif. David P. Charest, CEO |
64.57% | $11,866,000 |
| Rank | Company | Growth Rate* | 2005 Sales |
| 91 | Engraphix Imaging Systems Inc. Houston, Texas Renee E. Vandivere, President |
63.87% | $2,879,000 |
| 92 | Zumasys Inc. Lake Forest, Calif. Paul Giobbi, President |
59.55% | $8,281,000 |
| 93 | IT Solutions Consulting Inc. Jenkintown, Pa. Ted Swanson, President |
58.55% | $4,170,000 |
| 94 | Dynamic Computer Corp. Farmington, Mich. Fida Bohra, Founder & President |
57.78% | $23,884,000 |
| 95 | Infinity Info System New York, N.Y. Yacov Wrocherinsky, President & CEO |
57.66% | $11,376,000 |
| 96 | VIVA USA Inc. Rolling Meadows, Ill. Vasanthi Ilangovan, President |
53.55% | $13,860,000 |
| 97 | Magenic Minneapolis, Minn. Co-Founders Greg Frankenfield, CEO; Paul Fridman, President |
53.39% | $28,239,000 |
| 98 | Network Innovations Inc. Olathe (Kansas City), Kan. Brian Gregory, President |
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| 53.22% | $1,520,000 | ||
| 99 | Plexus Com/Group (Plexus Installations Inc.) Baltimore, Md. Anthony Mosby, President & CEO |
50.38% | $8,883,000 |
| 100 | Sysix Technologies Downers Grove, Ill. John Sheaffer, President & CEO |
50.00% | $57,000,000 |
| *Based on 2 years' net sales, ending December 31, 2005 Note: Minimum qualifications for the list stipulated that each company had to: (A) Maintain its company headquarters in the United States (B) Be independent (not a subsidiary of another company) (C) Have realized net sales of at least $750,000 in 2003 (D) Have been operating since January 1, 2003, or earlier (E) Be a "solution provider" as defined by CRN, not a vendor (seller of proprietary IT hardware or software) or distributor |
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