Alliance Technologies

Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual Exclusive List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc.500|5000

Alliance Technologies Ranks No. 3299 on the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 57%

DES MOINES, August 23, 2011 -- Inc. magazine today ranked Alliance Technologies NO. 3299 on its fifth annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Alliance Technologies joins Spirit Airlines, television maker Vizio and Dunkin Donuts among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list. This is the 4th time Alliance Technologies has made the list and the 3rd consecutive year.

In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.

Methodology
The 2011 Inc. 500/5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2007 to 2010. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2007. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2010. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2007 is $100,000; the minimum for 2010 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.

About Alliance Technologies
Alliance Technologies is a full-service information technology (IT) provider established in 1994. Alliance covers a full spectrum of technology including networks and storage, virtualization, hosting, security, software and web development, help desk support, and IT consulting. Alliance Technologies also manages a state-of-the-art datacenter facility providing co-location and virtual server hosting for businesses. By providing a broad range of services, Alliance Technologies offers an unrivaled suite of solutions to businesses within numerous industries. For more information, visit www.alliancetechnologies.net or call 515-245-7777.

About Inc. Magazine
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. (www.inc.com) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 710,106, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology.