Card Briefs: Hypercom's Growth Ranks High in Ariz.

PHOENIX - Hypercom Inc., a point of sale terminal manufacturer, was recently ranked as Arizona's fifth-fastest-growing company in high technology.

Hypercom was recognized by Aztech '95, a group of Arizona business leaders. In compiling the ranking, Aztech '95 considered Hypercom's sales, staffing, and facilities growth.

Hypercom achieved a 64% increase in sales since 1993, and plans to increase its employee count by 100 early next year. The company employs 100 in Phoenix, and 500 worldwide.

To accommodate the growth, Hypercom expanded its Phoenix headquarters by 30,000 square feet within the last 18 months. It expects to complete an additional 35,000-square-foot building by 1996.

Hypercom's Australian manufacturing facility was expanded by 30,000 square feet in order to more than double its manufacturing capability for printed circuit boards.

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