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Bay Microsystems Named to Inc. Magazine’s 27th Annual List of America’s 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Innovative Supplier of Network and Communications Core Technology Ranks 424 on the 2008 Inc. 500 List with Three-Year Sales Growth of Over 737 Percent
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sept. 2, 2008 – Bay Microsystems, Inc., the world’s fastest growing network processor company and leading provider of high performance Wide Area Virtualization and Extension solutions, today announced that it has been named to Inc. Magazine’s 27 th annual list of America’s 500 fastest-growing private companies.
Bay Microsystems, which has achieved sales growth of more than 737 percent over the past three years, was ranked number 424 on this year’s Inc. 500 list. The company’s products and technology, which enable the most demanding network applications and facilitate the convergence of broadband voice, video, data, and multimedia, have been deployed in mission-critical service provider, enterprise and government networks since 2003.
Inc. Magazine also ranked Bay Microsystems ninth in both 2008 lists of Top 100 Telecommunications Companies and Top 50 Businesses in San Jose – Sunnyvale – Santa Clara, Calif.
“If you want to find out which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500,” said Inc. Editor Jane Berentson. “These are the most innovative, dynamic, fast-growing companies in the nation – the ones coming up with solutions to some of our knottiest problems, creating systems that let us conduct business faster and easier, and manufacturing products we soon discover we can’t live without. The Inc. 500 list is Inc. magazine’s tribute to American business ingenuity and ambition.”
"We are thrilled to be recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing entrepreneurial companies in America," said Charles Gershman, president and CEO of Bay Microsystems. "This distinction is a tribute to the pride, determination, and unrelenting focus on excellence continuously demonstrated by the entire team here at Bay.
Bay Microsystems’ growth has been fueled by the innovative technology and solutions delivered to the service provider, enterprise and government sectors which enable the deployment of demanding carrier and data center applications. Bay’s industry-leading family of network processors, enable advanced programmable network appliances, creating a category of solutions that deliver the performance to support the most challenging enterprise data center and carrier class applications.
About Bay Microsystems
Bay Microsystems is one of the indusry’s fastest growing communications semiconductor companies. As the recognized global leader in high-performance, programmable network processors, transport processors, and WAN system technology, its award winning products enable the delivery of converged voice, video, data and multimedia and have been deployed in mission-critical service provider, enterprise and government networks since 2003. Bay Microsystems customers include many leading government, telecom and network equipment manufacturers. For more information please visit www.baymicrosystems.com.
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