Demantra Named One of New England's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2003 Demantra Exhibits Forward Momentum with 550% Growth-Rate Over a Five-Year Period Demantra, a leader in consumer demand-driven marketing and supply chain solutions, announced that it has been named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious Technology Fast 50 for New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. . This program ranks the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , one of the nation's leading professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firms. Technology Fast 50 rankings are based on the percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues over five years, from 1998-2002. "Demantra's commitment to developing consumer demand-driven solutions with a unique focus on demand management and marketing strategies, has been validated by our expanding customer base - including recent implementations at Wendy's and Welch's," said Bill Seibel, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Demantra. "It's an honor to be included among this select group and recognized as a strong performer with this prestigious award, as it underscores our phenomenal achievements over the past five years." "In today's economy, triple-digit percentage revenue growth is an exceptional accomplishment," said Stephen J. DiPietro, co-chair of the 2002 New England Technology Fast 50 and a partner in Deloitte & Touche's Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice. "We commend Demantra for making the commitment to technology and delivering on the promise of market longevity. We are proud to honor Demantra as a Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 winner." To qualify for the Technology Fast 50, companies must have had operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 1998 and $1,000,000 in 2002, must be public or private companies headquartered in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and be a "technology company" defined as owning proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues (using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify); and/or devoting a significant proportion of revenues to research and development of technology. Winners of the 20 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest growing technology companies. For more information on the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast500.com. About Demantra Demantra rapidly transforms our clients' businesses into demand-driven enterprises by providing a single, consistent, demand-based plan that optimizes marketing, inventory and replenishment decisions. Our Spectrum(TM) Suite combines powerful Marketing Planning and Analytics, Demand Management and Inventory Planning and Optimization solutions needed to manage today's complex supply chains. Demantra has enabled more than 100 Fortune 1000 companies and other global organizations to increase profit margins and significantly drive overall business performance. Founded in 1996, Demantra has provided proven results to clients including: Hunter Douglas Hunter Douglas N.V. (Euronext:HDG) is a Dutch public corporation and major worldwide manufacturer of high-quality window coverings and . Hunter Douglas has its head office in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and a management office in Lucerne, Switzerland. , Gulistan, Dal-Tile, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser Reckitt Benckiser plc is one of the world's leading manufacturers of cleaning products and a member of the FTSE 100 Index of the largest companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. It is headquartered in the town of Slough just to the west of Greater London. , McCain Foods, Wendy's International Wendy's International, Inc. NYSE: WEN is the parent company of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers. It also owns 70 percent of Cafe Express and 25 percent (fully diluted) of Pasta Pomodoro. The Tim Hortons chain was spun off by Wendy's into a separate company in September 2006. and Firmenich. These leading consumer-brand companies leverage Demantra's solutions to optimize their promotions, inventory and replenishment decisions, realizing 100 to 500 percent ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). within the first year. For more information, see www.demantra.com or contact 1.866.DEMANTRA. About Deloitte & Touche Deloitte & Touche, one of the nation's leading professional services firms, provides assurance and advisory, tax, and management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects services through nearly 30,000 people in more than 80 U.S. cities. The firm is dedicated to helping its clients and its people excel. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resources programs, Deloitte & Touche has been recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For in America" by Fortune magazine for six consecutive years. Deloitte & Touche refers to Deloitte & Touche LLP and related entities. Deloitte & Touche is the US national practice of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. . Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is a Swiss Verein, and each of its national practices is a separate and independent legal entity. For more information, please visit Deloitte & Touche's web site at www.deloitte.com/us. Demantra(R) is a registered trademark and The Demantra Spectrum(TM) Suite is a trademark of Demantra, Inc. 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