CoreMedia once again among fastest-growing technology companies in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2006

Paris/Hamburg, November 28th 2006 - CoreMedia, the global provider of software solutions for convergent content business, has been ranked again in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA. The list presents a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The ranking is based on the percentage revenue growth over the last five years, from 2001 to 2005, and has been published during the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 awards ceremony last night in Paris.

In October this year, CoreMedia has already been recognized with the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for the third year running which qualified the software company for the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA. By combining economic success with sustained innovation CoreMedia was able to achieve a cumulative revenue growth rate of more than 375 % over the last five fiscal years (2001 – 2005) and thereby belongs to the fastest-growing businesses in the technology sector in Germany.

"The highly satisfying growth rates at the Fast 500 companies will boost confidence in the EMEA region's technology sector as a whole," said a clearly pleased Dieter Schlereth, Managing Partner and Industry Leader TMT at Deloitte. "The software and Internet companies in particular can only benefit from the successful implementation of their business models."

“Living for innovations and making them real – that’s the spirit of technology leaders. To be one of the fastest-growing companies in EMEA is a great honor for us. This recognition of the renowned Deloitte Fast 500 proves, that high motivation for innovations and top-performances are achieving sustainable success“, says Sören Stamer, Co-founder and CEO CoreMedia.

About Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA

The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA program is the region's most objective industry-ranking standard to focus in the technology sector. Set up in 2000 to acknowledge the efforts and dedication of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, it covers all areas of technology — from the Internet to biotechnology and from medical and life sciences on the one hand to computers and hardware on the other. The evaluation is based on accumulated percentage revenue growth. For more information and all the rankings, please visit www.deloitte.com/fast500emea. Also downloadable: this year's CEO survey with trend analyses and statistical overviews of the winners, plus a more general survey about the CEO sector.

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CoreMedia, the global provider of software solutions for convergent content business, is technology leader for Content Management and Digital Rights Management. CoreMedia develops innovative software, which secures, strengthens and expands content business. The company delivers key components for each Service Delivery Platform, which manages, distributes and protects digital content. With a passion for excellence, CoreMedia is committed to developing first-class software products based on open standards for multi-channel delivery. As an active member of the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), CoreMedia is committed to open standards and interoperability.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, CoreMedia has over 140 employees and maintains a global network of partners that includes 500 professional consultants.
CoreMedia is a global innovation and technology leader for content technology. After winning the A.T. Kearney "Best Innovator" award, CoreMedia was recognized by Deloitte as the fastest-growing software company in Germany. In 2005 the Red Herring Magazine ranked CoreMedia in their Top 100 European companies for its leading role in innovation and technology.
Leading portal operators and enterprises in all industries trust CoreMedia for reliable, high-quality service and integrated information management. Over 150 companies at all 5 continents within the telecommunications, media, industrial and financial sectors successfully work with CoreMedia’s technology, amongst them industry leaders such as Benq, Bertelsmann, Continental, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Telekom, debitel, EPCOS, GMX, Motorola, Musicload, NEC, Nokia, O2, Panasonic, Qualcomm, SEAT, Sony Ericsson, T-Mobile, T-Online, ViVo and Vodafone plus more than over 60 public-sector organizations. For more information, please visit www.coremedia.com.

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