Electronic health records software maker Quality Systems ranks 43rd and has been a member of our Best Small Company list for 12 straight years.

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In 2003, Electronic Data Systems (EDS) acquired its software business and Storage Technology acquired its services business.

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HotLink, a Silicon Valley startup that has developed a platform for heterogeneous and hybrid computing infrastructure, has the CIOs of Facebook, Clorox, Citrix Systems, BMC Software, Flextronics, and Electronic Arts on its advisory board.

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They set their information technology systems to restrict electronic access to their research and development servers to only those who were authorized to receive the confidential software, files, and folders stored on them.

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