2ergo Wins Deloitte Fast 50 Award

20 November 2008

2ERGO CONFIRMED AS TOP 50 FASTEST GROWING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

2ergo, the UK’s leading global provider of integrated and converged mobile products and services has been recognised as one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK by the Deloitte Fast 50 award programme.

The company, based in the North West, received the accolade in the Deloitte Fast 50, one of the UK’s foremost technology award programmes, which ranks the country’s 50 fastest growing technology companies. Measuring percentage revenue growth over the last five years, the Fast 50 programme also honours technological innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.

2ergo provides a range of mobile solutions to small or medium sized companies as well as multinational businesses in areas such as fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and financial services, network operators and the marketing sector.  Its integrated and innovative products enable businesses to communicate with their customers in the most cost effective, highly targeted, personal and eco-friendly way.

Providing a one-stop-shop of mobile business, marketing and entertainment products and services, 2ergo provides the software tools for brands to mobilise their business processes and deliver highly effective marketing campaigns and customer relationship management to its audiences - via the mobile channel. Its customers include some of the biggest names in world business, such as Microsoft, O2, FOX News, Yahoo! and AT&T.   

At the core of 2ergo’s product portfolio is the groundbreaking ‘Multiserve’, which seamlessly integrates voice, data, text, email, video and mobile internet channels into one powerful and highly flexible mobile software solution. The Multiserve platform also has a 99.99 per cent (four nines) availability, making it an extremely reliable operating system for end-business users.

2ergo’s ambition and commitment to their vision of becoming one of the most admired and profitable worldwide players in their field, has helped them achieve a sustained growth of 628 per cent over the last five years, ranking them 43rd in the country.  As a result of this, they have also been automatically entered into the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Fast 500 awards.

Rob Seldon, Deloitte technology partner for the north said: “Making the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is a testament to a company’s commitment to technology.  With its impressive growth rate over five years, 2ergo has proved that its leadership has the vision and determination to grow in competitive conditions.”

Chris Brassington, group managing director of 2ergo, said: “Being one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK is an impressive accomplishment and is down to the hard work of our dedicated team.  We’re delighted to have won an award from such a prestigious programme.”

2ergo will be presented with its award at an official ceremony on November 25 at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, where winners of the EMEA Fast 500 awards will also be announced.

The company’s win follows landmarks earlier this year, including the unveiling of a new identity, rebranding of its U.S. arm and recruitment of a new senior management team. These were key steps in the AIM-listed organisation’s plans to achieve ambitious global growth targets.

In the six months to February 2008, 2ergo’s pre-tax profits were up 23 per cent on the equivalent period ending a year earlier, with gross and operating profits both rising 13 per cent. Its turnover in the period also showed a 13 per cent increase. 

Predictions suggest revenue from mobile marketing and mobile CRM globally is set to soar from the current £750m a year to around £7bn by 2011. There are already believed to be over 61 million mobile phones in the UK, 300,000 more than the human population and, in a recent survey, 70 per cent of Britons confirmed the handset was their preferred and primary means of communication.
    
For more information visit www.2ergo.com.

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Notes to Editors
• 2ergo is the leading global provider of integrated and converged mobile products and services to any sector.
• The group offers a one stop shop for all mobile enabling technology needs.
• At the core of 2ergo’s success is Multiserve, a platform which seamlessly integrates voice, data, text, email, video and mobile internet channels into one powerful solution, thus linking network operators, the internet and customer facing applications.
• Groundbreaking technology such as this enables 2ergo to offer a range of integrated and innovative products and ensures it can respond quickly and efficiently to changing market conditions and customer needs.  
• 2ergo’s unique products enable organisations, such as multinational businesses, network operators and marketing agencies, to operate initiatives such as customer relationship management and marketing campaigns.
• 2ergo’s customers include many of the world’s leading brands, such as O2, Microsoft, Yahoo! and AT&T.
• Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the group is listed on AIM, a market of the London stock exchange (AIM: RGO).

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