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Serif (Europe) Ltd Nottingham, UK 21 February 2002 PRESS RELEASE  SERIF NETS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR GROWTH Serif recognized at Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Awards Ceremony Serif (Europe) Ltd - the leading independent desktop publishing, design and graphics software developer - is today celebrating a major achievement after receiving an award for growth in the Midlands region of the prestigious Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 awards. Serif, which was launched in 1987 and underwent a management buyout in April 2001, employs over 230 people in the UK and US, and has over 1.5 million registered customers worldwide. After receiving the award on behalf of the company at a ceremony held at the National Motorcycle Museum, David Southgate, Finance Director of Serif said: "We are proud of Serif's reputation as one of the UK's top software companies. Our recognition as one of the region's fastest growing technology companies is testimony to our commitment to developing the business and providing first-class products and service to our customers." Chris Robertson, partner in charge of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector at Deloitte & Touche in Birmingham, commented: "Our Fast 50 programme has been a huge success since its inception and has quickly become a recognized benchmark for performance in the technology sector. The midlands is, without doubt, becoming an increasingly significant region for technology and growth, aided by the quality of our universities and science parks and the ambition of local development agencies. The strength of this year's entries is proof that companies which focus on the quality of their business models, management teams and processes can not only withstand the industry's recent turmoil, but also prosper." The Fast 50 programme, now in its fourth year, tracks the growth rates of technology companies operating in the telecommunications, hardware, software and biotechnology markets across seven regions in the UK and Ireland. It is co-sponsored by UK law firm and technology specialist, Pinsent Curtis Biddle, and techMARK, the London Stock Exchange market for technology companies. End About Serif Serif is the publisher of the award-winning software range that includes PagePlus, PhotoPlus, DrawPlus, WebPlus and 3DPlus. Founded in 1987 with the aim to develop low-cost alternatives to high-end publishing and graphics packages, Serif is consistently praised by users and independent reviewers for its powerful, yet easy-to-use, software which puts professional effects and demanding publishing tasks within the reach of ordinary PC users around the world. Serif has over 230 employees at its head office, development and European sales centre in Nottingham, UK and its Internet development and North American sales operation in Hudson, New Hampshire. About the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Programme The Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 50 Programme is part of a national campaign designed to recognize, reward and raise the profile of the UK's fastest growing companies. The company criteria for Fast 50 eligibility is based on financial performance and revenue growth and companies are ranked on percentage growth in turnover over three years from 1998-2000. The programme started in San Jose, the centre of Silicon Valley, California in 1995 and has expanded to over 20 major cities and regions worldwide. The Midlands Fast 50 Programme is open to UK-owned companies operating in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Hereford, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Telford, Worcester, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Derby, Lincoln, Nottingham and Northampton. For further information please contact Gary Bates, Serif (Europe) Ltd. Tel 0115 914 2000 or e-mail pr@serif.com |
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