CDSI'S Thurber Works Ranks 75Th On Deliotte & Touche's Technology Fast 500 List.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 1998--Central Design Systems Inc, (CDSI) announced today that Thurber Works, a CDSI company, has been ranked 75th in Deloitte & Touche's Technology Fast 500 list. The list covers the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the United States based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period. Thurber Works ranking was based on a five-year growth rate of 4,829%. Nomination for the Fast 500 list resulted from Thurber Works No.1 standing in the Technology Fast 50 list, published in Oregon Business Magazine (June 1998).

Thurber Works five-year growth resulted in 1997 revenue of $6.2 million making it one of 6 Oregon companies to achieve national Fast 500 ranking, and one of only 34 Northwest companies to be listed.

"The acquisition of Thurber Works enables us to provide our customers with cutting-edge professional services and proven expertise in the network security arena," said Bill Ames, President & CEO of Central Design Systems, Inc. "Thurber Works has been tremendously successful in helping companies in the Northwest grow their businesses and streamline their enterprise, and we are very enthusiastic about the opportunities we now have in the Northwest market."

Central Design Systems, Inc. of California acquired Thurber Works in September of 1998. The acquisition created one of the largest system integrators and Sun Microsystems resellers on the West Coast. CDSI employs over 70 people and should close 1998 with over $50 million in gross revenue.

Deliotte & Touche's Technology Fast 500 program was designed to recognize the contributions hi tech companies are making to the economy and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among executives to help cope with the challenges accelerated growth can evoke in organizations.

About Thurber Works

Thurber Works, a Central Design Systems, Inc. Company, pecializes in network and Internet security, web development and Windows NT/Solaris interoperability. Northwest offices of Thurber Works include Portland, Boise, and Seattle.

About Central Design Systems, Inc.

Central Design Systems, Inc., (CDSI) founded in 1994, is a alue-added reseller of comprehensive computing solutions for systems administrators. CDSI employs a staff of experienced and knowledgeable professionals that specialize in designing open computing systems that leverage the power of client/server environments and networks. Offering the finest network and Internet servers on the market today, Central Design Systems, Inc. complements these products with superior software.

Central Design Systems is headquartered at 1705 Wyatt Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054. They can be reached at [phone]. For more information contact [e-mail] or view their Web site at http://www.cendes.com. Support offices are located in Portland, Boise and San Francisco. The Portland office of Thurber Works is at 808 SW 3rd Ave, 7th Floor, Portland, OR 97204. They can be reached at [phone]. Email: [e-mail]; Web: http://www.thurber.com.