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Rocket Builders Reveals Success of the 2009 'Ready to Rocket 25' List

VANCOUVER, BC - January 27, 2010

Each year, Rocket Builders releases a report card of the previous year's Ready to Rocket list in conjunction with the announcement of the next year's Ready to Rocket list.

Companies on the 2009 list far exceeded the performance of the economy and the technology sector as a whole (which grew at close to 3% to 4% last year).

'The average growth rate across the 25 companies on our list was 75% revenue growth with 9 companies more than doubling their 2008 revenue performance.' said Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders. 'Equally impressive was the 900 employees employed by these companies and the 11% average headcount growth representing new jobs created despite the slow economy.'

This data is consistent with economic forecasts predicting 'small businesses' as they key drivers of new jobs in the current economy. Many economists are reporting an 'asymmetric recovery' for the economy, meaning that some industry sectors will recover much sooner than others.

'With many of the Ready to Rocket companies being vertically focused, we observe their growth to vary across industry focus' said Reg Nordman, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders, 'We noted that some companies saw good quarters all through 2009, while others saw increasing performance in the latter part of the year. In fact, some companies observed record lows and highs for their recent company history within the 2009 year'

Another positive performance indicator was the financial positions and investment and acquisition activity observed:
- Neoteric was acquired by a US company in April of 2009
- 10 of the 25 companies received significant investment capital in 2009
- many companies reported a record quarter in the 4th quarter of the 2009 calendar year
- many companies that did not receive investment are operating as profitable companies

For details on the 'Ready to Rocket 25' list and the 'Emerging Rockets' lists, please visit http://www.readytorocket.com

About Ready to Rocket

Ready to Rocket is a unique business recognition list that profiles technology companies with the greatest potential for revenue growth. Each year, based on analysis of trends that will drive growth in the technology sector, Rocket Builders identifies twenty-five (25) private companies that are best positioned to capitalize on the trends for growth. This selection methodology has been an accurate predictor of growth with "Ready to Rocket" companies exceeding the industry growth rate. Also, many of these companies raise investment capital and each year many of the profiled "Ready to Rocket' companies are acquired. "Ready to Rocket" is a trademark of Rocket Builders, a respected management consulting firm servicing the technology industry. To qualify for the ?Ready to Rocket 25? list, companies must have a fully commercialized technology and some customer traction with their products. Potential candidates for the list are
then mapped against the key trends identified by Rocket Builders

http://www.readytorocket.com

About Rocket Builders

Rocket Builders is a management consulting firm providing sales and marketing services. With a focus on helping technology companies to grow and prosper, Rocket Builders has a proven track record of success with its clients. Since 2000, we have been engaged in market research, market planning, business development initiatives, strategic selling, and product launches for over 200 organizations.

http://www.rocketbuilders.com

Media Contact:
Geoffrey Hansen, 866-824-8785
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