The Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 program was created to recognize the phenomenal contributions of fast growing, technology companies that are thinking fast... and leading by example. The Technology Fast 500 recognizes and celebrates the 500 fastest growing U.S. technology companies, based on percentage revenue growth over a five-year period.

Technology Fast 500 winners distinguish their companies and their employees as leading examples of innovation, teamwork, perseverance, courage, and vision. Winners receive recognition from the business and financial communities, and positive media coverage - all in the context of the global technology economy, that has accelerated the pace of change and the pace of business in ways that exceed human imagining.

Ricciardi Technologies, Inc. has been identified as one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the United States. The Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 recognizes companies for their extraordinary contributions to the technology industry. RTI will be identified in a 16-page insert in the November 29, 1999 issues of Forbes ASAP. RTI is ranked 115 out of 500, and this certainly marks a major milestone for RTI on its continued path of excellence in the technology community!