BlueStar Solutions Selected as One of Computerworld Top 100 Emerging Companies for 2002.

Business Editors and High Tech Writers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2001

Enterprise application outsourcing provider named to IT industry publication's prestigious annual list of innovative emerging companies.

BlueStar Solutions, a leading provider of enterprise application outsourcing services, announced today it has been selected as one of Computerworld Top 100 Emerging Companies for 2002. The IT industry weekly newspaper's prestigious annual list is comprised of the top emerging companies that are making significant, innovative contributions to the IT industry as well as corporate computing. These are the companies considered worth watching in the year ahead.

"In selecting the Computerworld Top 100 Emerging Companies for 2002, the editors and panel members emphasized innovation," said Maryfran Johnson, editor in chief of Computerworld. "These companies are creating products or services that present a new and creative approach to an IT issue, while demonstrating that they have the foundation, vision, and strategy to succeed in the years ahead."

Johnson added that given today's cooling economy, "The Computerworld Top 100 Emerging Companies for 2002 - those most capable of transforming adversity into opportunity through innovation - will be the ones to watch."

"We are extremely proud that our efforts and innovative processes have been recognized by Computerworld," said Thomas F. Kelly, chairman and CEO of BlueStar Solutions. "It is further confirmation that enterprise applications outsourcing is becoming more rapidly accepted as the way smart companies manage this important aspect of their business."

"This honor is not only a reflection on our dedicated staff, but on our customers who look to us to provide them with cost-effective, high performance outsourcing solutions," Kelly added.

BlueStar Solutions was selected to the Computerworld Top 100 Emerging Companies for 2002 by a panel of Computerworld editors and a select group of information technology industry influencers representing senior-level executives who are both providers and users of IT. They reviewed nominations from for-profit ventures with revenues less than $250 million and founded no earlier than 1996 and chose a final list of 100 innovators. BlueStar Solutions was selected based on the following criteria:

- BlueStar Solutions and its technology offer demonstrable value to corporate
IT operations; the service addresses problems or challenges that IT managers
face.

- BlueStar Solutions is innovative; the service presents a new and creative
approach to an IT issue and competes in a relatively new or emerging market;
the service is viable.

- BlueStar Solutions demonstrates positive signs of an ability to execute its
strategy (revenue, revenue growth, funding, and stable management team).

About BlueStar Solutions

BlueStar Solutions is a leading provider of enterprise application outsourcing services. By delivering dependable, secure, high-performance, guaranteed solutions, BlueStar Solutions enables their customers to reduce IT costs and mitigate risks while receiving unparalleled service. BlueStar Solutions' services support a customer base of 35,000 hosted users in over 20 countries. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California with Data and Service Centers in Arizona and Texas. BlueStar Solutions is backed by Morgan Stanley, GM, Dell, Trident, meVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund I, and ACS. For more information, please contact BlueStar Solutions at 1.800.944.3454 or visit the company's website at www.bluestarsolutions.com.