Rocket Builders Announces 2007 "Ready to Rocket 25" List to Reveal Companies Positioned to Capitalize on Growth in the Information Technology Sector


Rocket Builders highlights the hottest trends and names 25 private B.C. companies with high growth potential in 2007


VANCOUVER, BC - January 24, 2007 - Rocket Builders has released its fourth annual "Ready to Rocket 25" list along with its annual "I.T. Outlook" report. The "Ready to Rocket 25" list names twenty-five private B.C. companies who are best positioned to capitalize on the information technology (I.T.) trends that will contribute to faster growth than the I.T. sector as a whole.

The "Ready to Rocket 25" list is the only predictive list of its kind in North America. In past years, the list has accurately chosen companies that have significant revenue growth, that are more likely to receive investment and that are more likely to get acquired. Key highlights of the 2006 list include:

"The growth rates of these private companies is impressive when you consider that the I.T. sector only grew at 5% in 2006." said Reg Nordman, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders. "Similar to the 2005 list, the top performers in the 2006 list were well over 200% growth. I think the range of product categories represented and the ongoing revenue growth success these companies are having shows both the diversity and maturity of the technology industry in B.C."

Today, Rocket Builders has presented the 2007 list of Ready to Rocket companies and its "I.T. Outlook" predictions to B.C.'s top investment firms and professional advisors at a special event at U.B.C. Robson Square.

"As we predicted last year, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Wireless, Security and Customer Relationship technologies were key drivers of significant growth." said Geoffrey Hansen, the Managing Partner at Rocket Builders responsible for the I.T. Outlook report. "Looking into 2007 and beyond, innovation and growth will be driven by Internet-related technologies and Digital Media technologies, and especially where those two converge."

This year's I.T. Outlook report has highlighted:


The process of choosing the twenty-five companies for the "Ready to Rocket 25" list involved mapping over one hundred (100) technology companies against the key trends identified in the "I.T. Outlook 2007" report. To qualify for the ?Ready to Rocket 25? list, companies must have fully commercialized technology and customer traction with their products. In order to highlight emerging companies likely to make the list in subsequent years, the ?Ones to Watch? list profiles these ?up and comers?.

"The Ones-to-Watch list is now getting almost as much interest as the Ready to Rocket 25," said Dave Thomas, a Senior Partner at Rocket Builders. "Foreign investors and industry analysts are keen to meet these companies, and getting employed at a high growth start-up is still a draw for many people. This year?s list of  Ones-to-Watch companies definitely reflects the emergence of Web 2.0 and Digital Video."

For details on the "Ready to Rocket 25" and ?Ones to Watch? lists and an overview of key findings of the "I.T. Outlook" report, please visit http://www.readytorocket.com

About Ready to Rocket

Ready to Rocket is a unique business recognition list that profiles technology companies with the greatest potential for revenue growth. Each year, based on analysis of trends that will drive growth in the information technology sector, Rocket Builders identifies twenty-five (25) private companies that are best positioned to capitalize on the trends for growth. This selection methodology has been an accurate predictor of growth with "Ready to Rocket" companies exceeding the industry growth rate. Also, many of these companies raise investment capital and each year many of the profiled "Ready to Rocket' companies are acquired. "Ready to Rocket" is a trademark of Rocket Builders, a respected management consulting firm servicing the technology industry.

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About Rocket Builders
 

Rocket Builders is a management consulting firm providing sales and marketing services. With a focus on helping technology companies to grow and prosper, Rocket Builders has a proven track record of success with its clients. Since 2000, we have been engaged in market research, market planning, business development initiatives, strategic selling, and product launches for over 100 organizations.


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