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Brandimensions Chosen as One of Canada's Select "Companies-to-Watch" in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards
Canada's Most Prestigious Technology Award Program Celebrates a Decade of Technology Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurial Spirit
| Source: Brandimensions
TORONTO--(Marketwire - September 20, 2007) - Brandimensions Inc., the parent company to
BrandIntel and BD-BrandProtect, today announced that it has won a coveted
Companies-to-Watch Award, one of four separate awards categories that make
up the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards, which is celebrating its
10th anniversary as the pre-eminent technology awards program in Canada.
Companies-to-Watch Awards honour early-stage Canadian technology companies
in business less than five years. These companies exemplify many of the
winning characteristics of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranked companies,
which are judged using a longer track record.
"Companies-to-Watch award winners frequently go on to score high rankings
in the Deloitte Fast 50 once they have a five-year track record," said John
Ruffolo, National Leader, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Industry
Group, Deloitte. "Brandimensions has quickly distinguished itself for its
innovative technology and entrepreneurship and this award recognizes its
potential as a future leader in the Canadian technology industry."
Over the last decade, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program has tracked
the successful growth of Canadian-grown global leaders such as Research in
Motion (RIM), which has ranked among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 every
year since the program's inception in 1997.
"Brandimensions' selection as a Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Company-to-Watch is a testament to our technological excellence and our
leadership position in the high-growth online market intelligence and
online threat protection industries," said Bradley Silver, co-CEO of
Brandimensions. "I credit not only the continuous innovation behind
BrandIntel's and
BD-BrandProtect's offerings to help customers address the changing needs of
maintaining brand equity, but also our valued employees, who have executed
seamlessly to capitalize on the opportunities that exist in our space."
The majority of Companies-to-Watch winners are potential global leaders in
technology sectors that didn't even exist five years ago. To win the award,
companies must display the kind of management expertise and superior
technology that mark a successful early-stage company poised for continued
growth. To qualify for the Companies-to-Watch Award, candidates must have
been operating less than five years and have revenues less than $5 million.
They must also be headquartered in Canada and devote a significant portion
of their operating revenues to creating proprietary technology and/or
intellectual property.
About Brandimensions Inc.
Brandimensions is the parent company of BrandIntel, a market intelligence
company that analyzes online consumer-created content to advance business
decision-making, and BD-BrandProtect, an online threat protection company
that empowers organizations to gain control over how they are represented
online. With over 150 clients, both businesses are recognized in their
respective sectors for transforming the way Fortune 1000 companies address
brands' risks and opportunities due to the growth of the Internet.
Brandimensions' mission is to leverage the combined power of technology and
human analysis to make business strategy, sales/marketing and operations
better, faster and more efficient. Brandimensions is headquartered in
Toronto, Canada, with offices in the United States. For more information,
visit www.brandintel.com and www.brandprotect.com.
About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50
program, which celebrates business growth, innovation and entrepreneurship.
The program features four distinct categories including the Deloitte
Technology Fast 50 Ranking, Companies-to-Watch Awards (honouring
early-stage Canadian technology companies in business less than five
years), Leadership Awards (Deloitte Technology Fast 50-ranked companies
that demonstrate leadership in each of the four industry subcategories of
emerging technologies, hardware, software, and telecommunications) and the
Deloitte Technology Green 15 Awards (honouring companies creating
innovative and economically viable intellectual property in the burgeoning
field of green technology). Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winners are
automatically eligible for the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 500
ranking. Program sponsors include Deloitte, Gowlings, GrowthWorks, CIBC
World Markets, Stonewood Group, Behr & Associates, and CATAAlliance. For
further information, visit www.fast50.ca or call 1-888-6FAST50.