Jessica McNulty, USWeb/CKS, 415/369-6722
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USWeb/CKS Named to Fortune e-50; Wins Major Industry Awards for Outstanding Creative Work
Company wins six awards in one week
San Francisco - November 29, 1999 - USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB), the leader in Internet professional services, today announced that in the span of one week the company has won major industry awards and received recognition for both its creative work and leadership in the Internet professional services market. USWeb/CKS was named to Fortune magazine�s new e-50 guide, Smart Reseller magazine�s Smart 50 listing, and received awards from four industry competitions for its creative work with Apple Computer, Inc. These six awards and honors in one week come on the heels of recent recognition including, USWeb/CKS CEO Robert Shaw being named to Advertising Age�s i.20, and the company being named to Deloitte & Touche�s prestigious �Fast 500� Program.
Among the most prestigious honors, USWeb/CKS was named to Fortune�s e-50 Index, a new guide for tracking the Internet economy. The index comprises 50 leading e-companies and was created by Fortune magazine to serve as a �modern day antidote to the Dow Jones industrial average.� USWeb/CKS was also one of four companies from the e-50 named to Fortune�s �Power List� and was profiled by senior writer Eric Nee as a company maintaining its position as the No. 1 Web consultant by using its diversified services to help companies move onto the Net.
�We believe this groundswell of recognition stems from our ability to provide our clients with an integrated approach to winning in the digital economy,� said Robert Shaw, CEO, USWeb/CKS. �We are setting the standard for offering clients a single source for strategy, creative, and technology expertise and delivering Time-to-Value � breakthrough results that quickly provide value to a business � and it�s working.� In addition to the Fortune e-50, USWeb/CKS garnered the following:
- Smart Reseller�s Smart 50: USWeb/CKS was ranked No. 3 on Smart Reseller�s Smart 50 list. The list profiles 50 of the most successful and dynamic businesses in the IT services industry. Companies were selected based on a variety of metrics that ranged from growth over the last three years to the ratio of revenue to employee.
- Advertising Age i.20: USWeb/CKS CEO Robert Shaw was one of 20 interactive executives named to Advertising Age�s i.20. Formerly called �Digital Media Masters,� the i.20 recognizes leading individuals who �are at the center of the e-revolution.�
- Deloitte & Touche�s Fast 500: The �Fast 500� is a ranking of the 500 fastest growing U.S. technology companies. Rankings are based on five-year percentage revenue growth from 1994-1998.
- London International Advertising Awards (LIAA): USWeb/CKS won the LIAA Computer Software category award in product design for software packaging for Apple Computer, Inc. One of the most popular and difficult to win, the LIAA award is given to less than one percent of the more than 17,000 entries received from 84 countries.
- Communications Arts/Design Annual Award: USWeb/CKS won the Communications Arts/Design Annual Award for Audio Visual/Packaging for Apple Computer, Inc. The company was honored for its creative packaging work for such products as the MacOSX Server, Apple Network Assistant, AppleShare and AppleWorks. A two-page spread highlighting USWeb/CKS� work is featured in the recently published Communication Arts/Design Annual 40, which is considered the premier international publication on design and marketing communications.
- New Media Invision Festival: USWeb/CKS was one of 14 Gold Medal winners at New Media�s recent Invision Festival to be honored with an Award of Excellence. The company won in the category of Marketing/Sales Demos for its in-store Apple Powerbook G3 product demo. USWeb/CKS chairman Mark Kvamme was also honored as a Web Visionary at New Media�s Insight conference, part of the annual New Media Invision Festival.
- 34th Annual West Coast Show: USWeb/CKS garnered eight awards for its work with Apple Computer, Inc. including a silver award for its Apple poster design and three bronze awards for its Apple consumer packaging.
�In an era where technology companies come and go like shooting stars, making the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 is a testament to a company�s leadership and its ability to not only have the right solution for that moment in time, but also the vision that allows growth over five years,� said Mark Evans, managing director, Deloitte & Touche High Technology Industry Group. �USWeb/CKS has proven that they have the right stuff to succeed, and we salute their accomplishments.�
About USWeb/CKS
USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB) seeks to transform businesses in the digital economy and create sustainable market leadership for its clients. As the leading Internet professional services firm, USWeb/CKS has created a new standard for success in the digital economy � Time-to-Value. Time-to-Value means USWeb/CKS applies its extensive insight, experience and scale to deliver breakthrough results quickly. The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with more than 4,000 professionals in 13 countries around the world. Additional information about USWeb/CKS is available by calling 415/284-7070.