12 Tech Firms in WA Make Inc. 500

Inc. magazine has released its annual list of the top 500 fastest growing private companies in the U.S. A dozen Washington state consulting or technology-related companies made the list, with the highest-ranked firm, Kirkland-based Revel Consulting, at number 34. The others are: Xtreme Consulting Group, Clarisonic, Sirsai, C&I Engineering, Remote Medical International, Visible Technologies, Audigy Group, Big Fish Games, Winshuttle, Tableau Software, and Adaquest. The companies were chosen based on their percentage increase in revenue from 2005 to 2008.