Growth Companies Listed and Posted

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wall-Street.com (WSC) announced the current group of 40 participants in the Fastest-Growing Companies in America" investor relations program which it sponsors.

As a result of their participation in the program, these companies were included in the Wall-Street.com growth company listings that recently appeared in two of the nations major financial publications. Additionally, these companies are featured in the Fast-Growing Company" section (http://www.wall-street.com/fastgrow.html) of the Wall-Street.com Website (http://www.wall-street.com).

Nearly every actively traded company in America was screened, using data provided by several of the nations leading financial databases, to determine the growth companies invited to be included in WSCs Fastest-Growing Companies in America" by-invitation-only investor relations opportunity. They ranged in size from a few giants of corporate America to emerging growth companies All were screened for exceptional long-term sales growth, recent growth trends, size and stock price. Only 15% of Americas publicly traded companies passed these tests and were eligible to appear.

The following companies were among those who chose to participate in WSCs unique, exclusive program:
1-800-CONTACTS, INC. (NASDAQ: CTAC) http://www.1800contacts.com; ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADCT) http://www.adc.com; Adelphia Business Solutions (NASDAQ: ABIZ) http://www.adelphia-abs.com; Adelphia Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: ADLAC) http://www.adelphia.com; Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) http://www.ambac.com; Andrx Corporation (NASDAQ: ADRX) http://www.andrx.com; The Banc Corporation (NASDAQ: TBNC) http://www.thebankmybank.com; Bell Microproducts (NASDAQ: BELM) http://www.bellmicro.com; Bindley Western Industries (NYSE: BDY) http://www.bindley.com; Biopure Corporation (NASDAQ: BPUR) http://www.biopure.com; The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE: COO) http://www.coopercos.com; Exactech, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXAC) http://www.exac.com; Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (NYSE: FCS) http://www.fairchildsemi.com; Gaiam, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAIA) http://www.gaiam.com; GenesisIntermedia.com (NASDAQ: GENI) http://www.genesisintermedia.com; Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: GBCI) http://www.glacierbank.com; HomeServices.com (NASDAQ: HMSV) http://www.homeservices.com; IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) http://www.idexcorp.com; Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR) http://www.immersion.com; InterWorld Corporation (NASDAQ: INTW) http://www.interworld.com; iXL Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: IIXL) http://www.ixl.com; MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU) http://www.mdu.com; Monaco Coach Corp. (NYSE: MNC) http://www.monaco-online.com; Network Plus Corp. (NASDAQ: NPLS) http://www.np1.com; NorthWestern Corporation (NYSE: NOR) http://www.northwestern.com; Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRSP) http://www.firstprosperity.com; Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII) http://www.racenter.com; ReSourcePhoenix.com (NASDAQ: RPCX) http://www.resourcephoenix.com; Retek Inc. (NASDAQ: RETK) http://www.retek.com; Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE: SSD) http://www.strongtie.com; Technitrol, Inc. (NYSE: TNL) http://www.technitrol.com; Thoratec Laboratories Corp. (NASDAQ: THOR) http://www.thoratec.com; TIBCO Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) http://www.tibco.com; The TriZetto Group (NASDAQ: TZIX) http://www.trizetto.com; URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) http://www.urscorp.com; U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMIX) http://www.us-concrete.com; Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: VTSS) http://www.vitesse.com; Xircom, Inc. (NASDAQ: XIRC) http://www.xircom.com

SOURCE: Wall-Street.com 303-766-1990

Wall-Street.com is a division of National Corporate Services, Inc. The firm is a recognized leader in providing support services to investor relations professionals at high-growth companies. Since its introduction in 1984, the Fastest-Growing Companies in America Program" has received wide acclaim from leading public relations executives throughout the nation.

More recently, WSC has become a leader in providing a convenient, comprehensive gateway to all the important financial data on the Internet. In 1993 WSC established one of the first Web servers providing investment information to online investors.

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