The 60 Fastest-Growing Software Companies
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Surging 60: 40 Fastest-Growing Software Companies (1-20)*
Rank
Company
Sales Growth, 2007 VS. 2006
Revenue, Most Recent 4 QTRS
Net Profit, Most Recent 4 QTRS
Profit Change in 2007
1
VMWARE
88.4%
$1,325,811,000
$218,137,000
154.0%
2
GOOGLE
56.4%
$16,593,000,000
$4,204,000,000
36.6%
3
SALESFORCE.COM
50.6%
$748,700,000
$18,356,000
3716.2%
4
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS
48.8%
$664,000,000
$(28,000,000) Not applicable
5
ANSYS
45.8%
$385,000,000
$82,000,000
485.7%
6
LAWSON SOFTWARE
44.6%
$810,068,000
$7,668,000
Not applicable
7
REALNETWORKS
43.8%
$568,000,000
$48,000,000
-66.9%
8
SAPIENT
34.7%
$524,411,000
$4,939,000
-56.2%
9
SECURE COMPUTING
34.6%
$237,905,000
$(35,056,000) Not applicable
10
BLACKBAUD
34.6%
$257,000,000
$31,000,000
3.3%
11
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP
34.5%
$374,000,000
$27,000,000
5953.8%
12
RED HAT
33.6%
$492,264,000
$75,065,000
12.5%
13
BLACKBOARD
31.1%
$240,000,000
$13,000,000
Not applicable
14
TRIZETTO GROUP
29.9%
$452,000,000
$28,000,000
86.7%
15
MICROSOFT
25.7%
$57,898,000,000
$16,957,000,000
42.4%
16
ORACLE
24.9%
$20,084,000,000
$4,780,000,000
29.1%
17
CITRIX SYSTEMS
22.8%
$1,392,000,000
$215,000,000
17.5%
18
ADOBE SYSTEMS
22.6%
$3,157,881,000
$723,807,000
43.1%
19
DELTEK
21.9%
$278,246,000
$22,519,000
47.2%
20
INFORMATICA
20.3%
$391,000,000
$55,000,000
52.8%
*Includes companies that had at least $150 million in revenue entering into 2007
