Eqos makes the Tech Track 100
Eqos Receives Industry Recognition for Sales Growth over last two financial years
Leatherhead, Surrey - Oct 2, 2007 - Eqos, Inc. (www.eqos.com), a provider of on-demand global sourcing and supplier management solutions for the retail supply chain, today announced that it has been awarded by the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 for its sales growth over the last two years. This latest accolade follows a number of technology and industry leadership awards and nominations the company has earned during the past year.
Now in its seventh year, the annual league table ranks Britain's one hundred fastest growing private technology companies by their sales growth over a two-year period, according to their latest available accounts. Twenty-three businesses from Surrey have won on this year's listing and each company makes a substantial contribution to the local economy. Together these companies employ 2,205 staff and have achieved combined sales of 403M.
"We're proud to have once again received valued industry recognition for our product set, and by a prominent publication such as The Sunday Times," said Mike Quinn, Eqos chief executive officer. "Eqos' reputation as the global sourcing market leader is based on our work with top retailers during the past 10 years. We've leveraged a deep level of experience and expertise to deliver solutions that enable retailers to gain greater control over their global supply bases, and stay ahead of competitors in terms of product innovation, faster time to market and higher margins."
Eqos on-demand solutions improve the corporate performance of the world's leading retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Virgin Megastores and Best Buy. Powered by Eqos' Services Oriented Architecture (SOA), the solutions currently host nearly 15,000 users in more than 55 countries worldwide. By integrating global sourcing, supplier performance, product lifecycle management processes and supply chain visibility into a single business solution, Eqos enables retailers to more effectively manage trading relationships, improve supplier negotiation, deliver increased margins, reduce markdowns and identify additional global sourcing opportunities.
The complete annual league table of Britain's fastest growing private technology companies can be found at www.fasttrack.co.uk.
About Eqos, Inc.
Eqos is a leading provider of on-demand global sourcing and supplier management solutions for the retail supply chain. Founded in 1997, the company has offices in the US, UK, and Hong Kong. Eqos' solutions streamline processes associated with private label merchandise strategies from product concept through production and ultimate delivery to the retailer. Eqos' solutions leverage its SOA (Services Oriented Architecture) along with retailer legacy enterprise and supply chain applications to build forward thinking cross-enterprise processes that promote collaboration between retailers, their suppliers, buying offices and other trading partners. Today, Eqos' solutions are used by major retailers such as Best Buy, Debenhams, Edcon, Sainsbury's and Tesco. More information can be found at www.eqos.com.
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