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100 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies 

Our rankings show another banner year for the leaders of the tech revival.

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Itron
Rank: 17 (Previous rank: 97)
Get quote: ITRI
Employees: 2,400
Headquarters: Liberty Lake, WA
Sector(s): Electronics
Why it's hot:
As utilities build smart grids to cut power usage, they're relying on Itron and its wireless smart meters to collect and analyze gas and electricity data.
 Itron
Revenue 644 30 44
Earnings 33.8 70.1 45
Operating cash flow 94.8 82.2 27
Stock return (2006) 29
Headcount change (2006) 20
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How we rank them
To find the B2 100, we screened more than 2,000 tech companies that have been publicly traded on a U.S. stock exchange for at least three years, have a market capitalization of at least $50 million, and have had positive operating cash flow over the past 12 months. Zacks Investment Research of Chicago ranked the resulting list using four financial criteria: growth in revenue, profit, and operating cash flow during the past three years, and the 12-month stock return as of Dec. 31, 2006. Cash flow growth counts for 40 percent of a company's ranking. Each of the other criteria counts for 20 percent. Additional research was provided by Factset. If you have further questions about Business 2.0's 100 Fastest growing technology companies, please e-mail talkback@business2.com.
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