Slide Show: 10 Fastest Growing Networking VARs

You'll have to wait until July to see Everything Channel's 2008 Fast Growth 100 list, but here we offer a sneak preview with a networking twist: the top 10 solution providers confirmed for our list that derive at least 21% of their revenue from network design and implementation or at least 21% of revenue from VoIP integration services. If any VARs know how to spin networking straw into revenue gold, it's these folks.

NWN Corporation
Waltham, Mass.
www.nwnit.com

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 1
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 3

Two-Year Growth Rate: 1875.5%
2007 Net Sales: $160,000,000

Top Executive: Mont Phelps, CEO

Company Founded: 1986

Acuity Solutions LLC
Las Vegas, Nev.
www.acuitysolutions.com

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 5
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 47

Two-Year Growth Rate: 368.3%
2007 Net Sales: $28,690,535

Top Executive: Dave Gilden, Partner and Julio Sanchez, Partner

Company Founded: 2002

Axispoint Inc.
New York, NY
www.axispoint.com

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 11
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 18

Two-Year Growth Rate: 307.5%
2007 Net Sales: $37,200,000

Top Executive: Daniel DiSano, President and CEO

Company Founded: 1994

Teklinks Inc.
Birmingham, Ala.
www.teklinks.com

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 15
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked

Two-Year Growth Rate: 266.9%
2007 Net Sales: $36,610,314

Top Executive: Stuart Raburn, President

Company Founded: 2001

Boice Enterprises
East Paoli, IN
www.boice.net

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 16
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked

Two-Year Growth Rate: 252.9%
2007 Net Sales: $14,064,066

Top Executive: Bill Hall, President

Company Founded: 1994

Fairdinkum Consulting
New York, NY
www.fairdinkum.com

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 23
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked

Two-Year Growth Rate: 156.9%
2007 Net Sales: $3,340,890

Top Executive: Thomas Hall, General Manager

Company Founded: 2002

Heartland Technologies (Sorensen's Computer Connection Inc.)
Harlan, Iowa
www.heartlandtechnologies.com

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 24
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 67

Two-Year Growth Rate: 156.4%
2007 Net Sales: $16,938,356

Top Executive: Arlin Sorenson, President and CEO

Company Founded: 1985

Single Path LLC
Midlothian, IL
www.singlepath.com

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 28
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 12

Two-Year Growth Rate: 147.2%
2007 Net Sales: $7,594,000

Top Executive: Robert Koch, Managing Partner

Company Founded: 2003

22nd Century Technologies Inc.
Somerset, NJ
www.22ndcenturytech.com

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 33
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked

Two-Year Growth Rate: 132.9%
2007 Net Sales: $9,938,834

Top Executive: Satvinder Singh, CEO

Company Founded: 1997

TMC Group Inc.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.home.earthlink.net/~tcali/id14.html

2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 40
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked

Two-Year Growth Rate: 118.9%
2007 Net Sales: $8,031,045

Top Executive: Thomas Cali, Director

Company Founded: 1999

Our top Fast Growth companies in the networking and VoIP/unified communications arenas ran the gamut in terms of what they see as the top areas to invest in to fuel growth, and also what market segments they see as having the fastest growth opportunities.

Most commonly cited fast growth areas:
• Data Center Consolidation
• Enterprise Storage Solutions (SAN, NAS, Disk)
• Managed Services
• Unified Communications
• VoIP
• Virtualization Software

Most commonly cited market segments:
1. SMB
2. Midsize
3. Government

Check back in the coming weeks for more on the 2008 Fast Growth 100 list, to be released in July.