ISWest Ranked 478th Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America. ISWest attributes its 502 percent revenue growth to old school business values

October 28, 2003 – AGOURA HILLS, CA – ISWest announced today that it ranked Number 478 on the 2003 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over five years, from 1998 to 2002. ISWest grew 502 percent during that period.

ISWest vice president Drew Kaplan credits old school business practices in a modern day technology company to the company’s 502 percent growth over the past five years. Kaplan also attributes his company’s growth to customer word of mouth and past ISP acquisitions.

"ISWest is a sound business model and offers truly the best customer support in the Internet industry," Kaplan said.

Growing the top line enough to make the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is especially meaningful during tough economic times for the technology sector, said Mark Evans, national managing partner of Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group.

"We congratulate ISWest on becoming one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America," Evans said. "Achieving sustained revenue growth of 502 percent over five years is a tremendous accomplishment during a difficult time period for the technology sector."

In addition to ranking on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, ISWest ranked 18th on the Los Angeles Technology Fast 50, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in Los Angeles.

Overall, companies that ranked on the 2003 Technology Fast 500 had growth rates ranging from 469 to 296,080 percent over five years, with an average growth rate of 5,493 percent.

The Fast 500 list is complied from Deloitte’s 20 regional North American Fast 50 programs, nominations submitted directly to the Fast 500, and public company database research. To qualify for the Fast 500, entrants must have had 1998 operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD and $75,000 CD for the United States and Canada.

About the company:
ISWest is the 4th largest provider of business-class broadband connectivity and server co-location services to a variety of businesses, according to a 2002 list published in the Los Angeles Business Journal. The ISWest broadband network supports thousands of customers and serves more than 150 major metropolitan areas across the United States. The company’s success is built on the founders’ commitment to deliver the best customer care in the Internet industry.

For more information call Drew Kaplan at ISWest, 818-735-3000. To find out more about ISWest, go on-line at www.iswest.com