# Press Release: Text Control Achieves a Position in SD Times Top 100 > Text Control was named to the 2011 SD Times Top 100, an annual list recognizing the leading companies in software development. Selection criteria include product range, industry reputation, buzz factor, and thought leadership as evaluated by both editors and readers of SD Times. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2011-06-24 - **Modified:** 2026-07-17 - **Description:** Text Control was named to the 2011 SD Times Top 100, an annual list recognizing the leading companies in software development. Selection criteria include product range, industry reputation, buzz factor, and thought leadership as evaluated by both editors and readers of SD Times. - **2 min read** (247 words) - **Tags:** - Press Release - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2011/06/24/press-release-text-control-achieves-a-position-in-sd-times-top-100/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2011/06/24/press-release-text-control-achieves-a-position-in-sd-times-top-100/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2011/06/24/press-release-text-control-achieves-a-position-in-sd-times-top-100/llms-full.txt --- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECharlotte, NC, United States(June 24, 2011)- Text Control, vendor of TX Text Control, the market leading company for word processing components has just been named in the SD Times Top 100 list. Since 2003, SD Times annually votes on the 100 best companies within the software development sector, industry leaders, as well as newcomers. The election is influenced by editors on the one hand but as well equally decided upon by readers and is focussed on the nominee's abilities in the corresponding software development disciplines. Several factors are analyzed before a company gets a position in the treasured Top 100. Every candidate is evaluated for its product range, reputation, buzz factor, attention and conversation, which constitutes the company, plus its technologies. Alan Zeichnick, co-founder and editorial director of BZ Media stated: > The software development industry has always been led by innovation, and that's true even in today's challenging economic climate. When choosing the 2011 SD Times 100 winners, we carefully considered each organization's products and services, reputation with enterprise development managers, and the new ideas and thought leadership that it has brought to the industry. > > Alan Zeichnick, co-founder and editorial director of BZ Media Bjoern Meyer, Vice President of Text Control stated: > We are very proud to be part of this renowned, valued list and we will do our best to sustain this high level of quality, which shows us that we are on the right way to satisfy both, our customers and editors > > Bjoern Meyer, Vice President of Text Control --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Related Posts - [ComponentSource Announces Master Distribution Agreement for Text Control in Japan and South Korea](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/06/06/componentsource-announces-master-distribution-agreement-for-text-control-in-japan-and-south-korea/llms.txt) - [Text Control and Appeon Announce Expanded Partnership to Enable Enterprise Document Processing for PowerBuilder Users](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2022/05/10/text-control-and-appeon-expanded-partnership/llms.txt) - [Press Release: Text Control and Appeon Sign Agreement](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/05/29/press-release-text-control-and-appeon-sign-agreement/llms.txt) - [Press Release: TX Text Control X15 and TX Spell .NET 7.0 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/12/13/press-release-tx-text-control-x15-and-tx-spell-net-70-released/llms.txt) - 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