Greater Philadelphia is home to producers of state-of-the-art, industry specific Information Computer Technology (ICT) products and services, and to a highly educated and trained ICT workforce that was the 7th-biggest among the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 2009 with almost 151,800 persons (5.3% of all jobs).

Powerhouses located in Greater Philadelphia include ACS International, CAI, Computer Science Corp, Lockheed Martin, SAP North America, Siemens and Unisys, just to name a few.

Comcast Corporation, headquartered right here in Greater Philadelphia, is one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services. In 2011, Comcast and General Electric finalized a joint venture to acquire NBCUniversal, LLC. The transaction brings together the rich traditions of some of the world’s most well-known and respected entertainment, news and sports brands at NBCUniversal with the technology and consumer reach of Comcast, creating an important entertainment and distribution company.

Greater Philadelphia’s colleges and universities provide a major competitive advantage.

• 1,648 certificates and degrees in computer information sciences were granted in the 2008/09 academic year.
• An additional 250 degrees in communications technologies and support services were granted in the 2008/09 academic year.

Visit Leading Employers to find IT and Communications companies in Greater Philadelphia.

Each year Deloitte releases a list of the fastest growing technologies companies in North America.  The 2011 list includes 18 companies from the GPR. 

Read the entire list of Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500 Rankings (18 companies are in Greater Philadelphia).

Visit the Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Companies in the Greater Philadelphia region.

IT & Communications Fortune 1000 Companies in the Greater Philadelphia region: