Contivo Named as 2nd Fastest Growing Private Company in Silicon Valley.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2002

Contivo, Inc., the leading provider of automated data integration, today announced it was named the 2nd fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley for 2002 by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. Contivo joined 100 private companies recognized for their strong financial performance at the awards dinner, held on October 10, 2002 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California.

"Contivo is committed to providing our customers and partners the most advanced and intelligent integration modeling technology -- being selected as one of the fastest growing companies in such a competitive and creative environment as Silicon Valley validates the strength of our technology and team," said Indra Mohan, president, chairman and CEO of Contivo. "It is truly an honor to have the hard work that every person within the company has contributed recognized by the local business community."

The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal Top 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies award honors independent privately-held companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that have a three-year sales history of increased fiscal growth. The awards, a tradition since 1993, review more than 1,000 small businesses from a variety of industries, including electric, construction, technology, paving, advertising, printing and architecture. The ranking of the companies is based on percentage of revenue growth with all fiscal information verified by outside consultants Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

In addition, Deloitte & Touche, a leading global professional services organization, today honored Contivo by naming the company a "Rising Star" in its Fast 500 Awards, which recognize fast-growing technology companies based on three-year percentage revenue growth.

Contivo's enterprise integration modeling (EIM) Solution helps enterprises integrate data faster and more effectively. Comprised of the Contivo Analyst(TM) and the Contivo EIM Server(TM), the EIM Solution automates data transformation for application integration across multiple platforms. The recently expanded capabilities and platform support of the EIM Solution enable data integration across the enterprise, extending to legacy systems and Web services.

About Contivo

Contivo provides product solutions that enable enterprises to dramatically reduce the time, effort, and dollars spent to design and maintain software integration efforts. The Contivo approach provides integration architects with a centrally-managed repository that introduces reuse and collaboration to a previously one-off and manual task. Contivo introduced the concept of Enterprise Integration Modeling (EIM), a framework on which companies can create, leverage, and manage their knowledge base of data integration efforts.

Contivo was founded in 1998 and has forged significant relationships with strategic partners and customers, including BEA Systems, webMethods, Agilent Technologies, Hitachi America, Viacore, and TIBCO Software. Corporate investors include industry leaders BEA Systems, TIBCO Software, and webMethods. Venture capital investors include Bank of America Ventures, MSD Capital LP, and Voyager Capital. Contivo is privately held and headquartered in Mountain View, CA. More information about the company can be found at http://www.contivo.com/