Slide Show: 10 Fastest Growing Networking VARs
You'll have to wait until July to see Everything Channel's 2008 Fast Growth 100 list, but here we offer a sneak preview with a networking twist: the top 10 solution providers confirmed for our list that derive at least 21% of their revenue from network design and implementation or at least 21% of revenue from VoIP integration services. If any VARs know how to spin networking straw into revenue gold, it's these folks.
NWN Corporation
Waltham, Mass.
www.nwnit.com
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 1
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 3
Two-Year Growth Rate: 1875.5%
2007 Net Sales: $160,000,000
Top Executive: Mont Phelps, CEO
Company Founded: 1986
Acuity Solutions LLC
Las Vegas, Nev.
www.acuitysolutions.com
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 5
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 47
Two-Year Growth Rate: 368.3%
2007 Net Sales: $28,690,535
Top Executive: Dave Gilden, Partner and Julio Sanchez, Partner
Company Founded: 2002
Axispoint Inc.
New York, NY
www.axispoint.com
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 11
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 18
Two-Year Growth Rate: 307.5%
2007 Net Sales: $37,200,000
Top Executive: Daniel DiSano, President and CEO
Company Founded: 1994
Teklinks Inc.
Birmingham, Ala.
www.teklinks.com
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 15
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked
Two-Year Growth Rate: 266.9%
2007 Net Sales: $36,610,314
Top Executive: Stuart Raburn, President
Company Founded: 2001
Boice Enterprises
East Paoli, IN
www.boice.net
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 16
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked
Two-Year Growth Rate: 252.9%
2007 Net Sales: $14,064,066
Top Executive: Bill Hall, President
Company Founded: 1994
Fairdinkum Consulting
New York, NY
www.fairdinkum.com
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 23
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked
Two-Year Growth Rate: 156.9%
2007 Net Sales: $3,340,890
Top Executive: Thomas Hall, General Manager
Company Founded: 2002
Heartland Technologies (Sorensen's Computer Connection Inc.)
Harlan, Iowa
www.heartlandtechnologies.com
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 24
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 67
Two-Year Growth Rate: 156.4%
2007 Net Sales: $16,938,356
Top Executive: Arlin Sorenson, President and CEO
Company Founded: 1985
Single Path LLC
Midlothian, IL
www.singlepath.com
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 28
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: 12
Two-Year Growth Rate: 147.2%
2007 Net Sales: $7,594,000
Top Executive: Robert Koch, Managing Partner
Company Founded: 2003
22nd Century Technologies Inc.
Somerset, NJ
www.22ndcenturytech.com
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 33
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked
Two-Year Growth Rate: 132.9%
2007 Net Sales: $9,938,834
Top Executive: Satvinder Singh, CEO
Company Founded: 1997
TMC Group Inc.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.home.earthlink.net/~tcali/id14.html
2008 CRN Fast Growth rank: 40
2007 CRN Fast Growth rank: not ranked
Two-Year Growth Rate: 118.9%
2007 Net Sales: $8,031,045
Top Executive: Thomas Cali, Director
Company Founded: 1999
Our top Fast Growth companies in the networking and VoIP/unified communications arenas ran the gamut in terms of what they see as the top areas to invest in to fuel growth, and also what market segments they see as having the fastest growth opportunities.
Most commonly cited fast growth areas:
• Data Center Consolidation
• Enterprise Storage Solutions (SAN, NAS, Disk)
• Managed Services
• Unified Communications
• VoIP
• Virtualization Software
Most commonly cited market segments:
1. SMB
2. Midsize
3. Government
Check back in the coming weeks for more on the 2008 Fast Growth 100 list, to be released in July.