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DirectNET, Inc. Ranks 86 in the
Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing
Private Companies in Denver-Aurora
Broomfield, CO – September 17, 2007:
Inc. today ranked DirectNET, Inc. (www.directnet.us)
on its first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the
fastest-growing private companies in the country.
The Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc.
magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, catches many
businesses that are too big to grow at the pace
required to make the Inc. 500, as well as a
host of smaller firms. Taken as a whole, these
companies represent the backbone of the U.S.
economy.
“The Inc. 5,000 provides the most
comprehensive look ever at the most important part
of the economy – the entrepreneurial part,” said
Inc. 5,000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The
expansion of the list has allowed us to tell the
stories of larger companies, older companies, and a
wealth of companies in industries like Manufacturing
and Construction that are underreported in the
business media.
“We are very pleased to have
been selected for this notable award,” commented
Alan Mamane, CEO and President of DirectNET. “Our
success can be attributed to both a solid
understanding of the markets we serve, as well as a
commitment to providing the highest level of
technical knowledge and the best independent
solutions to meet our customer’s needs.”
As a value-added reseller of IT
infrastructure technology, including
KVM switch,
server rack, and other
data center management technologies,
DirectNET understands the importance of validating a
manufacturer’s technology prior to recommending it
to customers. To this end, the company maintains an
in-house test lab for the equipment it deals, giving
the DirectNET team first-hand experience with the
solutions. That direct technical knowledge leads to
superior customer support, as well as hands-on
training and expertise for their sales and support
engineers.
With over 30 employees, one of
DirectNET’s core values is the commitment to support
and recognize diversity by acknowledging and
appreciating varied ethnic, racial, life choice, and
national differences. In an effort to facilitate
this principal, the company holds an annual
“Diversity Day” where employees are encouraged to
share and express their own background, things that
they are interested in, places they would want to
visit and specific cultures they are a part of.
The 2007 Inc. 5,000, as
revealed online at
www.inc.com,
reported median revenue of $9.4 million and median
three-year growth of 140 percent. Complete
information on this year’s Inc. 5,000, can be found
at
www.inc.com/inc5000.
The list features a profile for each company, almost
all of them written as a result of Inc. interviews
with management. In addition, the list is searchable
according to numerous criteria, including industry,
city, state, region, and year founded.
Hottest Regions for
Fastest-Growing Companies
Leading the list of the fastest-growing
companies in the nation is the Midwest region with
1,046 of the fastest-growing companies, followed by
the West with 884 companies. The Southeast comes in
a close third, with 872 companies, followed by the
Northeast with 782 companies, and the Mid-Atlantic
region with 606 companies.
Hottest Industries for
Fastest-Growing Businesses
The largest business category is
Construction, with 561 of the fastest-growing
companies in this category, followed by
Manufacturing with 515 companies, IT services in
third with 466 companies, Business Services with 377
companies and Advertising & Marketing with 349
companies round out the top five industries ranked
on the 2007 Inc. 5,000.
Industries reporting the
highest total revenue in 2006 are Construction
($27.1billion), Manufacturing ($18.6 billion),
Health ($13.1 billion), Computers & Electronics
($12.7 billion), and Financial Services ($11.8
billion).
Methodology
The 2007 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue
growth from 2003 through 2006. To qualify,
companies had to be U.S.-based and privately held,
independent – not subsidiaries or divisions of other
companies – as of December 31, 2006, and have had at
least $200,000 in revenue in 2003, and $2 million in
2006.
Companies can apply for next
year’s Inc. 500 and Inc. 5,000 by registering with
IncBizNet, the new social network for private
companies that will launch this fall on Inc.com.
About DirectNET, Inc.
DirectNET (http://www.directnet.us),
founded in 1995, is comprised of three independent
companies/business units:
42U (http://www.42u.com),
the leading value-added reseller (VAR) of enterprise
KVM Switch Solutions; (http://www.kvm-switches-online.com),
KVM Switch Online the largest KVM Switch
e-commerce store in the US; and
Server Rack Online and (http://www.server-rack-online.com),
the largest “click and build” online rack
superstore.
About Inc.
magazine:
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by
Mansueto Ventures, LLC., Inc. magazine (www.inc.com)
is the only major business magazine dedicated
exclusively to owners and managers of growing
private companies that delivers real solutions for
today’s innovative company builders. With a total
paid circulation of 681,421, Inc. provides
hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for
managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and
technology.
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