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What: Interactive Intelligence (Nasdaq: ININ) shares jumped 24% today after the company released preliminary fourth-quarter results.

So what: The company expects to report revenue of $49 million to $51 million and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.48 to $0.52. This crushes analysts' estimates of $43.93 million in revenue and $0.31 in EPS, showing this is another Motley Fool Rule Breakers pick that's on a roll. 

Now what: I'm nothing but bullish on the company's long-term prospects because of these results, along with an outlook for 2011 of at least $200 million in revenue, which would be 20% growth from 2010. Interactive Intelligence has made a quick run from $15 per share to $36 per share, and even though the pace might slow, the stock has room to run. Before buying, I'd like to see a little pullback in the next few days, but the long-term investment thesis looks very strong.

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