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CityXpress earns Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking for second
year
Company ranks 25th with revenue growth of more than 800 percent
in 2002-2006
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - September 20, 2007 - CityXpress
Corp., a leading developer of revenue-generating marketplaces
for media companies, today announced that it has earned a place
among the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of
Canada's fastest-growing technology companies, for the second
consecutive year. The Deloitte rankings are based on percentage
of revenue growth over five years, from 2002 to 2006.
CityXpress ranked 25th in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50
with revenue growth of 829 percent, primarily as a result of the
expansion of its newspaper auction program in international markets,
including Europe, South America, Africa and Australasia. CityXpress
ranked 22nd in the 2006 Deloitte Technology Fast 50.
"We're thrilled to be named to the Deloitte Technology Fast
50 for the second year in a row," said Phil Dubois, president
and CEO of CityXpress. "This prestigious award recognizes
the steady growth we are enjoying as we find new customers and
markets for our auction and classified products in the current
challenging advertising climate."
"Transforming technological innovation into business success
is hard, and it's especially difficult to sustain such rapid revenue
growth over five years. CityXpress has rapidly built a highly
successful company in the Canadian technology industry and we
applaud its dedication and ability to transform vision into reality,"
said John Ruffolo, national leader, Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Industry Group, Deloitte.
In 2006-2007 CityXpress has continued to expand in international
markets; the company now conducts auctions in 16 countries and
nine languages. The company is also successfully extending its
products to the broadcast market, signing a number of leading
television stations in the U.S. and Australia to use its classified
marketplace platform.
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winners are automatically eligible
for the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks the
500 fastest-growing technology, media and telecommunications companies
in the United States and Canada. For more information on the Fast
50 and Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast50.ca
or www.fast500.com.
About CityXpress Corp.
CityXpress Corp. (www.cityxpress.com)
is a leading developer of revenue-generating marketplace products
and programs for newspapers and the broadcast media. Founded in
1999, CityXpress works with clients across North and South America,
Europe, Australasia and Africa to stage local event and continuous
auctions, as well as develop online classified marketplaces. CityXpress
provides its customers with hosted software, sales training programs,
and customer support services. The company currently provides
services to newspaper companies including Advance Publications,
MediaNews Group, McClatchy, Gannett, Lee Enterprises, Scripps,
the New York Times Company, the Tribune Company, Ottaway Newspapers,
CanWest, the Northcliffe Newspapers Group and Fairfax. Headquartered
in Vancouver, British Columbia, CityXpress also maintains an international
office in London.
About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Deloitte Technology
Fast 50 program, which celebrates business growth, innovation
and entrepreneurship. The program features four distinct categories
including the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Ranking, Companies-to-Watch
Awards (honouring early-stage Canadian technology companies in
business less than five years,) Leadership Awards (Deloitte Technology
Fast 50-ranked companies that demonstrate leadership in each of
the four industry subcategories of emerging technologies, hardware,
software, and telecommunications) and the Deloitte Technology
Green 15 Awards (honouring companies creating innovative and economically-viable
intellectual property in the burgeoning field of green technology).
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winners are automatically eligible
for the prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 500 ranking. Program
sponsors include Deloitte, Gowlings, GrowthWorks, CIBC World Markets,
Stonewood Group, Behr & Associates, and CATA Alliance. For
further information, visit www.fast50.ca
or call 1-888-6FAST50.
Media Contact:
Duart Snow
CityXpress Corp.
604-638-3812
dsnow@cityxpress.com
This press release and/or communication contains forward-looking
statements regarding the Company's business strategy and future
plans of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties, such as the Company's capital
requirements and other liquidity concerns, fluctuations in demand
for newspaper auctions and for the Company's other products, competition,
technological developments, and other risks and factors. These
and other important factors may cause actual results and performance
to differ materially from the results expressed in or implied
by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
are based on information available to the Company and speak only
as of the date hereof. The Company does not assume, and expressly
disclaims any obligation or duty to update or revise any of the
information presented herein.
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