Belfast, UK – 28th October 2019 – Titan IC, the Belfast firm specialising in accelerated search technology, is celebrating after winning several major awards at the recent Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards. The company’s strong growth was acknowledged as ranking 28 out of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland and Titan IC also scooped both the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Cyber Security Award and the Innovative New Technology Award in association with Google.
Noel McKenna, CEO of Titan IC commented,
“We are totally thrilled to receive such amazing accolades from such a highly regarded technology award scheme especially as this is the first year we have entered. To win both the Innovative Technology Award and the Cyber Security Award is tremendous recognition of the cutting–edge search technology that was pioneered here in Belfast and developed by the team at Titan IC into an industry–leading solution.”
The company’s accelerated search technology, RXP, enables real–time threat detection for cyber security manufacturers worldwide and is now finding new markets in the fields of big data and computational storage. McKenna continued,
“We’re working in an industry that’s undergoing huge change as the volume and speed of data is just exploding around the globe and we have invested heavily in Research and Development to ensure our technology meets these demanding new market challenges. So, for us at Titan IC, these awards are both a great validation of our focus on innovation and recognition of the power and potential of our RXP technology. They are also a testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff who have played such an important role in the company’s growth to date.”
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards is one of Ireland’s foremost technology award programmes. This year marks 20 years of the programme celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship in Ireland’s indigenous technology sector.
Announcing the winners of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 programme, Peter Allen, Partner, Deloitte, said:
“Since 2000, the awards have showcased an innovative and diverse range of technology companies, and this year is no different. Over this time, we have seen local technology companies capitalise on the opportunities presented by global changes. We’re delighted to be supporting these companies and recognising them with these awards. Over the last 20 years, the Fast 50 has become the benchmark of success for Irish tech companies.”
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards took place in Dublin on 25 October 2019. Keynote speaker on the night was Mark Casey, Global Leader of Telecoms, Media & Entertainment at Deloitte.
Details of the full Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking list are available to download at www.fast50.ie.
About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Programme
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards is one of Ireland’s foremost technology award programmes. This year marks 20 years of the programme celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship in Ireland’s indigenous technology sector.
Cumulatively, the 2019 Fast 50 winners generated approximately €3.6 billion in total annual revenues in 2018. The average revenue of companies featured in the ranking was approximately €70 million, while the average growth rate of the companies over the last four years was 347%. There are 18 new companies listed on the ranking.
All four provinces are featured in this year’s awards. 28 of the winners are Leinster–based, 13 are based in Ulster, followed by Munster with 8 companies, and Connacht with 2 companies.* Overall, 14 counties are represented in the 2019 listing.
Once again, this year’s awards programme included a number of award categories in addition to the overall ranking. These included the cyber security award, which illustrated the breadth of innovation in cyber security in Ireland. Titan IC was this year’s winner of this award.
The awards also included the fintech award category, sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank. TransferMate Global Payments was this year’s fintech award winner
2019 MNC Patron Awards
Emphasising the importance of the relationship between multinationals and indigenous companies, the MNC patron awards recognised the following companies:
- Innovative New Technology Award in association with Google – Titan IC
- Export Award in association with Intel – SilverCloud Health
- Impact Award in association with PayPal – TEKenable
- Women in Technology Advocate Award in association with Vodafone – Catherine Harrison, First Derivatives
- Disruptive Technology Award in association with Facebook – Electricity Exchange