Catapult Systems Ranks for the Fifth Time on the ABJ’s

“Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Austin”

AUSTIN, Texas – October 18th, 2005 – Catapult Systems Inc., an Austin-based information technology consulting firm added their name for the fifth time to the Austin Business Journal’s “Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Austin” list by demonstrating a 66.73 % growth rate between 2002 and 2004 while coming in at number 20.

The list, produced by Austin Business Journal and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, ranks the Top 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies in Austin, based on their percent of growth over the last three years.

Since being founded in 1993, Catapult has been able to maintain strong growth while remaining completely debt-free. The company was also ranked on the Top 50 List in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Adding this five time accomplishment to its corporate resume places Catapult in an exclusive class of companies.

"We are thrilled to be on the Austin Business Journal's list for a record fifth year," said Sam Goodner, CEO of Catapult Systems. "As a high tech company, we feel fortunate to have survived the downturn in our industry between 2001 and 2003, and are grateful to have resumed our growth. If we continue our current momentum, we should able to make the list a few more times.”