Blog entries posted during 2011

Inc. Magazine Names Adage Technologies One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc.500|5000

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Inc. 5000 logoCHICAGO, August 29, 2011 – Adage Technologies was ranked No. 3375 by Inc. Magazine on its fifth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The Inc. 5000 represents a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs.

Adage Technologies has seen their bottom line grow dramatically each year. The company’s three-year sales growth is 54 percent, and the 2010 revenue was up 25 percent after a 10 percent increase in 2009. Adage’s dedication to providing an unsurpassed service experience has is credited with its success. In the last year, nine new employees were added to the Adage team to assist with additional web, software and application development projects for the increasing list of clients.

“Adage Technologies has been growing as a company in all areas. We’re very proud to be recognized by the esteemed Inc. 5000 listing, and are excited to continue expanding our business” said Roy Chomko, President of Adage Technologies.

In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.

Online retailer ideeli tops this year’s list.  Adage Technologies also joins Spirit Airlines, television maker Vizio, Honest Tea, Dunkin Donuts and Metrokane, makers of the Rabbit corkscrew, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.  To the Adage Technologies profile, it can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/adage-technologies

About Adage Technologies

Adage Technologies was formed in 2001 with a specific focus on driving business value through web technology. Today, Adage offers a wide variety of business technology solutions, including custom software, content management, and mobile applications. The company specializes in providing solutions for across a variety of industries, including healthcare/medical, entertainment, and insurance.

Methodology

The 2011 Inc. 500 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2007 to 2010. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2007. Additionally, they had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2010. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2007 is $100,000; the minimum for 2010 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.

About Inc. Magazine

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. (www.inc.com) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 710,106, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology.

About the Inc. 500|5000 Conference

Each year, Inc. and Inc.com celebrate the remarkable achievements of today’s entrepreneurial superstars—the privately held small businesses that drive our economy. The Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony brings together members of the Inc. community, both a new class of Inc. 500|5000 honorees and the list’s alumni, for three days of powerful networking, inspired learning, and momentous celebration. Please join us September 22–24, 2011, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, located minutes from downtown Washington, D.C. For more information about the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony and to register, visit www.inc500conference.com or call 866-901-3205.


Does your web developer do this?

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We recently had a client call and they had been working in their content management system and she accidentally deleted (she had admin rights) the entire blog section of their web site.  The blog had over a year's worth of entries and they posted at least once a week.

Obviously they were very concerned that they had lost all of their blog entries for an entire year.  They did not ... we had a backup of the site.  However, another problem lied in the fact that while we had a backup of the database from the night before, other people in the organization had made 40 other content changes.  We determined this by running a query against the database for changes since the backup the night before.  We could not simply restore the backup copy of the database because all of the other 40 plus content changes on the site would have been lost for that day.

On further inspection, one of our developers was able to take the backup copy of the database from the night before and retore ONLY the blog posts.  So, the only thing "lost" was one blog posting for that day.  We received this emergency notice from the client at 2:32PM.  The blogs were restored by 5:34pm.  This involved triaging the problem, restoring a backup copy of the database, verifying our what we could do, obtaining confirmation from the client, and restoring the blog to the production servers.

This is an example of the type of support we provide every day to our clients ... regardless of their size.  Every site and database gets backed up.  Every client is important.  Can your developer and/or hosting provider do this?


Adage Joins TechAmerica to Opens NASDAQ

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Roy Chomko with Govenor QuinnEvent Focused on Celebrating Innovation in Illinois

Chicago, IL – Adage Technologies joined TechAmerica, the leading voice of the U.S. technology industry, in New York City on Tuesday, November 15 to open the NASDAQ Stock Market, the premier exchange for technology companies. The event, arranged by TechAmerica, emphasized the Association's Illinois Tech Index (NASDAQ: ILTI), the winners of the 2011 Chicago Innovation Awards, and the growing innovation economy in Illinois and the city of Chicago.

"This annual event is an excellent example of TechAmerica's dedication to supporting growth, visibility and advocacy for the Illinois technology industry," said Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, Regional Vice President, TechAmerica Midwest. "We applaud Adage Technologies for their commitment to innovation and ongoing achievements."

"Being a part of this event is exciting.  This year we had the pleasure of having Illinois' Govenor Quinn join us for the opening followed by a roundtable discussion," said Roy Chomko, President of Adage Technologies. "It was great to have the opportunity to advocate on behalf of technology firms in Illinois with Governor Quinn and share with other technology leaders."

About Adage Technologies

Adage Technologies was formed in 2001 with a specific focus on driving business value through web technology. Today, Adage offers a wide variety of business technology solutions, including custom software, content management, and mobile applications. The company specializes in providing solutions for across a variety of industries, including healthcare/medical, entertainment, and insurance. To learn more, visit www.adagetechnologies.com.

About TechAmerica

TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry – the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,000 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry's largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members' top and bottom lines. TechAmerica is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). Learn more about TechAmerica at www.techamerica.org.

Roy Chomko at Times Square

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About me

In 2001, Roy co-founded Adage Technologies combining a passion for technology and the desire to build a company focused on driving business value through web technology. As President, Roy's energy and customer centric approach have helped to grow Adage to a well respected web and software development firm. Roy has over 20 years of experience in technology sales, consulting, and development. Prior to founding Adage, Roy was a principle of a Cisco VAR and a web development firm in the late 1990s. Roy has also held business development positions with Wolfram Research and GE Capital. Roy holds a BA in Communications with a minor in Computer Science from the University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign. In addition to Roy enjoying time with his wife and two children, Roy likes to coach soccer, hike, bike, ski, and anything else that lets him enjoy the outdoors.