FarPoint Among ‘Top 100’ Software Innovators

FarPoint Technologies makes SD Times 5th annual list of ‘Top 100’ Innovators in software development.

MORRISVILLE, NC — June 1, 2007 — FarPoint Technologies, Inc., has been recognized as being one of the 2007 Top 100 Innovators in the software development industry by SD Times, a leading publication in the industry. In this, the 5th annual SD Times Top 100, FarPoint was recognized in the Components category, confirming that FarPoint continues to provide innovative and market-leading component solutions. FarPoint develops spreadsheet component products for several development platforms, such as Microsoft BizTalk Server, COM, and .NET.



The Innovators award came with this citation: “Never underestimate the power of a spreadsheet to view and manipulate data, and innovations keep FarPoint’s reusable functionality on the cutting edge of BizTalk, COM and .NET.” The spreadsheet is still highly relevant in today’s industry. Being picked as a Top 100 industry leader confirms this. “The winners of this year’s SD Times 100 awards have demonstrated their leadership in shaping the software development industry,” said David Rubinstein, Editor-in-Chief of SD Times. “We took into account each nominee’s products and services, its reputation among development managers, and the new ideas it brought out. These select individuals and organizations are the ones we’ve identified as helping to move the art of development forward.”



This award is another landmark in the success of FarPoint’s software development, which has spanned two decades. “The FarPoint development and support teams are excited to have earned this recognition, and I hope that our customers share in this excitement. Responding to the application development market with the best spreadsheet solutions has always been our mission,” noted FarPoint CEO Rick Williamson, “It is rewarding to the development and support teams who are dedicated to making our products as feature-rich as possible because they are the real innovators.” FarPoint Spread products have won many awards in its 16 years, but this award is given to the whole company as an innovator.



About FarPoint Technologies

FarPoint Technologies, Inc. (www.FarPointSpread.com) is a leading provider of professional components for enterprise-wide spreadsheet development in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 and Visual Studio .NET and COM. FarPoint set the standard for spreadsheet components with the world’s first spreadsheet component, FarPoint Spread, and continues to set the standard in spreadsheet component architecture.



About SD Times

BZ Media LLC (www.bzmedia.com) is a New York-based media company combining the best of print and Internet publishing with industry-leading technical conferences and expositions. BZ Media¹s SD Times (www.sdtimes.com) is the twice-monthly newspaper of record for the software development industry.

SD Times reaches more than 60,000 subscribers in over 130 countries.



For more information, please contact our US office or European office:

North American Contact:

Donald Williamson

FarPoint Technologies, Inc.

808 Aviation Parkway

Suite 1300

Morrisville, NC 27560, USA

Phone: 919-460-4551

Email: DonW@FarPointSpread.com



European Contact:

Neil Slater

FarPoint Europe Ltd.

Whiteleaf, Roundabout Lane

West Chiltington, Pulborough

West Sussex, RH20 2RL, UK

Tele: +44 (0) 1798 812 372

Fax: +44 (0) 1798 813 049

Email: NeilS@FarPointSpread.com



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