CoreMedia Ranked in the Top 25 Fastest Growing Software Companies on the 2004 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA

After being named as the fastest growing software company in Germany, CoreMedia today announced that has won a place in the Top 25 Software Companies, as the fastest-growing provider of Content Management Systems on the 2004 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 1999–2003.

"Growing the top line enough to make the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is espe-cially meaningful during tough economic times for the technology sector," said Karel Bakkes, partner in charge of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 EMEA program. "We congratulate CoreMedia on becoming one of the 500 fastest-growing technol-ogy companies in EMEA”.

“Being within the fastest technology companies in the EMEA region is a great honor for us and it proves our strong dedication to our strategy: growth through innovation”, states Sören Stamer, Co-Founder and CEO of CoreMedia. “With our content technology we serve customers worldwide and help them to be the fastest in their business.”

After winning the “Best Innovator” award and being named as a finalist for the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, CoreMedia has now been recognized as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the EMEA region. Alongside tele-communication and commerce companies, CoreMedia is one of the fastest-growing companies in the technology industry. With its proven combination of economic success and consistent innovation, CoreMedia achieved a cumulative growth rate of more than 1400% over the last five fiscal years (1999 – 2003).

About CoreMedia – The Content Technology Experts

CoreMedia AG is a leading provider of state-of-the-art standard software for con-tent management systems (CMS), digital rights management (DRM) and multi-channel delivery. Specializing on the high-end market for demanding content technology, including mobile service delivery, CoreMedia is an active member of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA).

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, CoreMedia employs over 120 employees and maintains a global network of partners that includes 500 professional consultants. CoreMedia combines the innovative power of a university spin-off with the sustainability of a founder-operated business and the stability of Deutsche Telekom as main shareholder.

With over 1,000 sold licenses, CoreMedia is one of today’s most successful soft-ware companies worldwide. Leading enterprises have implemented CoreMedia Smart Content Technology for sophisticated service delivery and integrated infor-mation management. Over 100 of the foremost companies in 20 countries within the telecommunications, media, industrial, financial and public service sectors have successfully employed CoreMedia’s technology, among them industry lead-ers such as Bertelsmann, Continental, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Telekom, Deb-itel, O2, EPCOS, NEC/Mitsubishi, Nokia, SEAT, T-Mobile, T-Online, Vodafone, SEAT, RWE, Wincor Nixdorf, and the German government.

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