SOURCE: Intelius
September 29, 2008 12:30 ET
Intelius Ranked Number Eight in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for Washington State
Intelius Celebrates 1,576 Percent Growth in Revenue Over the Past Five Years
BELLEVUE, WA--(Marketwire - September 29, 2008) - Intelius, a leading people search, background
check and identity theft protection provider, has been named to Deloitte's
prestigious Technology Fast 50 program for Washington State, a ranking of
the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life
sciences companies in the area.
Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years from
2003-2007, by Deloitte, one of the nation's leading professional services
organizations.
"Consumers rely on Intelius' services to provide peace of mind in today's
digital world," said Naveen Jain, Intelius' CEO. "Intelius' success stems
from our ability to continuously innovate products that help and protect
our customers."
With an increase in revenues of 1,576 percent from 2003 to 2007, Intelius
earned a number eight spot in the Technology's Fast 50 for Washington
State.
"The Deloitte Washington State Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the
strength, vision and tenacity to succeed in today's very competitive
technology environment," said Larry Hile, Managing Partner in Deloitte's
Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) and Health & Life Sciences
Seattle practices. "We applaud the successes of Intelius and acknowledge it
as one of the very few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past
five years."
Technology Fast 50 Qualifications
To qualify for the Technology Fast 50, companies must have had operating
revenues of at least $50,000 in 2003 and $5,000,000 in 2007, be
headquartered in North America, and be a company that owns proprietary
technology or proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a
significant portion of the company's operating revenues; or devotes a
significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of
technology. Using other companies' technology or intellectual property in
a unique way does not qualify.
Companies from the regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United
States and Canada are automatically entered in Deloitte's Technology Fast
500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing
technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies. For
more information on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 or Technology Fast 500
programs, visit www.fast500.com.
About Intelius
Intelius is the leading information commerce company providing consumers
and businesses with information to empower the decision-making process for
peace of mind and security. To date, Intelius has gained more than six
million unique customers who use Intelius' information to reconnect and
protect their loved ones, businesses and assets. Intelius' services include
background checks, people search services, comprehensive employment
screening services and an award-winning identity theft prevention product,
IDWatch. Intelius is one of the top 100 most trafficked sites on the
Internet, according to comScore/Media Metrix. Intelius was listed as an
Inc. 500 company and was named one of Washington's top three Best
Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal in 2007, and in 2006,
Intelius was named the American Business Awards' Best New Company, and was
listed amongst the top 15 Corporate Philanthropists by Puget Sound Business
Journal. For more about Intelius screening products and services, visit
http://hr.intelius.com. For more about Intelius' business, news and
policies, visit http://www.intelius.com/corp.
About Deloitte
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Services LP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see
www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure
of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.