Electric.ie January/February 2018

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 55 Intact Software Ranks in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 I –ƒ…– ‘ˆ–™ƒ”‡ ƒ”‡ ’”‘—† –‘ ƒ‘—…‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡› ƒ”‡ ”ƒ‡† —„‡” ͳ͸ ‹ –Š‡ ‡Ž‘‹––‡ ‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ƒ•– ͵Ͱ ͲͰͱͷǢ ƒ ”ƒ‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͵Ͱ ˆƒ•–‡•– ‰”‘™‹‰ –‡…Š‘Ž‘‰›…‘’ƒ‹‡• ‹ ”‡Žƒ†Ǥ Rankings were based on average percentage revenue growth over four years and Intact Software, who was in the company of numerous prestigious tech companies, were delighted with the ranking achieved as a first- time entrant to the awards. –ƒ…– ‘ˆ–™ƒ”‡ǯ• ǡ —•–‹ Lawless, believes the significant growth Intact have achieved over –Š‡ Žƒ•– ʹ ›‡ƒ”•…ƒ „‡ ƒ––”‹„—–‡† to our continued investment in our product & people. —•–‹ ‘–‡†ǡ ‘I am delighted with –Š‹• ”‡…‘‰‹–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‘—” –‡ƒǯ• success and hard work. Making the ‡Ž‘‹––‡ ƒ•– ͹ʹ Ž‹•– ˆ‘” –Š‡ ˆ‹”•– time is a fantastic achievement. Our accelerated growth has seen ‘—”…—•–‘‡” „ƒ•‡ ‡š’ƒ† –‘ Ͷǡ͹ͼ͹ and staff numbers double to over ͵͵͹Ǥ ‡ Šƒ˜‡…‘–‹—‡† –‘ ‹˜‡•– ‹ ‘—” ’”‘†—…–• ™‹–Š Ͷʹ͵ͻ •‡‡‹‰ –Š‡ Žƒ—…Š ‘ˆ ‘—” ‡Ǧ…‘‡”…‡ platform Intact CliQX and our enterprise mobility app Intact ……‡••Ǣ ƒŽŽ †‡•‹‰‡† –‘ ˆ—”–Š‡” support our customers as they transform their digital operations. We are committed to investing in our people and our products to ensure our growth always supports our vow to delight our existing …—•–‘‡” „ƒ•‡Ǥǯ Š‡ ‡Ž‘‹––‡ ƒ•– ͵Ͱ ™ƒ”†•ǡ ‘™ Industry News ‹ ‹–• ͱ͸–Š ›‡ƒ”ǡ ‡ƒ•—”‡• ”‡Žƒ†ǯ• fastest growing indigenous companies in the tech sector and indeed the overall economy. ——Žƒ–‹˜‡Ž›ǡ –Š‡ ͲͰͱͷ ƒ•– ͵Ͱ winners generated approximately ͆͸͵͸ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ ‹ –‘–ƒŽ ƒ—ƒŽ ”‡˜‡—‡• ‹ ͲͰͱͶǤ Š‡ ƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‡ revenue of companies featuring on –Š‡ ”ƒ‹‰ ™ƒ• ƒ’’”‘š‹ƒ–‡Ž› ͆ͱͷ million, while the average growth rate of the companies over the last ˆ‘—” ›‡ƒ”• ™ƒ• Ͳ͹ͰτǤ Announcing the winners of the ‡Ž‘‹––‡ ‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ƒ•– ͵Ͱ ’”‘‰”ƒ‡ǡ ‘ƒ ǯ ‘‘”ǡ ƒ”–‡”ǡ ‡Ž‘‹––‡ •ƒ‹†ǣ Dz ƒ…Š ›‡ƒ”ǡ –Š‡•‡ ƒ™ƒ”†• showcase the very best of the Irish technology industry. What really strikes me this year is the focus the winning companies have on global markets – we estimate Œ—•– —†‡” ͽʹψ ‘ˆ ‘—” ™‹‹‰ …‘’ƒ‹‡•ǯ ”‡˜‡—‡• ƒ”‡ ‰‡‡”ƒ–‡† by exports – this demonstrates the ambition and drive of Irish technology companies to diversify and the global nature of this business. Last year we highlighted that export markets would become increasingly important for the indigenous sector, given the Brexit …ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡ Ȃ ƒ† ‹–ǯ•…Ž‡ƒ” –Š‡ ƒ•– ͹ʹ…‘’ƒ‹‡• ƒ”‡ –ƒ…Ž‹‰ –Š‹• …ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡ Š‡ƒ†Ǧ‘Ǥ These awards offer a glimpse into the future of the technology market for venture capitalists and multinational companies and also provide an excellent opportunity for businesses to highlight their achievements, their future ambitions and aspirations in the global marketplace. Congratulations to all our winners.” Š‡ ‡Ž‘‹––‡ ‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› ƒ•– ͵Ͱ ™ƒ”†• –‘‘ ’Žƒ…‡ ‹ —„Ž‹ ‘ ͳ ‘˜‡„‡” ͲͰͱͷǤ ‡›‘–‡ •’‡ƒ‡” on the night was Duncan Stewart, Deloitte Canada with Deloitte representatives from a number of member firms present and Silicon Valley Bank personnel.