To: Wolff who wrote (148 ) 6/29/2001 7:34:46 AM From: afrayem onigwecher Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 574 Friday June 29, 7:01 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Wall-Street.com Fast-Growing Companies List Appearing in Major Financial Publications DENVER, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Wall-Street.com (WSC) announced the current group of 34 participants in the ``Fastest-Growing Companies in America'' investor relations program which it sponsors. As a result of their participation in the program, these companies were included in the Wall-Street.com growth company listings that recently appeared in two of the nation's major financial publications. Additionally, these companies are featured in the ``Fast-Growing Company'' section (http://www.wall-street.com/fastgrow.html) of the Wall-Street.com Website (http://www.wall-street.com). Nearly every actively traded company in America was screened, using data provided by several of the nation's leading financial databases, to determine the growth companies invited to be included in WSC's ``Fastest-Growing Companies in America'' by-invitation-only investor relations opportunity. They ranged in size from a few giants of corporate America to emerging growth companies. All were screened for exceptional long-term sales growth, recent growth trends, size and stock price. Only 15% of America's publicly traded companies passed these tests and were eligible to appear. The following companies were among those who chose to participate in WSC's exclusive program: 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. (Nasdaq: CTAC - news) 1800contacts.com ; Alliance Fiber Optic Products (Nasdaq: AFOP - news) afop.com ; Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK - news) ambac.com ; American Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMMD - news) visitams.com ; Bell Microproducts (Nasdaq: BELM - news) bellmicro.com ; Caminus Corporation (Nasdaq: CAMZ - news) caminus.com ; Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRZO - news) carrizo.cc ; Columbia Bancorp (Nasdaq: CBBO - news) columbiabancorp.com ; The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE: COO - news) coopercos.com ; East West Bancorp (Nasdaq: EWBC - news) eastwestbank.com ; GenesisIntermedia.com (Nasdaq: GENI - news) genesisintermedia.com ; Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GBCI - news) glacierbank.com ; iBasis, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBAS - news) ibasis.net ; IHOP Corp. (NYSE: IHP - news) ihop.com ; Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY - news) jackhenry.com ; MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU - news) mdu.com ; NorthWestern Corporation (NYSE: NOR - news) northwestern.com ; Novoste Corporation (Nasdaq: NOVT - news) novoste.com ; Orthodontic Centers of America (NYSE: OCA - news) 4braces.com ; Pacific Mercantile (Nasdaq: PMBC - news) pmbank.com ; PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCTI - news) pctel.com ; Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRSP - news) firstprosperity.com ; Qualstar Corporation (Nasdaq: QBAK - news) qualstar.com ; Radyne ComStream (Nasdaq: RADN - news) radynecomstream.com ; Salix Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: SLXP - news) salixpharm.com ; SFBC International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFCC - news) sfbci.com ; Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE: SSD - news) simpsonmfg.com ; Sunrise Telecom (Nasdaq: SRTI - news) sunrisetelecom.com ; U.S.B. Holding Co., Inc. (NYSE: UBH - news) unionstate.com ; Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH - news) vishay.com ; Western Sierra Bancorp (Nasdaq: WSBA - news) westernsierrabancorp.com ; Witness Systems (Nasdaq: WITS - news) witness.com For further information please contact Wall-Street.com, 303-766-1990. Wall-Street.com is a division of National Corporate Services, Inc. The firm is a recognized leader in providing support services to investor relations professionals at high-growth companies. Since its introduction in 1984, the ``Fastest-Growing Companies in America Program'' has received wide acclaim from leading public relations executives throughout the nation. More recently, WSC has become a leader in providing a convenient, comprehensive gateway to all the important financial data on the Internet. In 1993 WSC established one of the first Web servers providing investment information to online investors. SOURCE: Wall-Street.com biz.yahoo.com