New England Technology Fast 50

The 11th annual New England Technology Fast 50 list has been released. It ranks the fastest growing companies by percentage of revenue growth over the last five calendar years.

The ranking includes companies in the following four business sectors:

• technology
• media
• telecommunications
• life sciences

Technology companies predominate the list, as do companies from Massachusetts.

Rising Stars

A special category called "Rising Stars" recognized the fastest growing companies over a three-year period. These companies were:

• Sepaton, Inc. (Marlborough)
• LogMeIn, Inc. (Woburn)
• GotVMail Communications (Weston)

Fast growing companies need "rising star" employees to keep growing. If you have a technology background and are looking to make a career move, then consider targeting these Fast 50 companies.

The List

Here are the 50 fastest growing technology companies in New England:

1. iTech US, Inc. (South Burlington, VT)
2. Vestmark, Inc. (Wakefield)
3. Litle & Co. (Lowell)
4. Airvana, Inc. (Chelmsford)
5. SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. (Methuen)
6. IneoQuest Technologies, Inc. (Mansfield)
7. Endeca Technologies, Inc. (Cambridge)
8. Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge)
9. TheNextRound, Inc. (Westborough)
10. Bullhorn, Inc. (Boston)
11. Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lexington)
12. NitroMed, Inc. (Lexington)
13. Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Marlborough)
14. Constant Contact, Inc. (Waltham)
15. NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Waltham)
16. iRobot Corp. (Burlington)
17. SoundBite Communications, Inc. (Burlington)
18. Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Lexington)
19. Compete, Inc. (Boston)
20. OpenPages, Inc. (Waltham)
21. NameMedia, Inc. (Waltham)
22. Dealer.com, Inc. (Burlington, VT)
23. Vertical Communications, Inc. (Cambridge)
24. VistaPrint USA, Inc. (Lexington)
25. Infoscitex Corp. (Waltham)
26. Network Engines, Inc. (Canton)
27. Smarter Living, Inc. (Boston)
28. VoiceSignal Technologies, Inc. (Woburn)
29. Agiltron, Inc. (Woburn)
30. CardioTech International, Inc. (Wilmington)
31. Veroxity Technology Partners, Inc. (Bedford)
32. Biogen Idec, Inc. (Cambridge)
33. IPG Photonics Corp. (Oxford)
34. Capital Fulfillment Group, Inc. (Hingham)
35. Data Intensity, Inc. (Bedford)
36. Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Waltham)
37. ImmunoGen, Inc. (Cambridge)
38. Clinical Data, Inc. (Newton)
39. Sepracor, Inc. (Marlborough)
40. Salary.com, Inc. (Waltham)
41. Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (Burlington)
42. OpenAir, Inc. (Boston)
43. Virtusa Corp. (Westborough)
44. Nucryst Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Wakefield)
45. Click Tactics, Inc. (Waltham)
46. Ektron, Inc. (Nashua, NH)
47. Double-Take Software, Inc. (Southborough)
48. Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Hopkinton)
49. Hittite Microwave Corp. (Chelmsford)
50. Diomed Holdings, Inc. (Andover)

Deloitte & Touche and Mass High Tech both provide summaries of the New England Technology Fast 50 ranking.