Companies Experience Average Revenue Growth of 732.6 Percent; Broadcom Corporation, Ceradyne, Inc., and Netlist, Inc., Recognized for Fastest Growth in Revenue Categories ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., tops the list of the fastest growing companies in Orange County as recognized by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP at an award event held Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Joe's Garage Automotive Museum in Tustin. The Orange County Technology Fast 50, an annual award program, ranks technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies located in Orange County by percentage revenue growth over five years. "Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is pleased to honor the companies named to the 2007 Technology Fast 50 list as well as Orange County's Rising Star company," said Rick Rayson, Managing Partner, Orange County Practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP. "We congratulate these businesses on their success, and applaud their contribution to the growth and vitality of Orange County." Companies are selected based on percentage revenue growth over five years from 2002 to 2006. To be considered, Technology Fast 50 entrants must have operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2002 and at least $5,000,000 in 2006; be headquartered in Orange County; own proprietary technology or proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of its operating revenues, or devote a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology or intellectual property in a unique way does not qualify. Subsidiaries and divisions are not eligible, unless they have some public ownership and are separately traded. "The companies represented in the 2007 Technology Fast 50 and Rising Star lists have shown exceptional strength, vision and tenacity, which enables them to them excel in today's competitive environment," said Fred Poska, Technology Partner and Orange County Technology Fast 50 Champion, Deloitte & Touche LLP. "Sustaining high revenue growth over five years is an exceptional accomplishment-we commend these businesses for their ability to deliver on the promise of market longevity." The Orange County Technology Fast 50 company rankings are as follows: Ranking Company Name Five-Year Growth City Percentage 1 ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1) 11,773 Irvine 2 FireSocket 4,529.4 San Clemente 3 Acacia Research Corporation 4,499.2 Newport Beach 4 RealtyTrac, Inc. 1,629.6 Irvine 5 eyeonics, inc. 1,506.4 Aliso Viejo 6 Nexiant 1,478.8 Irvine 7 Ceradyne, Inc. (1) 982.5 Costa Mesa 8 Netlist, Inc. (1) 982.2 Irvine 9 MegaPath, Inc. 908.7 Costa Mesa 10 Smith Micro Software, Inc. 663.8 Aliso Viejo 11 IntraLase Corp. 628.8 Irvine 12 HireRight, Inc. 572.3 Irvine 13 Masimo Corporation 477.7 Irvine 14 SenoRx, Inc. 382.6 Aliso Viejo 15 Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. 356.1 Anaheim 16 LogicalApps 326.3 Irvine 17 TTM Technologies, Inc. 315 Santa Ana 18 I-Flow Corporation 284 Lake Forest 19 Clarient, Inc. 263.1 Aliso Viejo 20 Accurate Background, Inc. 258.2 Lake Forest 21 Newport Corporation 253 Irvine 22 Broadcom Corporation (1) 238.7 Irvine 23 UCT-AnyDATA 235.8 Irvine 24 IDM Pharma Inc. 231.9 Irvine 25 Envision Financial Systems, Inc. 170.8 Irvine 26 Quality Systems, Inc. 168.5 Irvine 27 Epicor Software Corporation 167.7 Irvine 28 KOR Electronics 158.9 Cypress 29 BIOLASE Technology, Inc. 155.7 Irvine 30 Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 139.3 Irvine 31 Irvine Sensors Corp. 132.3 Costa Mesa 32 ICU Medical, Inc. 129.6 San Clemente 33 Universal Electronics Inc. 127 Cypress 34 SRS Labs, Inc. 125.5 Santa Ana 35 Allergan, Inc. 111.2 Irvine 36 Western Digital Corporation 101.8 Lake Forest 37 QLogic Corporation 100 Aliso Viejo 38 STEC, Inc. 99.5 Santa Ana 39 Endologix, Inc. 98.3 Irvine 40 American Vanguard Corporation 92.5 Newport Beach 41 Ritz Interactive, Inc. 90.8 Irvine 42 Powerwave Technologies, Inc. 86.3 Santa Ana 43 Conexant Systems, Inc. 86.1 Newport Beach 44 Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. 85.4 Santa Ana 45 Liberty Information Management Solutions 83.8 Costa Mesa 46 SmartLabs, Inc. 75.8 Irvine 47 Microsemi Corporation 74.2 Irvine 48 Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. 69.8 Newport Beach 49 Pro-Dex, Inc. 62.1 Santa Ana 50 Emulex Corporation 58.1 Costa Mesa (1) Technology Fast 50 Revenue Category Leader A special category called Rising Star recognizes the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences company based on revenue growth over three years (2004-2006): Ranking Company Name Three-Year City Growth Percentage Rising Star SiliconSystems, Inc. 612 Aliso Viejo The Technology Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, in association with Bowne & Co., CresaPartners, DLD Insurance Brokers Inc., Focus Creative Group, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Union Bank of California, OCTANe and Technology Council of Southern California. Recognizing Publicly Held Revenue Leaders At the Technology Fast 50 event, Deloitte leadership gave special recognition to four publicly traded companies. Each of these honorees was the fastest-growing company within one of four revenue categories that encompassed all publicly held Technology Fast 50 companies [Note: Because Fast 50 nominations are submitted in early 2007, earnings are calculated through the end of CY 2006; in addition, only publicly traded companies are eligible for the Revenue Leader recognition]. These companies are: Revenue Category: Over $1 Billion Broadcom Corporation [Nasdaq: BRCM], a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. -- Reported FY 2006 Revenue: $3.67 billion -- Five-Year Growth Percentage: 238.7 Revenue Category: $501 Million to $1 Billion Ceradyne, Inc. [Nasdaq: CRDN], a worldwide leader in the development and production of advanced technical ceramics. -- Reported FY 2006 Revenue: $662.9 million -- Five-Year Growth Percentage: 982.5 Revenue Category: $101 Million to $500 Million Netlist, Inc. [Nasdaq: NLST], which designs and manufactures high- performance memory subsystems for the server and high-performance computing and communications markets. -- Reported FY 2006 Revenue: $151.4 million -- Five-Year Growth Percentage: 982.2 Revenue Category: $5 Million to $100 Million ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [Nasdaq: ISTA], an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company. -- Reported FY 2006 Revenue: $33 million -- Five-Year Growth Percentage: 11,773 About Deloitte Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other's acts or omissions. 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