Infacta Ltd. wins Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Special Award
Date: 10/16/2003
Written By: Maeve McCormack / connect pr
Dublin; February, 2003: Infacta Ltd., was awarded the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Technology
Special Award in a ceremony in Dublin at the end of February 2003. This award recognises
companies who have attracted the attention of the programme organisers, and Infacta stood
out to them for its achievement and contribution to the Irish technology sector.
David O'Flanagan (left), Partner, Deloitte & Touche presenting
Jonathan Hill (right), founder and managing director of Infacta
with the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Special Award.
Commenting on the award, Jonathan Hill, founder and managing director of Infacta says, “The
list of award recipients represents the cream of Ireland's fastest growing technology and
telecommunications companies, including e-tel, Conduit and Riverdeep and I am proud that
Infacta can be associated with such dynamic and innovative companies.”
Explaining the success of Infacta to date, Jonathan says “We have kept close to our customers
by interacting directly with them; we believe in our product and its future role in business;
and we have focused on what we do best and will continue to pursue this strategy”.
Infacta develops and supplies software that enables businesses to become more competitive and
productive in managing group-based messaging communications, including e-mail and SMS, in a
professional and efficient manner.
Announcing the winners of the third technology Fast 50 Programme, David O’Flanagan, Partner
with Deloitte & Touche, said: “This programme offers a unique recognition for the achievements
made by growing technology and telecommunications companies. It shows that despite the difficult
global environment, Irish technology companies are continuing to grow with average turnover
growth of more than 240% in a three-year period. We are delighted to see that many companies
have achieved a ranking in all previous Fast 50 programmes”
For further information contact:
Jonathan Hill
Director & Founder, Infacta Ltd.
Phone: +353 719156996
Maeve McCormack
connect pr
Phone: +353 719130484
Infacta recognised as a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winner
Date: 10/16/2003
Written By: Maeve McCormack / connect pr
Infacta Ltd. recognised as a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winner
Infacta has been ranked number five in the recently announced Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Programme awards. Details of the annual ranking of Ireland’s fastest growing technology
companies were recently announced in Dublin. For Infacta, the award comes after the company
showed phenomenal growth in the last three years. Announcing the winners, David O’Flanagan,
Partner with Deloitte, Dublin stated: “The Fast 50 Programme has always been a reliable
indicator of whether innovation is leading to more growth and wealth creation. These
companies have demonstrated how to survive and thrive in today's market by helping their
customers reduce their costs and improve their performance.”
Accepting the award, Managing Director Jonathan Hill commented that “in a highly competitive
industry, this award acknowledges the innovative work we do. Combined with our excellent
customer service reputation, we have experienced over 460% growth rate in our business over
the last three years. Based in the north west of Ireland, Infacta clients extend to over
130 countries worldwide. We are honoured to receive this award which associates us with
the cream of international technology companies.”
The Fast 50 programme was started in San Jose, the centre of Silicon Alley, California in
1995 and has expanded to over 20 major cities world-wide. It quickly became the growth
benchmark of success in the USA, and has now taken hold in Europe.
The full Fast 50 ranking is available at
www.deloitte.ie.
For further information contact:
Jonathan Hill
Director & Founder, Infacta Ltd.
Phone: +353 719156996
Maeve McCormack
connect pr
Phone: +353 719130484
Entrepreneur of the Year
Date: 10/23/2003
Written By: Maeve McCormack / connect pr
Jonathan Hill, Managing Director of Infacta, has been presented with the prestigious
entrepreneur of the year award 2003 by the Sligo Chamber of Commerce. Infacta was selected
from a highly competitive group of companies representing all areas of business in Sligo.
Presenting the award, Pauric O’Ceidhe, Managing Director of Aer Arann, commented on the
large number of applications and the difficult job the external judging panel had in
deciding who the winner would be. The Company was given the top award for
“entrepreneurial flair in the establishment and operation of Infacta.“
In accepting his award, Jonathan Hill expressed his delight at the recognition of the
effort which he and his colleagues have put in over the recent past. “We are very proud
of our innovative software and customer service. This has led to us having clients in
over 130 countries worldwide. An award such as entrepreneur of the year recognises the
hard work and dedication of our team, inspiring us to create further successes in the
group messaging software market.”
The awards ceremony took place in Sligo on 23 October, with the President of the Sligo
Chamber of Commerce and the Lord Mayor of Sligo in attendance. They expressed great
confidence in the future of business in Sligo given the standard of entries and the
calibre of Infacta, the winning company of the 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
For further information contact:
Jonathan Hill
Director & Founder, Infacta Ltd.
Phone: +353 719156996
Maeve McCormack
connect pr
Phone: +353 719130484
Infacta wins Sligo County Enterprise Award
Date: 10/22/2003
Written By: Maeve McCormack / connect pr
Infacta have received the prestigious Enterprise Award 2003 from the Sligo County Enterprise
Board. At a presentation ceremony on 22 October, Jonathan Hill accepted this award from Chief
Executive of Sligo County Enterprise Board, John Reilly. Infacta was chosen from a county-wide
group of competitive small to medium sized businesses, all stringently vetted by the Sligo
County Enterprise Board and a panel of consultants. Infacta emerged as the highest scorer in
the competition, marking it out as a leading company in County Sligo.
“When Infacta relocated to Sligo, the County Enterprise Board provided excellent support for
the company, and the whole Enterprise Network is premier resource for international business.
To be recognised, once again, as a key international player in the software industry is indeed
an achievement” said Managing Director, Jonathan Hill on accepting the award. Infacta will
now go forward to the all-Ireland final of the Enterprise Awards where their business will
be pitted against top level business enterprises in all areas.
The National Enterprise Awards ceremony took place in Portlaoise, Ireland, on 27 November 2003.
Link to
Sligo Enterprise Press release
For further information contact:
Jonathan Hill
Director & Founder, Infacta Ltd.
Phone: +353 719156996
Maeve McCormack
connect pr
Phone: +353 719130484
Infacta wins National Enterprise Technology Award
Date: 11/27/2003
Written By: Sligo County Enterprise Board
Infacta Ltd., a client of Sligo County Enterprise Board continued its recent award-winning
run at the City & County Enterprise Board’s National Enterprise Awards. The Awards, featuring
the area winners of the 35 City & County Enterprise Boards, were held in the Heritage Hotel,
Portlaoise on November 27th. Infacta won the prestigious ‘Technology Award’, and received a
prize of a cheque for €2,500 together with a specially commissioned commemorative award.
It is the 6th Award the Company have received during 2003. Earlier in the year, the Compnay
received a Deloitte & Touche ‘Fast 50’ Special Award, and were ranked in the top 5 Deloitte
Technology Fast 50 Programme Awards. Infacta Ltd. then received two awards at the Sligo
Chamber of Commerce Awards: ‘Best Manufacturing Enterprise’, while the Managing Director,
Jonathan Hill received the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award. The Company also won the County
Enterprise Board sponsored ‘County Enterprise Award’ prior to receiving the National Award.
For further information contact:
Jonathan Hill
Director & Founder, Infacta Ltd.
Phone: +353 719156996
Maeve McCormack
connect pr
Phone: +353 719130484