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Forbes Top 25 for 2008

We are back with a new group of 25 rapidly growing technology companies, 12 of which are repeats from our prior list. One company, sixth-ranked Cognizant Technology Solutions (nasdaq: CTSH - news - people ), has appeared every year since the inception of the list six years ago. America's 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies More on America's 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies Our focus is on sales growth--we require at least 10% annualized sales gains over the past five years--but candidates for our list must be profitable over the past 12 months and have Thomson IBES consensus earnings forecasts of at least 10% annualized earnings growth over the next three to five years. Our only other financial hurdle is that we require at least $25 million in sales over the past four quarters. We exclude companies with significant legal problems or with possible accounting or corporate governance issues. For the last two items, we are guided by scores from Audit Integrity of Los Angeles. Toppin...

Forbes Fast 15

Company Business Price ($) Next 12-month P/E (%) Latest 12-month Sales ($) Sales Growth1 (%) EPS Growth2 (%) Ansys engineering simulation software 35.75 27 359 62 19 Atheros Communications semiconductors for communications 26.64 22 390 46 23 Bruker BioSciences precision instruments 11.52 38 499 23 25 Daktronics LED displays, scoreboards 22.27 27 470 25 22 Digi International computer equipment 12.88 17 173 20 15 Dionex analytical instruments, chemicals 81.57 30 337 14 18 FormFactor semiconductor testing equipment 26.36 16 440 29 21 Manhattan Associates supply chain management software 23.95 16 328 17 15 Macrovision digital rights management technology 17.13 11 273 16 16 Power Integrations high-voltage analog circuits 26.42 18 180 13 23 Progress Software business management software 30.45 16 494 10 15 Rimage digital media recording equipment 25.66 17 111 15 15 Sigma Designs semiconductors for digital media 43.34 16 176 150 24 SiRF Technology Holdings GPS technology 18.43 15 303 33 24 X-...