DALSA (TSX: DSA) is pleased to have been been named to Deloitte's prestigious Canadian Technology Fast 50, the annual program that recognizes excellence, innovation and the fastest growing tech companies in Canada. Rankings are based on percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues over five years, from 2000–2004. DALSA's revenue increased 216% during that period.
In addition to being included in the Canadian Technology Fast 50, DALSA also received the GrowthWorks Leadership award in the Hardware/semiconductor sector for the second year in a row for its consistent and outstanding business performance and profitability.
"I am very pleased that DALSA has been included in the Fast 50 and has once again won the GrowthWorks Leadership award," said Savvas Chamberlain, CEO of DALSA Corporation. "I share these distinctions with all DALSA employees who work hard everyday to create more and ever better technology. I believe strongly that leadership in technology is what enables Canadian companies to be successful and to compete in emerging world markets."
"Sustaining high revenue growth over five years is an exceptional accomplishment. We commend DALSA for making the commitment to technology and delivering on the promise of market longevity," said Garry Foster, National Director, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Deloitte. "We are proud to honour DALSA as a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winner and as a recipient of the Growthworks Leadership Award."
Winners of the 15 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs visit www.fast50.ca or www.fast500.com.
About DALSA Corporation
DALSA is an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing semiconductor products and services. DALSA's core competencies are in specialized integrated circuit and electronics technology, software, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. Products and services include image sensor components; electronic digital cameras; vision processors; image processing software; and semiconductor wafer foundry services for use in MEMS, high-voltage semiconductors, image sensors and mixed-signal CMOS chips. DALSA is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DSA". The Company has its corporate offices in Waterloo, ON and over 1000 employees world-wide.
For more information, please contact:
Patrick Myles
Director, Corporate Communications
DALSA Corporation
Tel: (519) 886-6001 Ext. 2177
Fax: (519) 886-3972
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.dalsa.com
About Deloitte
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