ActiveState Named One of Canada's Fastest Growing Technology Companies

Honored as "Fast 50 2003" Winner by Deloitte & Touche

(PRWEB) August 24, 2003 -- ActiveState, the leader in anti-spam software for enterprises and programming tools for open source developers, today announced its inclusion in the prestigious Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Canada. The awards recognize leading companies from all technology sectors, based on revenue growth for the previous five years.

Steve Munford, president & COO, ActiveState Corp., credits the company's 50% quarter-over-quarter growth to a focus on increasing customer productivity. "The longtime success of our programming tools, and more recently of PureMessage, our anti-spam software for enterprises, is indicative of our ability to increase the efficiency of our customers, whether individual programmers or Fortune 500 organizations."

"In an era when technology companies come and go, making the Deloitte & Touche Canadian Technology Fast 50 is a testament to a company's vision that allows growth over five years," said Garry Foster, national director, technology, media & telecommunications, Deloitte & Touche. "ActiveState's leadership has the right stuff for growth, and we salute their accomplishments."

Winners of the 20 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast50.ca or www.fast500.com.

About Deloitte & Touche
Deloitte & Touche (www.deloitte.ca) is Canada's leading professional services firm, providing a full range for assurance and advisory, financial advisory, tax and consulting services through more than 6,600 people in more than 46 locations across the country. We are dedicated to helping our clients and our people excel. Deloitte & Touche is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a global leader in professional services with more than 119,000 people in over 140 countries.

About ActiveState Corp.
ActiveState enables enterprises and IT professionals to increase productivity and organizational efficiency. The Company's PureMessage product empowers organizations to take control of their email communications to protect against spam and viruses, and to enforce email policy. Additional information on ActiveState's industrial strength anti-spam software for enterprises and professional tools for programmers is available at: www.ActiveState.com.

Media & Analyst Inquiries:
Lori Pike, ActiveState
604.808.6655

Katey Stewart, Horn Group
415.905.4019

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