VICTOR, August 13, 2009 – Inc. ranked software engineering firm Info Directions, Inc. on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country.  The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.  Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy. 
“Our third annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism,” said Inc. 5000 Project Manager Jim Melloan. “The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth.”

Established in 1996, Info Directions is an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) that designs, hosts and installs billing, CRM and point of sale solutions for mobile, wireline and IP-based telecommunications service providers.  Info Directions’ software solutions, including its benchmark CostGuard® and Lexys Point of Sale™ products, help service providers eliminate the complexity of selling, activating, managing, billing and caring for customers.  Info Directions also appeared on the Inc. 500 list in 2001.

“It is rewarding to be recognized by Inc. for accomplishing our strategic growth initiatives.  We share this Inc. acknowledgement with our clients, who leverage our software solutions to create the new business models and superior customer experiences that drive both their growth and ours,” said Don Culeton, president of Info Directions.  “Innovation is one of the primary tenets on which Info Directions is built, and appearing on this list reinforces the importance of investing in our position as a leading developer of telecommunications billing, CRM and point of sale applications.”

Despite the ongoing recession the aggregate revenue of the 5,000 companies that made the list increased to $214 billion, up $29 billion from last year, with a median three-year growth rate of 126 percent. Most important, the Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 1 million jobs since those companies were founded. 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 on www.inc.com.

The Hottest Regions for Fast-Growing Companies
Once again, California tops the Inc. 5000 with the most companies of any state with 612. The Golden State is followed by Texas (393), New York (316), Florida (263), and Virginia (261). All 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, are represented on this year’s list. New York boasts 371 Inc. 5000 companies, making it the top metropolitan area, followed by Washington, D.C. (317), Los Angeles (253), Atlanta (209), and Chicago (203).

Hottest Industries for Fastest-Growing Businesses
The Inc. 5000 posted an aggregate revenue of $214 billion in 2008, up nearly 16 percent from the previous year. The top five industries by total revenue include Health ($22.7 billion), Business Products & Services ($19.6 billion), Construction ($18.8 billion), Energy ($14.7 billion), and IT Services ($13.2 billion).

Methodology
The Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2005 through 2008. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2005, and therefore able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, they have to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2008. Revenue in 2005 must have been at least $200,000, and revenue in 2008 must have been at least $2 million. The top 10 percent of companies on the list comprise the Inc. 500, now in its 28th year.
Companies can apply for next year’s Inc. 5000 by registering with “IncBizNet, Business Network for Private Companies”, at www.incbiznet.com.

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About Info Directions, Inc.:
Info Directions provides operations and billing software for the convergent communications market.  The company’s award-winning CostGuard® and integrated Lexys Point of Sale™ applications help service providers engaged in mobile, MVNO, local, long distance, data and VoIP sales monetize service offerings and streamline operations related to selling, activating, managing and billing customers.  Info Directions is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a member of the MSDN ISV Program.  To learn more about Info Directions, please call 1.888.924.4110 or visit us at www.infodirections.com.

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Info Directions contact:
Stacey Michaels
Marketing Communications Manager
833 Phillips Road
Victor, NY  14564
888.924.4110, ext. 6886
smichaels@infodir.com