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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
Not applicable = company had a net loss in either its most recent four-quarter period or the previous four-quarter period.
Note: Numbers in red and in parentheses show net losses
Source: Company filings, Yahoo Finance
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