Deloitte & Touche Reveals Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Texas; Winners Experienced Average Revenue Growth of 1,124 Percent

Business Wire, Sept 8, 2004

DALLAS -- The fastest growing technology companies in Texas were announced today by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. The Texas Crescent Technology Fast 50 is the only awards program that ranks technology companies located throughout Texas by revenue growth over a five-year period. The Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte & Touche, in association with Haynes and Boone, NASDAQ and Comerica Bank.

"While the current economy is taking its toll on technology companies across all industries, there are companies in Texas that have shown strong signs of stability and growth," said Skip Moore, Regional Managing Partner for the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group at Deloitte. "We salute these companies for their resiliency in the face of tough times, as well as their ability to adapt to the changing marketplace."

Topping the list is NetQoS, Inc. of Austin with a revenue growth rate of 9,400 percent over five years. NetQoS is a provider of network performance products and services. Founded in 1999, the company analyzes and optimizes the performance of applications running over wide-area networks.

Second on the Texas Crescent Technology Fast 50 is Handango, Inc. of Hurst, with a growth rate of 6,343 percent over five years. Handango is a leading publisher and platform for mobile software reaching more than five million mobile users each month.

Third on the list is ZixCorp of Dallas with a growth rate of 5,799 percent over five years. ZixCorp provides solutions worldwide that protect, manage, and deliver sensitive electronic information.

Postfuture of Richardson ranked fourth with a growth rate of 3,932 percent over five years. Postfuture is an email service provider offering a suite of tools for developing and strengthening online customer relationships.

Rounding out the top five is Rackspace Managed Hosting of San Antonio with a growth rate of 3,581 percent over five years. Rackspace offers a wide range of managed services for enterprise hosting platforms.

The Texas Crescent Technology Fast 50 winners are as follows:

2004                                                         5-Yr
Rank   Company Name                              City       Growth%
---- ---------------------------------------  ------------  -------
   1  NetQoS, Inc.                             Austin         9,400
   2  Handango, Inc.                           Hurst          6,343
   3  Zix Corporation                          Dallas         5,799
   4  Postfuture                               Richardson     3,932
   5  Rackspace Managed Hosting                San Antonio    3,581
   6  ChaseCom Limited Partnership             Houston        2,704
   7  DataCert, Inc.                           Houston        1,750
   8  C I Host                                 Bedford        1,455
   9  Infoglide Software Corporation           Austin         1,345
  10  TECSys Development, Inc.                 Plano          1,315
  11  Tanox, Inc.                              Houston        1,216
  12  The Planet Internet Services             Dallas         1,168
  13  Preferred Voice, Inc.                    Dallas         1,081
  14  Perficient, Inc.                         Austin         1,040
  15  GHN-Online                               Dallas           975
  16  Motive, Inc.                             Austin           908
  17  Innovative Managed Care Systems, Ltd.    Dallas           903
  18  Lexicon Genetics Inc.                    The Woodlan ds   804
  19  Luminex Corporation                      Austin           745
  20  NewMarket Technology Inc.                Dallas           631
  21  FundsXpress Financial Network, Inc.      Austin           627
  22  Silicon Laboratories                     Austin           593
  23  Resulte Universal, LLC                   Dallas           577
  24  The viaLink Company                      Dallas           571
  25  WorldLink, Inc.                          Richardson       529
  26  Retractable Technologies, Inc.           Little Elm       465
  27  Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc.           Bellaire         455
  28  Eagle Broadband, Inc.                    League City      423
  29  Data Management, Inc.                    San Angelo       416
  30  Pegasus Solutions Inc.                   Dallas           346
  31  Digital Generation Systems, Inc.         Irving           341
  32  Plexon Inc.                              Dallas           341
  33  GTESS Corporation                        Richardson       332
  34  Multimedia Games, Inc.                   Austin           315
  35  Encore Medical Corporation               Austin           314
  36  Software Professionals, Inc.             Irving           313
  37  Merrick Systems, Inc.                    Houston          257
  38  Efore (USA), Inc.                        Irving           255
  39  Positive Software Systems, Inc.          Dallas           250
  40  Cyberonics, Inc.                         Houston          249
  41  SigmaTel, Inc.                           Austin           249
  42  Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc.      Irving           246
  43  I-Sector Corporation                     Houston          246
  44  Positron Corporation                     Houston          231
  45  InfoVision Consultants, Inc.             Richardson       216
  46  Innova Electronics LP                    Houston          212
  47  Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.   Plano            209
  48  Accudata Technologies                    Allen            186
  49  ViewCast Corporation                     Dallas           178
  50  True Automation Inc.                     Plano            176