STATE COLLEGE, PA. - Schoolwires Inc., a leading national provider of on-demand web solutions for the K-12 market, achieved recognition on the Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row, ranked in 2008 as the 328th fastest growing privately held company in the U.S.
Schoolwires also was ranked as the third fastest growing privately held company in the education sector for the second year in a row, achieving nearly a 2,200 percent sales growth rate between 2003 and 2007.
"We firmly believe the Internet is one of the great equalizers of education," said Schoolwires President and CEO Edward S. Marflak. "We are using it today to help students and schools across North America achieve more. In the process, we are blessed and gratified to be recognized as building one of America"s fastest growing and most-respected educational technology companies for the second year in a row."
Schoolwires offers a complete suite of online products and related services designed to meet the needs of K-12 schools and the students, parents, teachers and communities they serve. These products extend learning opportunities beyond the classroom and deliver online efficiency gains and community building power.
More than 3,500 school in 42 U.S. states and in Mexico use Schoolwires web-based community management solutions. In total, more than three million students, parents, teachers and administrators benefit from Schoolwires products and services. The company has more than doubled in sales each year for the last four years running.
"If you want to find out which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500," said Inc. Editor Jane Berentson. "These are the most innovative, dynamic, fast-growth companies in the nation... The Inc. 500 list is Inc. magazine"s tribute to business ingenuity and ambition."
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Methodology:
The 2008 Inc. 500/5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent -- not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies -- as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.
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Schoolwires, Inc. (www.schoolwires.com) is a leading national provider of strategic online communication, community-management and productivity solutions that result in stronger school communities, more effective schools and greater student success. With the launch of CentricityTM, Schoolwires delivers the first strategic solution for connecting K-12 communities. Centricity brings together robust and flexible website management, community management, and web 2.0/social network capabilities in a single, user-centric solution. Schoolwires also delivers SynergyTM, a digital file sharing solution, AssistTM, a service request solution, and Share, an online client community and support center. Schoolwires solutions are deployed at more than 3,500 schools serving an estimated three million students, parents, teachers and administrators throughout North America. Schoolwires is ranked as the #328th fastest-growing company in the nation and the third fastest-growing within the education sector in the coveted Inc. 500 list.
