DOCUMENTUM Honored With Award For Fastest Growing Silicon Valley Software Company; Deloitte & Touche and Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network name document management leader in this years Fast 50.

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 1997-- DOCUMENTUM, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCTM), was named this week by Deloitte & Touche as the fastest growing Silicon Valley software company, with a five-year revenue growth rate of over 8,800%, and as the number three fastest growing high-technology company in the coveted Fast 50 list.

For the past three years, Deloitte & Touche and Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network have sponsored this prestigious award and program of naming the Fast 50. Focusing only on technology companies, the Fast 50 recognizes the tremendous growth and achievements of those companies that have led the booming technology market and the economy.

The awards, announced on September 18th, recognize growth over a five-year period showing consistency and performance. The median revenue growth rate for the 50 companies is almost 1,300%, while the average growth rate is 2,750%. DOCUMENTUM, the leading provider of enterprise document management software for intranet and client/server environments, posted an impressive 8,853% growth rate, which placed it in the number three spot overall, and the number one spot among software companies.

When asked for his thoughts on growth, Jeff Miller, CEO and president of DOCUMENTUM, had an insightful response: "Growth is good and necessary, period. Controlled, well-managed growth is better. Controlled, well managed growth that provides value to your customers is best."

To sustain DOCUMENTUM's growth, Miller indicated that the top two factors include extending the company's business strategy and retaining the right people to implement the strategy. He looks for people who embrace the company's corporate values focus on customers, excellence, people and teamwork.

Miller added, "Building a company is a great experience. Building the market leader is a REALLY great experience! Through the hard work of our employees and listening to our customers, we have been able to achieve this distinction."

About DOCUMENTUM Products

The DOCUMENTUM Enterprise Document Management System (EDMS) is an object-oriented, client/server and Web solution that automates and accelerates critical information processes to increase operational efficiency and speed time to market. DOCUMENTUM RightSite, is the Web engine that works in conjunction with the DocPage Server and satisfies the complex challenges of capturing, managing and assembling an organization's frequently changing information on corporate Web sites.

About DOCUMENTUM

DOCUMENTUM (http://www.documentum.com) develops, markets and supports a family of enterprise document management products that improve the effectiveness of the organization based on a company's business-critical information and proven processes. Headquartered in Pleasanton, DOCUMENTUM sells its products and services worldwide through a direct sales force, systems integrators, and affiliated distributors.

DOCUMENTUM is the recognized leader in the document management market, with global customers in the pharmaceutical, process manufacturing, computers/electronics, and finance industries. -0-

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