The PEER Group Inc., the leading supplier of factory automation software for semiconductor manufacturing, is pleased to announce that exceptional FY2017 results place the company on the 2018 Branham300 list of Canada’s technology leaders.

The Branham300 program represents the longest-running comprehensive analysis of Canada’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, and ranks companies based on revenue. This is the seventh consecutive year that PEER Group appears on the list, jumping to #125 in 2018 from #135 in 2017.

“I’m proud to say that FY2017 was an outstanding year for PEER Group’s global revenue. In fact, it was our best year ever,” says Mike Kropp, president & CEO at PEER Group.

“Our team is dedicated to helping our customers meet their goals so we enjoy repeat business. We’ve also built a solid reputation which helps us win new business,” Kropp continues.

“Canada’s ICT professionals can be very proud of both the growth and the innovation they produced last year, and we are once again pleased to shine a congratulatory spotlight on this critical industry,” said Wayne Gudbranson, CEO at Branham Group.

2018 marks the 25th annual Branham300 ranking of public and private technology companies in Canada. PEER Group first appeared on the list in 2012 at #179.

PEER Group would like to congratulate the other Communitech member companies who appear on the 2018 Branham300 list:

• OpenText
• BlackBerry
• Descartes
• Sandvine
• Text Now (Enflick)
• Lone Wolf Technologies
• eSentire
• exactEarth
• itec group

See the full 2018 Branham300 list at www.branham300.com.

About Branham300

Branham Group Inc., a global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry analyst and strategic marketing company, has produced the Branham300 ranking of ICT companies in Canada for 25 consecutive years. The Branham300 is the best-known and most widely referenced listing of Canada's top ICT companies, ranked by revenue. The listing also tracks the top ICT multinationals operating in Canada, plus Up and Comers, those young Canadian companies Branham Group believes will be big hits soon. Branham Group’s ranking is unique in Canada because it tracks both publicly held and privately owned companies. It is the only comprehensive list to do so.

About PEER Group

Smart Manufacturing starts with factory automation software. PEER Group® provides the largest portfolio of factory automation software products and services to high-volume manufacturers and equipment makers in the semiconductor, photovoltaics (PV), and electronics industries. With over 100,000 licenses shipped, we are the leading supplier of factory automation software for Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0. We help lower the cost of automation for our customers by solving their most challenging equipment automation, data management, and process control problems. PEER Group received Intel Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) awards for our work in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and is recognized on the Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces Canada (2013-2018) and Branham300 (2012-2018) lists. Follow us on social at linkedin.com/company/the-peer-group and @peergroup_inc.