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ActiveState Named One of Canada's Fastest Growing Technology Companies:
Honored as "Fast 50 2003" Winner by Deloitte & Touche

VANCOUVER, BC - August 13, 2003 - ActiveState, the leader in anti-spam
software for enterprises and programming tools for open source
developers, today announced its inclusion in the prestigious Deloitte &
Touche Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing
technology companies in Canada.  The awards recognize leading companies
from all technology sectors, based on revenue growth for the previous
five years.

Steve Munford, president & COO, ActiveState Corp., credits the company's
50% quarter-over-quarter growth to a focus on increasing customer
productivity. "The longtime success of our programming tools, and more
recently of PureMessage, our anti-spam software for enterprises, is
indicative of our ability to increase the efficiency of our customers,
whether individual programmers or Fortune 500 organizations."

"In an era when technology companies come and go, making the Deloitte &
Touche Canadian Technology Fast 50 is a testament to a company's vision
that allows growth over five years," said Garry Foster, national
director, technology, media & telecommunications, Deloitte & Touche.
"ActiveState's leadership has the right stuff for growth, and we salute
their accomplishments."

Winners of the 20 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United
States and Canada are automatically entered in the Deloitte & Touche
Technology Fast 500 program, which ranks North America's top 500 fastest
growing technology companies.  For more information on the Deloitte &
Touche Technology Fast 50 or Fast 500 programs, visit www.fast50.ca or
www.fast500.com.

About Deloitte & Touche
Deloitte & Touche (www.deloitte.ca) is Canada's leading professional
services firm, providing a full range for assurance and advisory,
financial advisory, tax and consulting services through more than 6,600
people in more than 46 locations across the country.  We are dedicated
to helping our clients and our people excel.  Deloitte & Touche is part
of Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu, a global leader in professional services
with more than 119,000 people in over 140 countries.

About ActiveState Corp.
ActiveState enables enterprises and IT professionals to increase
productivity and organizational efficiency.  The Company's PureMessage
product empowers organizations to take control of their email
communications to protect against spam and viruses, and to enforce email
policy. Additional information on ActiveState's industrial strength
anti-spam software for enterprises and professional tools for
programmers is available at: http://www.ActiveState.com.

Media & Analyst Inquiries:
Lori Pike, ActiveState					
LoriP@[...].com					
604.808.6655						

Katey Stewart, Horn Group
kstewart@[...].com
415.905.4019

ActiveState and PureMessage are trademarks of ActiveState Corp. All
other company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Copyright ActiveState Corporation 2003.

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