atecom has for the second consecutive year been named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious "Fast50" Program for Germany, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies and received first nomination to the " Technology Fast 500 EMEA " ranking.
atecoms CEO, Bernd W. Leister, explained, "Being again named to the "Technology Fast50" list is a great honour for atecom. We are proud to be associated with the distinguished group of companies who also made the 2003 list. Achieving this award underlines our existing business strategy and gives us further confidence and encourage". Robert I. Bonnie, CFO, added, "...considering the criterion of net operating margin, ATecoM is placed among the 10 most profitable companies ranked in the Fast50 list. This shows that atecom is able to combine sustainable growth and financial independency."
Furthermore our company has been listed in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA ranking. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 recognizes the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) based on percentage revenue growth.
atecom's increase in revenues of 248 percent over the five-year period of 1999 to 2003 resulted in a 27st ranking overall in the Fast 50 of Germany. To qualify for the Fast 50, companies must have had operating revenues of at least EUR 50.000 in 1999 and EUR 1.000.000 in 2003, must be a public or private technology company headquartered in Germany. Winners of the Fast 50 programs are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program of Europe, which ranks Europe's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 programs, visit
www.fast50.de.
