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Macadamian named to Software Magazine’s 26th annual Software 500
Nov 04, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario, November 4, 2008 – Macadamian Technologies Inc., Canada’s fastest growing software product development outsourcing firm, today announced its inclusion on Software Magazine’s Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and services providers, now in its 26th year. This is the third consecutive year that Macadamian has ranked in the Software 500. Macadamian was ranked in the 450th decile, with a 51.9% growth rate.
“Being included in the Software 500 for the third year running says volumes about software companies recognizing that user experience and design are differentiators they can’t ignore,” said Frédéric Boulanger, President and CEO, Macadamian. “Clients come to Macadamian for our integrated end-to-end development process that increases the chances your users will like to use your product instead of it being something they have to put up with, flaws included.”
“The 2008 Software 500 results show that revenue growth in the software and services industry was healthy, with total Software 500 revenue of $451.8 billion worldwide for 2007 representing 14.7% growth from the previous year,” said John P Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com “We have added more than 100 new companies to the list this year. We’re seeing strong growth from more companies based outside the U.S., especially from systems integration and outsourcing services firms based in India.”
“Total employee head count was a modest 1.3% increase from the last year. Sectors seeing the highest rates of employee growth included Software as a Service, Search/Portal tools, Supply Chain/Manufacturing, Legacy System Renewal/Integration and Database,” continued Desmond. “The Software 500 helps CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff research and create the short list of business partners,” Desmond says. “It is a quick reference of vendor viability. And the online version to be posted soon at www.Softwaremag.com is searchable by category, making it what we call the online catalog to enterprise software.”
Forty-two percent of the 2007 Software 500 companies are privately held.
The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing.
The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2007. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at www.Softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents.
About Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, and Softwaremag.com
Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, has been a brand name in the high-tech industry for 30 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web counterpart, is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and services companies, now in its 26th year. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by King Content Co.
About Macadamian
Macadamian is a software product development outsourcing partner for North American companies developing new products and improving existing products. Macadamian helps software development managers attain the mix of skill, speed, quality and cost needed to successfully deliver on their commitments. Founded in 1997, Macadamian provides a complete range of software development and related services to clients throughout North America, including Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, Dallas and San Jose. For further information, please visit the Web site at www.macadamian.com or email software@macadamian.com.
Software 500 Contact:
Tracy Kunichika
Software 500 Project Leader
Tracyk@softwaremag.com
Macadamian Contact:
Matthew Hately
Macadamian Technologies
(613) 739-5976
matthew.hately@macadamian.com
