BAKERSFIELD, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/27/07 -- Lightspeed Systems, Inc. was recentlyrecognized on the inaugural Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growingprivate companies in America. Lightspeed Systems, a software developmentcompany based in Bakersfield, CA was honored at number 4,003 based on their62.4% revenue growth over three years."Our team is proud of this accomplishment, but we are a very talented andcompetitive group that plans to climb the list even higher next year,"stated Scott Garrison, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for LightspeedSystems. "One of our many goals is to make the original Inc. 500 list byrecruiting additional certified resell partners to market our proprietarysolution to school districts throughout the world," Garrison added.
Lightspeed Systems develops network security software specifically designedfor K-12 school districts. The company's impressive growth is due to theirinnovative software that allows school IT departments to purchase a singleproduct, Total Traffic Control, to completely protect their networks,students, and staff from the dangers of the Internet.
According to Lightspeed Systems' CEO, Joel Heinrichs, "School districts areable to protect their networks and remain compliant with current laws byutilizing Total Traffic Control's fully-integrated content filtering,message journaling, antivirus, spam blocking, gateway and desktop security,bandwidth management, and monitoring/reporting features -- all through asingle interface." Heinrichs added, "Our mission is to help improve theefficiency of the IT staff while providing peace of mind to the schooladministrators, trustees, and parents."
The Inc. 5000 is an expansion of the 25-year-old Inc. 500, which is Inc.magazine's annual ranking of the fastest-growing privately-held companiesin America. In comparison, the Inc. 5000 gives a broader view of theplethora of private companies that start, grow and prosper in the UnitedStates. The Inc. 5000 awards are decided after extensive screening andinterviews by reporters and writers for Inc.com.
About Lightspeed Systems
Total Traffic Control is deployed in over 700 school districts throughoutthe U.S., U.K. and Australia, and protects over 5 million end users fromthe dangers of the Internet. The company has been developing software forover 20 years to provide leading-edge networking software for a worldwidecustomer base of education, corporate, and government organizations.Lightspeed Systems maintains its corporate headquarters at: 1800 19thStreet, Bakersfield, California. Telephone: (661) 716-7600. Web site:http://www.lightspeedsystems.com.
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