Chicagos RKON Technologies Named to CRN Fast Growth 150 List
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Chicago's RKON Technologies Named to CRN Fast Growth 150 List Local company recognized on prestigious national IT list By Liam Greenwood Updated September 26, 2014 at 5:29 pm Chicago-based IT consulting company RKON Technologies has been named to CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list, an annual list recognizing the nation’s fast-growing solution providers. The company was ranked at no. 136, demonstrating 40 percent growth from 2011 and 2013. This is the third growth recognition for the mid-sized firm this year, having just been listed on Inc.’s 500 I 5000 list of fastest- growing private companies in August, and Crain’s Fast Fifty in May. Launched in Chicago in 1998 as a Citrix/Security Services firm, RKON has grown to become a leading cloud solutions provider for Fortune 2000 companies, specializing in emerging technologies and IT security. Additionally, RKON has been heavily involved in M&A integration, helping customers minimize risk and maximize value associated with some of the most complex transactions. Jeff Mullarkey, CEO and co-founder, says the company prides itself on providing customers with leading-edge technologies—the best available tools for success. He attributes RKON’s continued growth to the company’s progressive, customer-focused business approach. “Our passion for innovation, early adoption and high quality design and implementation is our company cornerstone, and it’s the formula that will continue to set us apart,” said Mullarkey. “It’s an honor to be named on this prestigious CRN list and we look forward to continuing our rapid growth.”
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Chicago's RKON Technologies Named to CRN
Fast Growth 150 List
Local company recognized on prestigious national IT list
By Liam Greenwood Updated September 26, 2014 at 5:29 pm
Chicago-based IT consulting company RKON Technologies has been named to CRN’s Fast Growth
150 list, an annual list recognizing the nation’s fast-growing solution providers. The company was
ranked at no. 136, demonstrating 40 percent growth from 2011 and 2013. This is the third growth
recognition for the mid-sized firm this year, having just been listed on Inc.’s 500 I 5000 list of fastest-
growing private companies in August, and Crain’s Fast Fifty in May.
Launched in Chicago in 1998 as a Citrix/Security Services firm, RKON has grown to become a
leading cloud solutions provider for Fortune 2000 companies, specializing in emerging technologies
and IT security. Additionally, RKON has been heavily involved in M&A integration, helping customers
minimize risk and maximize value associated with some of the most complex transactions.
Jeff Mullarkey, CEO and co-founder, says the company prides itself on providing customers with
leading-edge technologies—the best available tools for success. He attributes RKON’s continued
growth to the company’s progressive, customer-focused business approach.
“Our passion for innovation, early adoption and high quality design and implementation is our
company cornerstone, and it’s the formula that will continue to set us apart,” said Mullarkey. “It’s an
honor to be named on this prestigious CRN list and we look forward to continuing our rapid growth.”
Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company, publisher of CRN,said the solution providers
recognized in CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list are some of the most successful solution providers in
business today. He applauds them for having successfully navigated the industry’s economic
upheaval, and adapted their businesses and grown despite the significant changes within the IT
space.
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