TIS Recognized in Dallas 100 6th Consecutive Year

Dallas, TX, November 19, 2010 - In its 20th year, the Dallas 100™ Awards, presented by the SMU Cox Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship, recognized the fastest growing, privately held companies in the Dallas area. Despite the recession, the success of these companies indicates the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in North Texas, as these winning companies combined to generate sales of $6.8 billion in the past three years, grew average sales from 2007 to 2009 by 203 percent, and grew number of employees from 11,644 in 2007 to 20,793 in 2009. Sales for the top 10 winners combined represent a 337 percent increase in 2009 over sales in 2007. The top 10 generated nearly $2 billion during the past three years.

“This is one of the most fantastic groups of companies in our 20 years of awards. These businesses created more than 9,000 new jobs over the last two years. They are role models for our entire economy, and an inspiration regarding what is possible in a free enterprise economy” said Jerry White, director of the Caruth Institute. “These 100 companies refused to participate in the recession.”

The top companies were recognized at an awards ceremony at the Meyerson Symphony Center November 17, with keynote speaker Carl Sewell, chairman of Sewell Automotive Companies. Lisa Bormaster, publisher of the Dallas Business Journal, and Kevin Knox, assistant dean of external relations, SMU Cox School of Business, served as emcees for the event. In order to qualify for the Dallas 100™, a company must be an independent, privately held corporation, proprietorship or partnership (not a subsidiary of a parent company) as of May 1, 2009; be headquartered in the Dallas area; have had sales of more than $500,000 in fiscal 2007; have had sales of not more than $75,000,000 in 2007; have a three-year sales history reflecting growth; and, have a credit report and character satisfactory to the Dallas 100™, determined at the sole discretion of the Dallas 100™. Below are the winners for 2010, in ranked order:

• Ambit Energy
• Broad Oak Energy, Inc.
• Journey Education and Academic Superstore, Digital River business units
• Link America, Inc.
• SoftLayer Technologies
• WR Starkey Mortgage
• One Technologies, LP
• Frisco Medical Center, LLP, DBA Baylor Medical Center at Frisco
• Homeland HealthCare, Inc.
• BioWorld Merchandising, Inc.
• e-Rewards, Inc.
• The Pursuant Group
• Palm Beach Tan, Inc.
• Credit Answers, LLC
• ISN
• Texas Air Systems
• Worldlink, Inc.
• Group Excellence
• Maxsys Solutions, LLC
• Epic Med Staff Services Dallas, Inc.
• The Delta Companies
• TAOS - Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions
• Shermco Industries
• Century Payments, Inc.
• Sharon Young, Inc.
• Paranet Solutions, LLC
• Mavenir Systems
• Glow Networks, Inc.
• Benchmark Bank
• PrintPlace.com
• Pursuit of Excellence, Inc.
• Alsbridge, Inc.
• Hospice Plus
• Improving Enterprises
• Newt Global Consulting, LLC
• Centerpoint Builders, LLC
• Liquid Motors
• Pecos Construction, Ltd.
• Quickoffice, Inc.
• VAC Holding, Inc.
• Milestone Electric, Inc.
• Behavioral Health Group
• Ignite Technologies, Inc.
• Preferred Imaging Centers, LLC
• Parago
• Genghis Grill
• 1000bulbs.com
• SpeedFC, Inc.
• Pariveda Solutions
• Fortress Solutions, Ltd.
• M&S Technologies
• Homecare Homebase
• Xencom Systems, LLC
• OraMetrix, Inc.
• Mustang Technology Group
• Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc.
• First Choice Emergency Room
• Greenlight
• Colo4Dallas, LP
• Compliance Depot
• Axyon Consulting, LLC
• HRsmart, Inc.
• Chemguard, Inc.
• Turtle Creek Management
• Standing Dog LLC
• Careerlink
• Anthony Travel, Inc.
• Rosenberger – CDS
• Luraco Technologies, Inc.
• MedSynergies, Inc.
• Moroch Partners, LP
• Texas Institute for Surgery
• Twist Solutions
• eGistics, Inc.
• Ocular
• WatchGuard Video
• Titan Corrugated, Inc.
• Avant-Garde Marketing Solutions, Inc.
• Carrco Painting Contractors, Inc.
• MediGain
• Exponent Technologies, Inc.
• Yellow Checker Cab Company of DFW
• SSG, Ltd.
• Fusion Packaging
• Sendero Business Services
• Fluid Consulting
• Court Reporters Clearinghouse, Inc.
• LD Lowe Sr. Financial Advisory
• AutoRevo
• Xenosoft Technologies, Inc.
• LPB Energy Management
• Texas Roof Management, Inc.
• Vanilla Soft
• OnTarget Partners
• Statlab Medical Products
• Bestway Rental, Inc.