Amadeus Consulting, a custom software and application company based in Boulder, Colorado, was recently nominated for the ColoradoBiz's 2010 Annual Ranking of the Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses in Colorado.

The ColoradoBiz's Annual Ranking judges companies based on a number of factors including revenue, growth and the number of employees. This award focuses on companies that are owned by women, encompassing almost every industry including: retail, construction, banking and custom software.

"We are very proud to be nominated along with other prestigious and hard-working woman-owned businesses," said Lisa Calkins, CEO of Amadeus Consulting. "While our delivery of exceptional custom software development solutions certainly drives our business success, we believe our ultimate success comes from our foundation in guiding principles."

Amadeus Consulting previously placed in the Top 25 in 2008 for the Daily Camera's Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses in Boulder and Broomfield counties, and has placed highly in other local and national business rankings, including awards for growth, sustainability and ethics.

"These awards seem to be a validation that businesses can succeed while standing up for their principles," said Calkins, "and our principles allow us to succeed where other businesses have faltered. We understand that for us to succeed our clients need to succeed; and for our clients to succeed, their customers need to succeed. We value the entire process and it has turned-out remarkable results for us and for those we work with."

Amadeus Consulting has seen steady growth through 2009, despite the economic downturns from the recession. In fact, Amadeus Consulting is already expanding into this year by hiring a number of new employees. Despite beginning the year with just over 40 employees, Amadeus Consulting expects to grow its current workforce by over 20 percent in just the first quarter of 2010.

The results of ColoradoBiz's 2010 Annual Rankings of the Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses in Colorado will be announced later next month.

Read more about Amadeus Consulting's growth into Search Visibility, Rich Internet Applications and Web Design and Development.

Amadeus Consulting is a custom software development company dedicated to creating intelligent technology solutions with successful business results. Amadeus Consulting is a Microsoft^® Gold Certified Partner as well as a Silverlight™ Partner, winner of the Microsoft Office XP Challenge, and has Microsoft Partner Competencies in Custom Development, Mobility and Data Management Solutions. The company is an expert in custom software applications such as rich Internet Applications, content management systems, e-commerce, surveys, social networking sites, data collection and management, browser plug-ins, and mobile application development including iPhone™, Windows Mobile^® and Android™. Amadeus Consulting ranked in the top 25 on the prestigious Mercury 100 list of the fastest-growing private companies in Boulder and Broomfield counties for three consecutive years, and has placed on the Inc. 5000 list for four consecutive years.