Volume 19.4

For the second year in a row, Inc. magazine has included DatapointLabs on its annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. With a three-year growth of 46% according to the reported statistics, DatapointLabs is again honored as one of the Top 100 Engineering Companies on the 2013 list.

Complete results of the 2013 Inc. 5000 can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000/list.

The latest release of Matereality software introduces a new Compare module to perform comparison analytics on your test results stored in your Matereality database. Data of any type and complexity can be cross-plotted. The software module, which is accessible from your My Properties and My Workgroup Properties apps, automatically analyzes a group of selected datasets and instantly provides graphical comparisons of all related properties, saving you considerable time that might have been spent performing cross-plots in Excel. Use the statistical error banding capability to evaluate the graphical spread of your data. Using Google Chrome? Click the camera icon to save a picture of the cross-plot for your PowerPoint presentation.

New to Matereality? Watch the quicktour video for an overview or read the Matereality Version 7 press release to review all of the new capabilities and enhancements.

DatapointLabs has recently added space at our headquarters in Ithaca. The expansion provides more offices to accommodate staff increases and common areas to facilitate collaboration. We continue to add staff to support our growth. Jeff Runyan joined the company in October 2013 as a laboratory technician. He brings more than 20 years of experience in water analysis, microbiology testing and quality assurance to his new position, where he will be focusing primarily on thermal testing of materials. When he's not at work, Jeff enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, and watching sports.

Further additions and upgrades to laboratory equipment are planned for the coming months, which will allow us to better serve the increasing demand for testing services from our global customer base.

Because of the large volume of work flowing through the laboratory, we can no longer retain samples for extended periods of time. Beginning on January 1, 2014, samples remaining after your testing is completed will be kept for a maximum of six months, after which they will be discarded.

Our policies related to our material testing services are always available on our website for reference.