CCBN's Rob Adler Named One of Boston's Best and Brightest under Forty; Boston Business Journal Announces 40 Under 40.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2003

Rob Adler, co-founder of CCBN has been named to Boston Business Journal's sixth annual list of 40 Under 40. The list includes a selection of 40 of the best and brightest of Greater Boston's businesspeople under 40 years old.

Adler, 37, has served as CCBN's president since its inception in 1997. Under his leadership, CCBN has emerged as a successful and fast-growing communications company, helping businesses and investors leverage the Internet for effective and efficient dissemination of investor and other corporate information. As a strong proponent of shareholders rights, Adler is an active writer and speaker in the investor relations and communications arenas. He has published several white papers about the Internet and investor relations and he has spoken at numerous industry events, including conferences sponsored by NASDAQ, AMEX, National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Recently, Adler authored a book with Jeff Parker, his co-founder of CCBN, entitled "Investor Relations in the Internet Age: A CCBN Perspective."

"Boston stands at the forefront of America's economy, and the vigor and razor-sharp intelligence of this year's honorees holds out promise that the region will continue to lead," said George Donnelly, the BBJ's editor. "Every year, we receive more nominations than the year before, and 2003 was no exception. We could easily have published a 100 Under 40 supplement and still not diminish the quality of the field."

The list, published in a special pullout section, includes honorees from real estate pros to prominent attorneys, nonprofit execs to pioneers in life sciences. It is a supplement to the Oct. 3rd issue of the BBJ.

Started in 1998, the 40 Under 40 program has now recognized hundreds of Boston's brightest business and civic personalities. This year the selections were made by a team of editors that assessed each nominee's influence on industry and local business. Also important in the selection process were contributions to the civic health of Greater Boston through volunteer work and other forms of philanthropy.

In 2003 CCBN has been the recipient of several additional awards. The Boston Business Journal recognized CCBN as one of Boston's Top 50 Places to Work and the Small Business Association of New England (SBANE) presented the company with the 2003 New England Innovation Award. Most recently, CCBN was ranked #37 on Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country.

CCBN's business accomplishments for 2003 include the acquisition of Watertown-based Fair Disclosure Financial Network (FDfn), enabling CCBN to provide an expanded suite of services for investors and investor relations professionals. In June, 2003, CCBN signed a strategic marketing alliance with The NASDAQ Stock Market (R), making CCBN services available through the NASDAQ Corporate Services Network(SM),

About CCBN

CCBN (Corporate Communications Broadcast Network) is an entrepreneurial success story in the rapidly growing industry of Internet-based corporate communications. Today, CCBN is a leading provider of Web-based solutions for the investment community, offering services that transform the way companies communicate and meet disclosure requirements while assisting investors in managing and leveraging this information. CCBN's investor relations Web site hosting, webcasting, and disclosure services are utilized by corporate communications professionals at over 3,000 companies to deliver critical information via interactive and multi-media solutions. CCBN's StreetEvents service offers institutional and individual investors a one-stop solution for managing corporate disclosure information by aggregating conference calls, webcasts, transcripts, call summaries, and other financial information into a time-saving, efficiency tool subscribed to by over 15,000 Wall Street professionals. Headquartered in Boston, MA, CCBN has additional offices in San Francisco and London. For more information, please visit www.ccbn.com.