Ad-Base
Systems, Inc. Honored with
Pittsburgh
Business Times
Fastest-Growing
Companies Award
Leading
Technology Provider
Ranks
13th among Pittsburgh 100
PITTSBURGH
- September 4, 2004 - Ad-Base Systems, Inc. (Ad-Base)
has been named to the Pittsburgh Business Times
Annual Pittsburgh 100, honoring the region's 100
fastest-growing, privately held companies.
Ad-Base
Systems includes three subsidiary companies: GlobalPOPs,
a national leader in wholesale Internet services;
PghConnect, a regional Internet Service Provider;
and Computer Comfort, a regional provider of commercial
and residential computer related solutions and
services.
Ad-Base
was ranked fifth out of 18 companies in the Technology
category and 13 overall. During the past three
years, Ad-Base posted sales growth in excess of
184% and employment growth of 79%.
"We're
pleased to be recognized as one of the top 100
fastest-growing companies in Pittsburgh",
said Judy Tapolci, who founded the company with
her husband Jerry in 1986. "We've been able
to achieve rapid growth in spite of weak economic
conditions. We think that is a reflection of providing
a superior customer experience for every customer."
Now
in its seventh year, the Pittsburgh 100 is a comprehensive
ranking of companies by percentage increase in
sales and employment over a three-year period.
To qualify for this year's competition, a business
had to achieve $500,000 in revenue in 2000, and
increase its 2002 sales over the previous year.
Pittsburgh 100 companies represent a wide variety
of categories, including Technology, Environmental,
Health Care, Manufacturing, Real Estate/Construction/Development,
Retail/Wholesale Distribution and Service.
About
Ad-Base
Headquartered in the Castle Shannon/Mt. Lebanon
section of Pittsburgh, Ad-Base (originally doing
business as Computer Comfort) was founded in 1992
by Pittsburgh-native Jerry Tapolci with his wife,
Judy. Sheer determination, a passion for technology,
and a reputation for dependability fueled steady
growth. In 1997 Computer Comfort became an Internet
Service Provider (ISP) offering broadband Internet
access via ISDN and T1 lines to business customers.
In 2000 Computer Comfort became one of the first
Pittsburgh based SDSL providers. In 2001 Ad-Base
formed PghConnect as its formal Internet Service
Company and started providing local and national
dial-up Internet access services. Seeing
a new vertical market in late 2001, Ad-Base formed
GlobalPOPs as its carrier-class provider of wholesale
dialup and managed modem solutions. GlobalPOPs
helps resellers and service providers meet their
customers' demands by providing competitive pricing,
redundancy and the nation's largest footprint
in the industry. Computer Comfort continues to
grow and now serves both business and residential
customers with a complete scope of computer, networking
and consulting services.
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