CommerceQuest Named One of the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in the U.S. for the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 Program

Business Wire, Nov 16, 1999

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1999--

Attributes an Innovative Approach to Solving Business Problems

for the Company's 1002 Percent Revenue Growth

CommerceQuest, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) integration solutions for industrial-strength e-commerce applications, has been named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious "Fast 500" Program, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing U.S. technology companies. Rankings are based on five-year percentage revenue growth from 1994-1998.

CommerceQuest's CEO, Colin Osborne, credits its innovative ability to apply new technology for solving business problems with the company's 1002 percent revenue growth over the past five years. "We've been ahead of the curve, providing absolutely reliable enterprise application integration (EAI)," said Osborne. "We're taking the same innovative leadership position into e-business providing our clients with market-leading information distribution and community integration for the rapidly growing B2B market, using our high integrity outsourced or insourced Internet infrastructure solutions."

"In an era where technology companies come and go like shooting stars, making the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 is a testament to a company's leadership and its ability to not only have the right solution for that moment in time, but also the vision that allows growth over five years," said Mark Evans, Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche High Technology Industry Group. "CommerceQuest has proven that they have the right stuff to succeed, and we salute their accomplishments."

CommerceQuest's increase in revenues of 1002 percent over the five year-period of 1994-1998 resulted in a 291 ranking overall in the Technology Fast 500. The average increase in revenues among companies who made the Fast 500 was 4,998 percent.

To qualify for the Fast 500, companies must have had revenues of at least $50,000 in 1994; must be headquartered in the United States, and be "technology companies" defined as a company that produces technology, manufactures a technology product, are technologically intensive, uses technology in problem solving, or devotes a high percentage of effort to research and development of technology.

Technology Fast 500 Winners are invited to an exclusive two-day CEO Summit that will be held from May 11-13, 2000 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida. The Summit is designed to address the unique business issues facing these super-charged technology companies.

For more information on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program, visit www.fast500.com.

About CommerceQuest

CommerceQuest is a leading provider of B2B integration solutions for mission-critical e-business applications. The company provides infrastructure solutions to Global 2000 and digital commerce organizations wanting to exchange business-critical information seamlessly, rapidly, and reliably across geographically and technologically diverse boundaries. CommerceQuest's products and services deliver "bet your business" solutions to companies including Baxter Healthcare, Chase Manhattan Bank, CIBA Vision, Cintas, Lucent Technologies, and Wal-Mart.

CommerceQuest continues to receive industry awards including the Inc. 500, Deloitte & Touche "Technology Fast 500" (1998), and Software Magazine's "Software 500". CommerceQuest is a privately held company with headquarters in Tampa, Fla. and branch offices throughout the United States with satellite offices in Europe and Australia. For more information, please contact CommerceQuest at 813-903-3000 or visit the World Wide Web at http://www.CommerceQuest.com.

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