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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