Bermuda-based VistaPrint Ltd. announced yesterday that it has been named in the upper echelons of the Internet Retailer Top 500 list.

The small business marketing company saw its overall ranking from last year jump up 13 positions to Number 44 from 57 a year ago.

VistaPrint also boosted its category rank one spot, moving up to No.2 on the "specialty/retail" list.

For the third straight year, the company was also named to the list of top 100 sites in terms of customer satisfaction. VistaPrint's score of 77 was four points higher than the list average and saw the company ranked 16th, up four slots on the list from a year ago. This is the fourth year the company has been named in the prestigious list.

VistaPrint's chief marketing officer for North America, Trynka Shineman, said: "This honour can be accredited to our employees' dedication to providing customers with high-quality products and services at a great value, and to our customers who trust us with their small business and home and family needs."

Internet Retailer's definitive ranking and analysis of America's 500 largest e-retailers is based on annual 2008 Internet sales, researched by Internet Retailer and confirmed by retailers. This report includes company financial, operational and performance data, as well as vendors in key categories.