ADVISORY/ Chicago's Leading Technology Companies to Win Awards for Phenomenal Growth From Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 50 Program.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY for Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , (Oct. 17) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Rankings of Fastest-Growing Technology Firms in Chicagoland to be Announced on October October: see month. 17 WHAT: The 2000 Greater Chicagoland Technology Fast 50 Program Awards Ceremony will be held to recognize the top 50 fastest-growing technology firms in the region. Deloitte & Touche reviewed companies' revenues for the past five years (1995-1999), calculated the 5-year growth percentage, and then compared the growth of all the technology companies in the region to determine the ranking and winners. Five Rising Stars, newer technology firms measured by three-year revenue growth, also have been ranked. E-business expert Professor Mohanbir Sawney of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management will deliver the keynote speech. This marks the first year of the event which is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche in association with Kirkland and Ellis, Motorola Ventures, the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. WHO: Executives from the fastest-growing technology firms from all industry segments including biotechnology, semiconductors, Internet, software, and communications. WHEN: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. WHERE: Imperial Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel, 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago -Staffed media room open from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. adjoining the ballroom WHY: To acknowledge and celebrate the success of these leading technology firms CONTACT: Kevin Einbinder, Advertising and Public Relations Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP, 312-946-3124, email: keinbinder@dttus.com Deloitte & Touche, one of the nation's leading professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firms, provides assurance and advisory, tax, and management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects services through 30,000 people in more than 100 U.S. cities. The firm's technology and communications practice in the Midwest Midwest or Middle West, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and the upper-middle Mississippi valley. It is a somewhat imprecise term that has been applied to the northern section of the land between the Appalachians region focuses on developing and delivering superior customer service and products to rapidly changing technology and communications markets. Deloitte & Touche is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. , a global leader in professional services with more than 90,000 people in over 130 countries. Deloitte & Touche refers to Deloitte & Touche LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Deloitte Consulting LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , and related entities. For additional information, please visit Deloitte & Touche's web site at www.us.deloitte.com. |
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