FINAL DRAFT, INC. (FORMERLY B.C.
SOFTWARE, INC.) NAMED ONE OF LOS ANGELES' FASTEST-GROWING TECHNOLOGY
COMPANIES IN 1998 DELOITTE & TOUCHE LOS ANGELES TECHNOLOGY
FAST 50:
Attributes superior engineering and customer support to its
rapid five-year growth
Los Angeles, November 13, 1998
Final Draft, the number one screenwriting software program amongst
entertainment industry professionals worldwide has been named
to the prestigious Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 list. 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 summer 1999 release of Final Draft
A/V will further ensure Final Draft, Inc.'s 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", said Gary Dickey, Partner, Los Angeles
Technology Practice. "We commend Final Draft, Inc. for making
the commitment to technology and delivering on the promise of
market longevity". 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.
About Final Draft, Inc.
Final Draft, Inc. (formerly B.C. Software) was founded in 1992
by writer Marc Madnick and software engineer Benjamin Cahan, who
recognized the need for a screenwriting software package, which
would eventually re-create and revolutionize the way an entire
industry writes and revises its scripts. Final Draft has become
the best selling screenwriting program worldwide, with more than
100,000 units sold since its introduction. Final Draft was named
one of the fifty fastest growing technology companies in 1998
in Los Angeles by Deloitte & Touche. With a name change from
B.C. Software, Inc. to Final Draft, Inc. and a move from their
West Los Angeles facilities to a bigger facility in the Los Angeles,
Encino area, Final Draft, Inc. counts 22 employees and is currently
expanding into the global software market.
Final Draft, Inc. (formerly B.C. Software, Inc.) 16000 Ventura
Blvd. Suite 800 Encino, California 91436 (800) 231-4055 (818)
995-4422 Fax info@finaldraft.com www.finaldraft.com
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