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August 28, 2008
Lightspeed Systems Repeats as Inc. 5000 Award Winner
Ranked One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America
Bakersfield, Calif. — August 28, 2008 — Lightspeed Systems, Inc. was recently recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Lightspeed Systems, a developer of security software for the education market, was ranked 3,073 on the list based on its 113.8 percent revenue growth over the past three years.
"The Lightspeed team is very proud to receive this high honor, and we're on track to make it three in a row next year," stated President Scott Garrison. "We have worked very hard to carve our niche in the educational network security space, and we take great pride in ensuring a safe online environment for over 5 million students world wide."
Lightspeed Systems is one of the first companies to develop an all-inclusive network security software solution specifically designed for the unique requirements of complex educational computer networks. The innovative software allows school district IT departments to manage a single product, Total Traffic Control (TTC), to completely protect their networks, students, and staff from the potential dangers of the Internet.
Lightspeed Systems' founder and CTO, Rob McCarthy, credits loyal customer feedback and a talented team of programmers for the company's rapid growth, "Our educational customers tell us what they are most concerned about, and we write new code to solve their problems." TTC integrates content filtering, mobile filtering, antivirus, spam management, bandwidth management, email archiving, and extensive monitoring & reporting features into a single interface. "We believe that we have developed the most comprehensive and accurate content database in the world," added McCarthy. Lightspeed is committed to categorizing and rating the entire known Internet, and making it available for anyone to access at www.eRating.com.
About the Inc. 5000
Now in its second year, the Inc. 5000 is the most comprehensive portrait of fast-growing private companies assembled anywhere. Each profile is researched and reported by one of the dozens of writers assigned to the project and includes interviews with CEOs of almost all the companies on the list. Many firms are innovators with little coverage elsewhere; many others are using their cutting-edge savvy to grow their market share in traditional products and services, and are similarly underreported by the rest of the business media. The Inc. 5000 profiles are available on www.Inc.com.
About Lightspeed Systems
Lightspeed Systems Inc. was founded in 2000, but company founder, Rob McCarthy, and his team of programmers have been developing leading edge software for more than 25 years. Lightspeed offers educational institutions sophisticated network administration and security software that provides reporting, content filtering, mobile filtering, spam blocking, email archiving, bandwidth management, and more. The company's flagship product, Total Traffic Control, is deployed in over 1,000 districts throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Australia to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for over 5 million students. Lightspeed Systems currently has 60 employees and is headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif. For more information, call (661) 716-7600 or visit http://www.LightspeedSystems.com.
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Crystal Cochran
Lightspeed Systems
661-431-1649
Kristen Plemon
C. Blohm & Associates
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