PORTLAND, ORE.,  August 20, 2013 – Smarsh ®, the leading provider of hosted archiving and compliance solutions for email and electronic communications, has been named to Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

2013 marks the sixth consecutive year Smarsh has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list, which represents a comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s entrepreneurs. This achievement puts Smarsh in ardent company with others that have included Microsoft, Timberland, Vizio, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Oracle, and Zappos.com.

“We are honored to be named to the Inc. 5000 list for the sixth straight year, and the achievement attests to our track record of aggressive, sustained growth,” said Stephen Marsh, Smarsh founder and CEO. “This recognition provides great motivation for our team to continue innovating, delivering unbeatable value and inspiring confidence in our customers and partners.”

Smarsh ranked No. 2455 on this year’s list with a three-year growth rate of 146 percent. The 2013 Inc. 5000 list is ranked according to revenue growth percentage from 2009-2012. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, independent (not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies), and must have generated at least $100,000 in revenue in 2009 and $2 million in revenue in 2012.

Smarsh received multiple recognitions this year, as the company was also named one of the top 100 fastest-growing private companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington for the sixth consecutive year and was included on The Oregon Business Oregon Private 150. In the last 12 months, Smarsh has added more than 80 jobs in its Portland headquarters and offices in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta. Demand for the company’s cloud-based solutions has also expanded and diversified, and Smarsh now offers archiving and compliance support to more than 20,000 organizations.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found on www.inc.com/inc5000.

About Smarsh

Smarsh ® delivers cloud-based solutions for archiving an expanding list of today’s digital communication mediums – including email, instant messaging, public and enterprise social media, mobile messaging, and the Web. Founded in 2001, Smarsh is the trusted archiving and compliance provider for a growing base of over 20,000 companies that rely on it to help meet regulatory compliance, e-discovery and record retention requirements. The company is headquartered in Portland, Ore. with offices in New York City, Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.smarsh.com, follow @SmarshInc on Twitter or like Smarsh on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SmarshInc.

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