2010 has been a great year at Equilar. We’ve seen our client base grow to over 1,000 companies, and revenues are on pace to increase nearly 40 percent over last year. I owe this success directly to the amazing team that we’ve assembled at Equilar, all of whom have been working hard to make this phenomenal growth possible. From tracking the latest trends in executive pay to interacting with our clients to building our next generation of products, our staff has had a busy 2010.

After seeing the Apple iPad in action, I decided that this cutting-edge device would be the perfect thank-you gift for a cutting-edge team. At our annual Thanksgiving luncheon, I was thrilled to give a new iPad (with our very own custom Equilar case!) to every one of our 74 employees as a way of saying thank you for an amazing year. Our friends at The Wall Street Journal caught wind of the gift and featured us in an article in last Thursday’s paper, “More Tech Firms in Festive Mood.” I couldn’t be more excited to see our employees recognized for their work in the WSJ.

View the article here (a WSJ subscription is required).

Of course, no discussion of Equilar’s success would be complete without thanking our clients, who have been instrumental in growing and shaping our business. I wish we could have given each of you an iPad as well. But with our gift of a 32 GB Wi-Fi model going for $599, there was only so much to go around!

On behalf of all of us at Equilar, I want to wish you and your families a safe and happy holiday season.