STABLE, PROFITABLE GROWTH
At MetaSwitch, we take the long-term view. We build strategic, long-term customer
relationships, design future-proof product architectures, and believe that a sustainable, successful
business is in the best interests of our people and our customers.
As the largest division of privately-held, and profitable, Data Connection,
MetaSwitch benefits from a track record of steady growth and organizational stability over many years
that only comes with consistent financial success.
REVENUES AND EARNINGS
Data Connection's group earnings (including MetaSwitch)
for 2007 were $21.1M on revenues of $101.8M, representing the 26th straight year of
relentless commercial success, as shown in the chart on this page.
OWNERSHIP
The company is privately held by top-tier investment firms
Francisco Partners and Sequoia Capital, as well as the Data Connection Employee
Benefit Trust (EBT), which distributes a share of profit to all employees,
equitably rewarding them for their contribution and encouraging long-term
commitment. In addition, the company operates an employee stock option plan which
further provides ownership incentives to each and every one of our people.
This structure is designed to balance the need for growth
capital with the benefits of an employee-owned corporation. As a result, we are
able to pursue a long-term investment strategy, independent of the short-term
demands of the public stock market.
PEOPLE
MetaSwitch and Data Connection's key "unfair advantage"
is their people: all of the company's 400 employees - whether in engineering,
support, operations, marketing or sales - can truly claim to be part of
a world-class organization.
Such a team cannot be built overnight. It is the result of more than twenty years
building the company through
- the most rigorous and incisive recruitment process
in the industry, combining the brightest graduates from a handful of top schools
with the very best experienced industry veterans
- a massive investment in - and commitment to - training and developing
all employees
- building the management structure from within.
Consequently, we benefit from an exceptional
level of staff commitment (on average, less than 3% leave annually),
which translates into a pool of retained experience, consistently
high quality and
better support for our customers.
We are delighted that our commitment to our people
resulted in Data Connection being placed in the top ten UK employers in
the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For, 2007, and Financial
Times Best Workplaces, 2005, awards. The company was also included in
the Financial Times 100 Best Workplaces in the European Union, 2005,
and was awarded the Computer Weekly Best Places to Work in IT Award, 2007.
LOCAL COMMUNITY
We believe in being active members of our
local communities in the US and Europe, and contribute
a substantial proportion of our profits to local and national charities annually.
Those donations to charitable causes add up to several millions of dollars over the
life of the company.
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