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INFORMATICA RANKED 80TH FASTEST GROWING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY IN NORTH AMERICA ON THE 2001 DELOITTE & TOUCHE TECHNOLOGY FAST 500
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., November 26, 2001 - Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the leading provider of enterprise analytic software, today announced it ranked 80th on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on five-year percentage revenue growth from 1996 - 2000. Informatica grew 7,739 percent during this period.
"We are proud of our placement within the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500," said Gaurav Dhillon, CEO of Informatica. "The growth Informatica has experienced is a reflection of the continued adoption of enterprise analytics as global enterprises look to leverage metrics-driven management principles to improve bottom and top line performance."
“Making the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 is a testament to a company's leadership, commitment to technology and ability to deliver the right solution at the right time. With its 7,739 percent five-year growth rate, Informatica has proven that its leadership has the vision and determination to succeed and we at Deloitte & Touch salute their accomplishments,” said Mark A. Evans, managing director of Deloitte & Touche's Technology & Communications Group.
In addition to ranking on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, Informatica ranked 22nd on the Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in the Silicon Valley.
To qualify for the Fast 50, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 1996 and at least $1 million in 2000, must be public or private companies headquartered in Silicon Valley, and must be “technology companies,” defined as companies that manufacture a technology-related product and/or devote a high percentage of effort to the research and development of technology.
Fast 500 Selection and Qualifications
In its selection of the Fast 500 for Year 2000, Deloitte & Touche's team reviewed financial records for more than 5,000 public and privately held technology companies. To qualify, companies must: (1) have had 1995 revenues of at least $50,000 USD and $75,000 CD for the United States and Canada, respectively; (2) be headquartered in the United States or Canada; and (3) be a "technology company." “Technology company” is defined as one that develops proprietary technology which contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues, manufactures a technology product, or devotes a high percentage of effort to the research and development of technology.
Technology Fast 500 winners are invited to an exclusive CEO Summit that will be held from May 8-10, 2002 at The Breakers Resort, Palm Beach, Florida. The CEO Summit, now in its fourth year, is designed to address the unique business challenges facing these super-charged technology companies.
About Deloitte & Touche
Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services firms, provides assurance and advisory, tax, and management consulting services through nearly 30,000 people in more than 100 U.S. cities. The firm is dedicated to helping our clients and our people excel. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, Deloitte & Touche has been recognized as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For in America” by Fortune magazine for four consecutive years. Deloitte & Touche is the U.S. national practice of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is a Swiss Verein, and each of its national practices is a separate and independent legal entity. For more information, please visit Deloitte & Touche's web site at http://www.us.deloitte.com/
About Deloitte & Touche's Technology & Communications Group
The Technology & Communications Group is composed of service professionals who have a wealth of experience serving technology and communications companies throughout the world in areas including Internet, software, semiconductors, cable, media and publishing, communication utilities, networking, wireless, computers and peripherals, and related industries. These specialists understand the challenges that technology and communications companies face throughout all stages of their business growth cycle and are committed to helping them succeed. Deloitte & Touche is a leader in providing strategic, financial, operational, and information technology assistance to its technology and communications clients.
About Informatica
Informatica provides enterprise analytic software that enables decision makers to transform business insight into competitive advantage. Informatica offers the industry's only integrated enterprise analytics suite, including a powerful data integration platform, cross value chain analytic applications, and real-time delivery of analytics via Web, wireless and voice. More than 1,370 customers worldwide, including 60 percent of the Fortune 100, rely on Informatica software to integrate, analyze, personalize and deliver critical information to managers, executives and other decision makers to optimize business performance.
Our list of global customers includes 3Com, AMD, American Airlines, BMW, Borders Group, Brocade, Brunswick, Chevron, Cisco, CNET, Deutsche Bank, eBay, General Electric, France Telecom, Hewlett-Packard, MetLife, Motorola, Nokia, Orbitz, Philips, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sprint, UBS, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Postal Service and Vizzavi. For more information, call 1.650.385.5000 (1.800.970.1179 in the U.S.), or visit the Informatica Web site at http://www.informatica.com/
NOTE: Informatica is a registered trademark of Informatica Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Samantha Moore
Informatica Corporation
650-385-5259
pr@informatica.com
Colleen Haikes
TSI Communications
415-808-9885
chaikes@tsicomm.com
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