SoftLayer Technologies, an on-demand data center services provider, on Thursday announced its inclusion in the 2010 Inc. 500|5000 list. The company was ranked 155th overall, and 12th in the IT Services industry, based on revenue growth from 2006 to 2009.

Issued annually, the Inc. 500|5000 list ranks the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Companies were required to have minimum revenues of $80,000 in 2006 and minimum revenues of $2 million in 2009 to qualify for the 2010 list, and must be privately held, for profit, and independent as of December 31, 2009.

"We are very pleased to be included in the Inc. 500. It is an honor to be listed among America's top private companies and leading entrepreneurs," said George Karidis, SoftLayer Chief Strategy Officer. "We have seen strong revenue growth and remarkable success since our founding in 2005, even through a challenging, turbulent economic climate."

SoftLayer's growth has been enabled by its strategic position to address the dynamic needs of businesses in an unstable economy. SoftLayer's IT solutions offers an option for enterprises of any size, from any industry, to outsource their data center infrastructure needs and focus their resources on operational needs rather than capital expenditures.

For more information on SoftLayer's inclusion in the 2010 Inc. 500|5000 and the complete list, please visit http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2010/index.html.