Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc. Tops Deloitte's Orange County Technology Fast 50 Ranking...

Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc. Tops Deloitte's Orange County Technology Fast 50
Ranking of Fastest Growing Companies, With 21075.18 Percent Revenue Growth
Over Five Years

Orange County Technology Fast 50 Companies Experience Average Revenue Growth
of 1629.59 Percent

COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. tops
the list of the fastest growing companies in Orange County as recognized by
Deloitte LLP at an award event held October 23 at the Center Club. The
"Orange County Technology Fast 50," an annual award program, ranks technology,
media, telecommunications and life sciences companies located in Orange County
by percentage revenue growth over five years.

"Sustaining consistently high revenue growth is an exceptional accomplishment,
particularly in today's very competitive technology environment," said Rob
Lucenti, managing partner, Orange County practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP. "We
are thrilled to recognize the companies ranked on the Orange County Deloitte
Technology Fast 50 list, as well as our four Rising Stars, and we wish them
continued success."

Companies are selected based on percentage revenue growth over five years from
2003 to 2007. To be considered, Technology Fast 50 entrants must: have
operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2003 and at least $5,000,000 in
2007; be headquartered in Orange County; own proprietary technology or
proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of
its operating revenues, or devote a significant proportion of revenues to the
research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology or
intellectual property in a unique way does not qualify. Subsidiaries and
divisions are not eligible, unless they have some public ownership and are
separately traded.

The Technology Fast 50 company ranking is as follows:

Company 5-Year
Ranking Name Growth % City

1 ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. 21075.18 Irvine
2 Caneum Inc. 15359.74 Newport Beach
3 VIZIO Inc. 10361.36 Irvine
4 Acacia Research Corporation 7500.72 Newport Beach
5 Elephant Talk Communications Inc. 5362.63 Orange (relocated to
The Netherlands in
2008)
6 AMDL Inc. 4069.17 Tustin
7 Neudesic 1990.38 Irvine
8 SiliconSystems Inc. 1690.03 Aliso Viejo
9 Crescent Solutions 1266.45 Irvine
10 Smith Micro Software Inc. 916.87 Aliso Viejo
11 DealerSocket Inc. 768.29 San Clemente
12 Telogis Inc. 704.25 Irvine
13 Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. 667.20 Irvine
14 VillageEDOCS Inc. 653.45 Santa Ana
15 Ceradyne Inc. 645.85 Costa Mesa
16 RealtyTrac Inc. 636.97 Irvine
17 West Coast Consulting LLC 631.27 Newport Beach
18 Endologix Inc. 596.02 Irvine
19 MegaPath Inc. 501.28 Costa Mesa
20 Masimo Corporation 448.39 Irvine
21 Nexiant 406.52 Irvine
22 AnyDATA 330.65 Irvine
23 Accurate Background Inc. 318.39 Lake Forest
24 MFLEX Inc. 292.65 Anaheim
25 Newport Corporation 276.10 Irvine
26 TTM Technologies Inc. 271.27 Santa Ana
27 I-Flow Corporation 242.36 Lake Forest
28 SenoRx 240.92 Aliso Viejo
29 HireRight Inc. 229.53 Irvine
30 Powerwave Technologies Inc. 226.48 Santa Ana
31 STEC, Inc. 222.90 Santa Ana
32 Irvine Sensors Corporation 206.77 Costa Mesa
33 Quality Systems Inc. 186.96 Irvine
34 Epicor Software Corporation 178.51 Irvine
35 WebVisible 177.78 Irvine
36 Envision Financial Systems Inc. 165.00 Irvine
37 Kingston Technology 154.60 Fountain Valley
38 SmartReply 143.27 Irvine
39 IDM Pharma Inc. 140.31 Irvine
40 Broadcom Corporation 134.54 Irvine
41 Universal Electronics Inc. 126.35 Cypress
42 Microsemi Corporation 124.07 Irvine
43 Allergan Inc. 121.19 Irvine
44 Zumasys Inc. 117.80 Irvine
45 Quest Software Inc. 107.35 Aliso Viejo
46 SRS Labs Inc. 107.12 Santa Ana
47 Ritz Interactive Inc. 102.02 Irvine
48 Western Digital Corporation 101.14 Lake Forest
49 QLogic Corporation 94.41 Aliso Viejo
50 Mavent 86.84 Irvine

A special category called "Rising Stars" recognizes younger companies. The
following companies have earned the distinction of Rising Star in Deloitte's
Technology Fast 50 program for Orange County:

Ranking Company Name 3-Year Growth % City

Rising Star World Am Inc. 262.91 Newport Beach
Rising Star Synoptek 236.00 Santa Ana
Rising Star Alsius Corporation 182.78 Irvine
Rising Star Teridian Semiconductor
Corporation 44.91 Irvine

The Technology Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte LLP, in association
with CresaPartners, DLD Insurance Brokers, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth,
Union Bank of California, Publicease, Oracle and Technology Council of
Southern California.

Recognizing 'Category Killers'

At the Technology Fast 50 event, Deloitte leadership gave special recognition
to four publicly traded companies. Each of these honorees was the
fastest-growing company within one of four revenue categories that encompassed
all Technology Fast 50 companies [Note: Because Fast 50 nominations are
submitted in early 2008, earnings are calculated through the end of CY 2007.]

These companies are:

Revenue Category: Over $1 Billion

Western Digital Corporation [NYSE: WDC], a data storage pioneer and a leader
in the hard drive industry.
-- Fast 50 Ranking: 48

Revenue Category: $501 Million to $1 Billion

Powerwave Technologies Inc. [Nasdaq: PWAV], a global supplier of end-to-end
wireless solutions for wireless communications networks.
-- Fast 50 Ranking: 30

Revenue Category: $101 Million to $500 Million

Newport Corporation [Nasdaq: NEWP], a leading global supplier of
advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific
research, microelectronics manufacturing, aerospace and defense/security, life
and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets.
-- Fast 50 Ranking: 25

Revenue Category: $5 Million to $100 Million

AnyDATA, an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of wireless data
devices.
-- Fast 50 Ranking: 22

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