Final Draft, Inc. named one of Los Angeles' fastest growing technology companies in 1998

-- Attributes superior engineering and customer support to its rapid five-year growth

Final Draft is the number one screenwriting software program amongst entertainment industry professionals worldwide. Nearly every major motion picture and television show uses Final Draft to write and revise their screenplays and teleplays. In addition, many of the most notable Playwrights utilize Final Draft to generate their stageplays. The imminent year-end 1998 release of Final Draft A/V will further ensure Final Draft, Inc. phenomenal and rapid growth rate.

In today's fast-paced world of technology, where multi-million dollar technology companies seem to appear overnight, it is an honor to be named one of the fastest-growing technology companies. We commend Final Draft, Inc. for making the commitment to technology and delivering on the promise of market longevity", said Gary Dickey, Partner, Los Angeles Technology Practice.

To be eligible for the Los Angeles Technology Fast 50, companies must have had revenues of at least $50,000 in 1993; must be headquartered in the area; and must be "technology companies" — defined as companies that produce technology, manufacture a technology product, are technology intensive, use technology in problem-solving, or devote a high percentage of effort to research and development of technology. The national average increase in revenues among companies who made the Fast 50 for all 19 U.S. regions was 1,442 percent.
Qualified winners of the 19 regional Fast 50 programs in the United States are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks the nation’s top 500 fastest-growing technology companies.

For more information on the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs, visit the web site at www.us.deloitte.com/fast500 .