[November 13, 2008] Thriving in Challenging Times: Centerstance Recognized by Inc. as One of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America Tweet PORTLAND, Ore., Nov 13, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Inc. ranked Centerstance #10 in Oregon and Washington and #737 on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy -- America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. For a complete list, visit http://www.inc5000.com. Centerstance is a Premier Consulting partner for Salesforce.com integration with offices in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. Centerstance earned its position on the prestigious Inc. list following an aggressive growth surge during the past five years. The company has achieved average year over year growth of 200 percent since 2004 with an overall growth percentage of 469.5%. In addition to the accolades from Inc., Centerstance recently earned recognition as a Premier Consulting partner from its strategic partner Salesforce.com, the market leader in customer relationship management and cloud computing. Being named as a Premier Consulting partner is a special certification indicating that Centerstance has completed an extensive amount of successful Salesforce.com implementations in a wide variety of applications. Centerstance is 1 of 11 Premier Consulting partners in North America, and the only Premier Consulting partner in the Pacific Northwest that has earned this recognition from Salesforce.com. Arne Kainu, president of Centerstance, explains his company's astonishing growth and its recognition as a Premier Partner. "As the Premier provider of Salesforce.com integration and consulting services in the Pacific Northwest, we believe that the market decides which firms will grow. Clients continue to validate our strategy of focusing on software as a service (SaaS) to address their critical business needs, which allow us to help optimize and extend their core business in "The Cloud" -- instead of their software infrastructure. This is doubly important in times like these, as the companies who have the resources in place to develop the best relationship with their customer will be the ones who thrive." About Centerstance Centerstance is a premier provider of consultation, business technology strategies and project management to Northwest and Intermountain businesses confronting business transformation and system solution development issues. They are the only Premier Consulting partner for Salesforce.com in the Pacific Northwest and have helped more than 100 companies configure and integrate Salesforce.com to accomplish their business goals. Their extensive experience with business process definition and ability to solve technology issues has made them the leader in their industry since their inception in 2003. Centerstance also specializes in integrating Salesforce.com and other SaaS (software as a service) partners in the cloud computing environment. Cloud computing is a term which describes the ability of users to access technology-enabled services from the Internet (i.e. "The Cloud") instead of hosting the information locally on expensive, high-maintenance server farms. Today, Centerstance's customer base boasts many market leaders based in the Northwest, including Serena Software, Harry and David, Regence, Nike, PGE and Mentor Graphics. For more information about Centerstance, visit http://www.centerstance.com SOURCE Centerstance http://www.centerstance.com [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]