Vault Rises in Ranking of Top Silicon Alley Companies; Career Site Vaults Ahead 24 Places to No. 41 in Just-Released "SAR 100"

Business Wire, Jan 11, 2001

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 11, 2001

In Silicon Alley Reporter's just-released ranking of the 100 most influential internet companies in New York, Vault, the Insider Career Network(TM), is ranked No. 41, which is up 24 places from its No. 65 ranking last year.

Recognized as the preeminent `who's who' of Silicon Alley, the Silicon Alley Reporter 100 ranks Internet companies on the following criteria: vision, execution, money, network, and presence. Silicon Alley Reporter's editors called the top 60 companies "the `A-list'... that undoubtedly deserved inclusion" and "blue-chip Internet companies." The editors added, "Vault's trio of co-founders earned its venture a huge dose of mainstream credibility by recruiting old media veteran Eric Ober--previously the president of CBS News and The Food Network--as CEO."

Other companies to make this year's top 100 issue included such Internet powerhouses as AOL/Time Warner (NYSE: AOL) (NYSE: TWX), Doubleclick (NASDAQ: DCLK), Globix (NASDAQ: GBIX), and Jupiter Media Metrix (NASDAQ: JMXI).

Vault has recently received accolades and awards from other top news sources including Forbes recently naming Vault to its "Best of the Web" issue and Fortune calling Vault "The best place on the web to prepare for a job search."

About Vault, Inc.

Vault, Inc. is a leading new media company focused on careers and human resources. Vault's primary offering is an online resource, www.vault.com, which offers detailed "insider" information on over 3,000 companies and 70 industries as well as the much-praised Electronic WaterCooler(TM), the Internet's first-ever network of expert-moderated message boards for professionals. Offline, Vault offers nine nationally distributed print books, a magazine, a syndicated newspaper column, and networking events and conferences on career and HR issues. For hiring managers and recruiters, Vault operates EmployerVault(TM), a comprehensive online resource featuring top-quality HR content, message boards, free job listings, a resume database, and a one-click job posting service that allows users to post on multiple job boards with one account.