DataVard among the 100 fastest growing tech companies in EMEA

Heidelberg (Germany), December 21st, 2015 – Today, Software and consulting company DataVard announced that it was recognized by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The data management specialist ranked number 81 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2015. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over four years.

The programme acknowledges technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth. With a recorded growth rate of 1020 percent in the last four financial years, DataVard is positioned among the 100 fastest growing technology companies in the EMEA region. The software and consulting company has recently won the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award 2015 as the third fastest growing technology company in Germany.

„Achieving such high sustained revenue growth of 1020 percent over four years is a tremendous achievement. It is a delight to honour DataVard for this by naming them in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500“ says David Cobb, Deloitte UK and partner in charge of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA programme.

„We are honoured to be listed amongst the fastest growing technology companies in EMEA,“ explains DataVard CEO Gregor Stoeckler. „This success shows that our strategy of organic, geographical and portfolio expansion bears fruit and we took the right organizational measures to build a solid platform for future growth. The award is also a big thank you to our employees, customers and partners. Without their trust, passion and innovative thinking we couldn“t have sustained such an endeavour.“

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About Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ EMEA
The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA programme is the region“s most objective industry-ranking to focus on the technology field, recognising technology companies that have achieved the fastest rates of revenue growth in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) during the past four years. Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Fast 500 companies – large, small, public and private – span a variety of industry sectors, and are leaders in hardware, software, communications, media, life sciences and clean technology.
The programme is supported by the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 initiatives, which rank high growth technology companies by location or specifically defined geographic area and is run by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited“s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) global industry group. Co-sponsors include Eight Roads, a venture and growth capital investor which backs entrepreneurs with aspiration for greatness in the IT and clean technology sectors across Europe, Silicon Valley Bank, the premier bank for technology, life science, private equity and premium wine businesses and Taylor Wessing, a leading International law firm with a focus on the industries of tomorrow. More information on the programme and prior year winners is available on www.deloitte.com/fast500emea.

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DataVard is an international provider of SAP solutions in the areas of analytics, data management and system operation. Gartner has awarded DataVard the Visionary Niche Player in the current „Magic Quadrant for Structured Data Archiving and Application Retirement.“ International companies, including Fortune 500 like Allianz, BASF and Nestle as well as SMEs, choose DataVard as a reliable and innovative partner for analytics & data warehousing, data management, system management and operations, test automation, system landscape optimization (SLO) and HANA implementations.
The privately held company was founded in 1998 and is one of the fastest growing technology companies. DataVard is based in Heidelberg with subsidiaries across EMEA and the USA. Further information can be found at www.datavard.com.

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