Surge Acquires Insurance Technology Consulting Company

Surge, a leading custom software development and consulting firm, today announced the acquisition of 10X Design, a boutique technology consulting company with deep expertise in the Insurance industry. As part of this acquisition, Brett Houghton, Owner 10X Design, has joined Surge as EVP and Chief Operating Officer.

“We are delighted to be part of the Surge team.” said Brett Houghton. “Surge is a solid company with a track record of successfully delivering Enterprise software solutions, a loyal customer base, and an amazing team of software architects, designers, developers, and testers with experience building on every major technology platform.”

10X Design is a software consulting company that architects, designs, builds, and deploys enterprise-level, mission-critical applications using the TenFold application platform. 10X Design has successfully implemented applications in Insurance Policy Management, Electric Power Distribution Design, and Project Management for such companies as MGIS, Par Electric (Quanta), and MJ Electric.

For more information about Surge acquiring 10X, please visit the official press release at:

Press Release: Surge Acquires Insurance Consulting Company 10X

About Surge

Surge is a leading software development & consulting firm specializing in web, cloud, SaaS, RIA, mobile, tablet, and integration solutions. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Seattle area with satellite offices around the US and Canada, Surge has successfully delivered cutting-edge web and mobile software solutions to hundreds of clients in a variety of industries. For more information visit http://www.SurgeForward.com.

Software Development and Consulting Firm Recognized as One of the Fastest-Growing Companies in America

Surge ranked number 530 out of 5000 on the Inc. 500 | 5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

Surge, a US-Based Software Development and Consulting firm, announced today it had made Inc. magazine’s annual list of the 500/5000 fastest-growing companies in America. Inc. ranked Surge number 530 on its 31st annual Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. This ranking places Surge #45 out of all Software Companies, and #11 of all companies in the Greater-Seattle Area. Members of this year’s list include the most innovative and successful companies in the country. This is Surge’s first year of eligibility for this elite ranking.

“It is an honor to be recognized as one of America’s fastest growing companies,” said Matt MacKay, CEO of Surge. “Surge has grown over 700% during the past three years without taking a single penny of investment money. I attribute our rapid growth and loyal customer base to our amazing team of 40+ employees who consistently perform at the highest levels.”

Over the past three years, Surge has grown 727%, including going from five to 40 employees. This tremendous growth is attributed to Surge consistently delivering innovative custom software solutions, combining robust and highly-scalable architecture with exceptional end-user experiences.

In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2012 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 97 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created over 400,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $299 billion.

“Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500|5000 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward. Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is,” says Inc. magazine Editor Eric Schurenberg.

Surge plans to continue its impressive growth with a number of new projects, ranging from custom software solutions for several Fortune-100 companies, to the release of Surge’s first product, Surge Hub, a tablet-based mobile sales force automation and presentation platform.

Methodology
The 2012 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2008 to 2011. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2008. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2011. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2008 is $100,000; the minimum for 2011 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at http://www.inc.com/500.

About Surge
Surge is a leading software development & consulting firm specializing in web, cloud, SaaS, RIA, mobile, tablet, and integration solutions. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Seattle area with satellite offices around the US and Canada, Surge has successfully delivered cutting-edge web and mobile software solutions to hundreds of clients in a variety of industries. For more information visit http://www.SurgeForward.com.

Software Consulting Firm Surge Grows Revenue 33% in 2011

Surge, a leading custom software development and consulting firm, today announced a revenue increase of 33% in 2011 compared to 2010. Other 2011 highlights include:

• Achieved fourth straight profitable year
• Acquired Wind-Up Studios, a Seattle based web design company
• Completed over a dozen software development projects
• Established a formal partner program
• Released an open-source jQuery data grid
• Hired a number of talented product designers and developers
• Renewed Microsoft Certified Partner status
• Started a monthly webinar series focused on software development best practices

“Surge continues to grow despite difficult economic conditions,” said Matt MacKay, CEO of Surge. “I am pleased with our 2011 results and expect to continue our rapid growth in 2012 by delivering cutting-edge software solutions to our hundreds of fantastic clients and partners.”

Surge builds new software products and apps 40% faster with 100% precision using its Specs Illustrated software design method and Surge Platform development tools. Surge has an amazing team of super-genius-creative-geeks that bring ideas to life.

About Surge

Surge brings ideas to life through web, mobile, tablet, cloud, apps and software solutions. You dream it, we build it. For more information visit www.SurgeForward.com.

Software Consulting Firm Surge Delivers New SaaS Product for Workforce Development

Surge, a leading software development and consulting firm, today announced the completion of a new SaaS performance management software product for AspirePath, LLC. This new software product is designed for workforce development, training, and education organizations.

Surge provided full lifecycle software development services, including design, development, testing, deployment, and support. AspirePath was built on the Surge Platform, a framework and code library that simplifies the development of rich, responsive, web, mobile, and tablet applications using MVC, jQuery, JSON, HTML 5 and other technologies.

AspirePath innovations include a flexible skills framework and a drag-and-drop career Pathways Builder. The flexible framework for learning outcomes and competencies enables organizations to capture the occupation-specific skills that employers demand so adult learners are fully prepared to enter employment. With the Pathways Builder, AspirePath automatically tracks student progress along career and learning pathways using a clear, color-coded flow chart.

AspirePath is used to manage education and employment outcomes for high school or college youth, unemployed adults, employed adults seeking career changes or advancement, and incumbent workers requiring professional development.

“We were impressed by how quickly Surge was able to complete the project so we could release Version 1.0 this year”, said Keith Watson.

“We have some amazing synergy with the AspirePath team, ” said Matt MacKay, CEO of Surge. “Our client relationships and satisfaction are our #1 priority and we are pleased to have a long-term partnership with AspirePath.”

About Surge

Surge is a leading software development & consulting firm specializing providing services to clients in the US and Canada. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Seattle area, Surge has successfully delivered cutting-edge web and mobile solutions to hundreds of clients in a variety of industries. For more information visit www.SurgeForward.com.

AboutAspirePath

AspirePath is a performance management software system for workforce development, training, and education organizations. This web-based software application enables workforce development and education institutions to prepare people with the job skills that employers need, set a clear pathway for each student, manage courses and employment connections, and report on results. AspirePath seamlessly integrates the management of both employment and education outcomes. For more information visit www.AspirePath.com.

Surge Acquires Web Design Agency, Wind-Up Studios

Surge, a leading software development and consulting firm, today announced the acquisition of Wind-Up Studios, a web design agency. As part of this acquisition, Vida Clement, Director and Founder of Wind-Up Studios, has joined Surge as Vice President of Marketing.

“I couldn’t be more excited to be part of the Surge team,” said Vida Clement, Vice President of Marketing. “Our combined team is able to provide a wide range of technology services, from websites, mobile apps, and social apps to database systems, business process automation, and system integrations.”

Surge provides rapid software design and development services to clients in the US and Canada and is a key partner to other B2B service companies that recognize opportunities to deliver digital systems and software solutions to their clients.

“This acquisition will help to accelerate our already rapid growth,” said Matt MacKay, CEO of Surge. “We look forward to continuing to build software solutions for our clients that provide the most intuitive and compelling user experiences.”

About Surge

Surge is a leading software development & consulting firm specializing providing services to clients in the US and Canada. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Seattle area, Surge has successfully delivered cutting-edge web and mobile solutions to hundreds of clients in a variety of industries.

Software Consulting Firm Delivers New SaaS Product

Surge Consulting Group, a US-based software development and consulting firm, today announced the completion of a new SaaS-based software product for Senior Care Software, Inc. This new software product is designed to assist senior’s housing operators to accurately and securely collect, analyze and report on all operational aspects, and was created using cutting edge programming technologies and methodologies, including:

“Specs Illustrated” design method, which produced visual software specifications that closely resembled the final product.
The latest programming technologies, including MVC, jQuery, HTML 5, and JSON, resulting in a rich, highly responsive, and robust web application.
Surge Platform; a development framework and code library that simplifies the development of rich internet applications and mobile apps.
Industry-leading team of technology professionals
Surge handled all aspects of the product creation, including design, development, testing, and deployment, and continues to provide ongoing support and maintenance services.

“Senior Care is the result of the perfect combination of Surge’s technology and our senior’s housing operations expertise,” said Jeff Christie, Chief Business Officer of Senior Care Software, Inc.” Surge has been a fantastic technology partner for us. They successfully captured our vision and delivered a modern, web-based, software product that has no equal in the marketplace. Our project was completed in a few short months and even includes a tool to help migrate data over the Senior Care’s web application when new clients decide to come on with us.”

“Senior Care is a good example of what can happen when art and science converge, ” said Matt MacKay, CEO of Surge Consulting Group. “It is a beautiful software product, in both functionality and design. We are excited to help Senior Care Software grow their business.”

About Surge Consulting Group
Surge Consulting Group Surge is a leading software development & consulting firm specializing in web, cloud, SaaS, RIA, mobile, tablet, and integration solutions. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Seattle area with satellite offices around the US and Canada, Surge has successfully delivered cutting-edge web and mobile software solutions to hundreds of clients in a variety of industries. For more information visit www.SurgeForward.com.

About Senior Care Software
Senior Care Software provides innovative, easy to use software solutions for private, public, and not-for-profit Seniors Housing environments. Based in Alberta, Canada, Senior Care has provided software solutions to hundreds of clients in Canada and the US. For more information visit www.seniorcaresoftware.com.

Custom Software Development Firm Builds New Software Suite

Surge Consulting Group, a US-based software development and consulting firm, today announced the completion of a new suite of software applications for Windmill Software, a premier provider of software and services for the Senior Living industry in the US and Canada. TheWorxHub software suite includes:

• A Rich Internet Application (RIA) that runs as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the Cloud
• An HTML 5 based Mobile App that works in connected or disconnected modes
• A customized Reporting Tool that integrates with SQL Server Reporting Services
• A Data Conversion Utility designed to easily upgrade existing clients
• This comprehensive suite of software applications was developed over a period of several months utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as ASP.NET MVC 3, jQuery, JSON, and HTML 5.

“We spent a significant amount of time deciding on the right vendor to build this new suite of software applications for us because we wanted this software to be modern, elegant, and robust in both design and functionality,” said Kyle Adamo, VP of Product for Windmill Software. “Surge demonstrated that they have the team and technologies to turn our vision into reality. We are extremely pleased with the finished product and our clients are delighted.”

Surge demonstrated its value proposition of 40% Faster, 100% Precision, 10x More Productive through the use of its Surge Development Platform, Specs Illustrated Method, and Expert Team of Software Designers, Developers, Project Managers, and Testers.

“We have enjoyed this project immensely, ” said Matt MacKay, CEO of Surge Consulting Group. “The software we built for Windmill rivals any line of business application on the market today. With this new software product, Windmill has been able to rapidly grow its sales and expand into new markets. We continue to work with Windmill on subsequent versions of this software suite and look forward to a long and prosperous relationship.”

About Surge Consulting Group
Surge Consulting Group provides custom software design, development, testing, and integration services to clients worldwide. As an outsourced provider of software development services, Surge specializes in Web Applications, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Apps, Web Portals, Business Intelligence, Database Solutions, and Mobile Apps. Surge’s “Agile” team can work remotely on any project anywhere in the world regardless of location. The Surge Platform, Specs Illustrated method, and veteran US-based team make it possible for Surge to build enterprise-grade software solutions in up to 40% less time with 100% precision. For more information go to www.SurgeForward.com.

About Windmill Software
Windmill Software Inc., the company behind TheWorxHub, has applied three decades of software development, training and implementation experience to its creation. This all-new, next-generation product takes advantage of advances in technology and extends support beyond maintenance management (offered for the past decade through PM Worx) to all senior living operations -  housekeeping, room bookings, transportation, IT, catering, security, and activities. In creating an integrated suite of applications designed specifically to support high-quality, cost-effective front-line service delivery, the Worx team is once again demonstrating their longstanding commitment to making things easier for senior living residents, the staff that serve them, and the executives who are accountable for results.  For more information go to www.theworxhub.com.

Surge Reports a 270% Jump in 2010 Revenue

Surge, a full-service software consulting firm providing outsourced web and mobile software development services, today announced that its revenue increased by 270% in 2010 compared to 2009. During this time Surge also significantly increased the size of its team, adding senior-level software designers, developers, testers, and project managers as well as sales and marketing executives.

“We are experiencing tremendous demand for our custom software development services, especially in the areas of new Cloud, SaaS, RIA, and Mobile apps. We are also seeing demand for our Surge Platform product, which consists of tools and reusable modules that accelerate development of new web and mobile software applications,” said Matt MacKay, CEO of Surge. “We successfully completed several software development projects in 2010 and our clients have continued to hire us for additional development and support services. We expect to grow exponentially again in 2011.”

Surge builds complex software solutions 40% faster with 100% precision using its Specs Illustrated software design method and Surge Platform development tools.

“Getting new software products to market FAST provides a real competitive advantage to our clients,” said Erik Oh, EVP of Surge. “When I talk with potential clients and explain our approach to software development they immediately understand our value proposition and what makes us different from other software consulting companies.”

Surge is a privately held company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington that provides custom software development and consulting services. Surge is a Microsoft Certified Partner with expertise in ISV/Software Solutions using the ASP.NET MVC framework, jQuery, HTML 5, and SQL Server.

About Surge

Surge creates elegant, powerful, easy-to-use software for clients worldwide. Our Surge Platform, Specs Illustrated method, Agile development process, and the industry’s most talented software developers, enable us to build custom software solutions in up to 40% less time with 100% precision.

Surge Consulting Group Selected by CRC For Custom Software Development

Surge, a full-service software consulting firm providing web and mobile software development services, today announced that it has been selected by Cary Reconstruction Company (CRC) to develop an internal time management system for its 135 employees.

Surge leverages the power of MVC, jQuery, JSON, and HTML 5, as well as its own Surge Platform to rapidly develop rich, browser-based software applications.

About Surge

Surge creates elegant, powerful, easy-to-use software for clients worldwide. Our Surge Platform, Specs Illustrated method, Agile development process, and the industry’s most talented software developers, enable us to build custom software solutions in up to 40% less time with 100% precision. For more information go to www.SurgeForward.com.

About Cary Reconstruction Company (CRC)

CRC is a premier restoration firm, specializing in disaster response. As one of the largest restoration firms in the Southeast, CRC is a preferred provider for most major insurance companies. CRC is well staffed and equipped to handle damages to buildings and personal property that result from water/flood, fire, microbial, and other insured events for both residential and commercial customers. CRC is one of the leaders in commercial and multi-family restoration, utilizing its vast resources to work around the clock and limit business interruption/loss of use. Headquartered just south of Raleigh, NC; the company services the southeast with four additional offices in Charlotte(NC), Greensboro(NC), Fayetteville(NC), and Greenville(SC). For more information go to www.callcrc.com.

Surge Launches New Custom Web Portal for Flight Test Aerospace

Surge, a global software consulting firm, today announced the completion of a new customized document management web portal for Flight Test Aerospace, Inc (FTA). Surge completed this project in less than 30 days start-to-finish and the web portal is now in live production.

“We had previously hired another software consulting company to build our custom web portal but we were frustrated with their inability to deliver what we wanted. Surge not only delivered what we wanted on-time and on-budget but they improved upon our original specifications. I highly recommend Surge for custom software development,” said Rex Rivolo, CTO of FTA.

Surge utilized its unique Specs Illustrated method to visually capture FTA’s requirements and then developed the web portal precisely as per the specifications. The system was built on Microsoft’s .NET framework utilizing ASP.NET MVC, C#, jQuery, Ajax, LINQ, and SQL Server.

About Surge

Surge, a global software consulting firm, specializes in creating rich, powerful, easy-to-use, web and mobile software applications for companies of all sizes. Our Surge Development Platform, Specs Illustrated Method, and Agile development process enable us to design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge software applications up to 40% faster with 100% precision. For more information go to www.SurgeForward.com.

About Flight Test Aerospace

Flight Test Aerospace, Inc. (FTA) is a derivative of Flight Test Associates, LLC, an experienced systems integrator that provided turn-key support for flight test programs involving military and civil systems integration and aircraft modifications. In 2008, FTA was incorporated as an C-corporation in the state of Delaware, and its scope broadened to include maintenance and logistical support for a variety of military and governmental agencies programs in aviation. For more information go to www.ftaerospace.com.