Art.com Attains #23 Ranking on Deloitte & Touche ``Technology Fast 500'' of Top North American Companies.Business Editors RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2003 Incredible Customer Satisfaction, Coupled with Company Leadership and Vision, Fuels Growth and Success at Art.com; Industry Ranking "Just the Beginning" for Art.com Art.com, the leading online marketplace for posters, prints, photographs, and custom framing, today announced that it has been named the #23 Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. on the 2003 Deloitte & Touche Fast 500. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 1998-2002. Art.com grew 21,074 % during this period and is the only company in the top 25 that is fueled by its own profits rather than venture funding. "Art.com is extremely honored to be ranked alongside top technology brand names such as eBay, VeriSign, and PriceLine as the 23rd fastest growing technology company in North America," said Art.com CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Joshua Chodniewicz. "The Art.com management team remains focused on providing the best online shopping experience for our customers. Our commitment to customer service, high quality, and superior selection has helped us attain this #23 status, but it is the satisfaction of our over one million customers that is our true reward. This is just the beginning for Art.com." "Attracting enough customers to maintain triple digit growth over five years makes a strong statement about the quality of a company's product and its leadership," said Mark Evans, national managing partner of Deloitte & Touche's Technology, Media & Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. Group. "We congratulate Art.com on becoming the 23rd fastest growing technology company in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada." In addition to ranking on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, the Art.com management team was honored by the North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Council for Entrepreneurial Development with the prestigious 2003 Entrepreneurial Excellence award. Fast 500 Selection and Qualifications The Fast 500 list is compiled from three sources: Deloitte & Touche's 20 regional North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Fast 50 programs, nominations submitted directly to the Fast 500, and public company database research. To qualify for the Fast 500, companies must have had 1998 operating revenues operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. of at least $50,000 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. and $75,000 CD, for United States and Canada respectively, must be public or private companies headquartered in North America, and be "technology companies" defined as companies that own proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues or devote a high percentage of effort to research and development of technology. Some relevant statistics regarding the 2003 Fast 500: -- 16% of Fast 500 from the Southeast United States -- 18% of Fast 500 are Internet companies -- Art.com is the only company in the top 25 that is fueled by its own profits rather than venture funding. About Art.com Founded in 1995, Art.com is the leading online marketplace for prints, posters, photographs and custom framing. With its distinctive collections and high-quality custom framing service, Art.com offers consumers over 1.4 trillion product combinations in a friendly, informative, and easy-to-navigate shopping venue. Decorators, students, and enthusiasts of all kinds can find just what they're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. , experiment with matting and framing options, and get fast delivery of ready-to-hang artwork. Based in Raleigh, NC, privately owned, and fueled by its own profits, Art.com is the worldwide destination to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. any wall art need. To learn more about Art.com, please see http://www.art.com. |
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