SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1999--

On September 23 Deloitte & Touche released its list of the fastest growing high tech companies in the state of Washington ranking Tidemark Computer Systems 19th among this elite group.

With 641 percent growth over the last five years and Bruce Dahl, president and CEO of Tidemark, was proud to accept honors on behalf of the company.

"We were honored to receive such recognition. We've been in this business for 15 years delivering effective solutions to our customers and working on making this company what it is today. We're thrilled that the hard work is paying off and that our accomplishments are so apparent," stated Bruce Dahl.

Companies may qualify for the list after having met four conditions. They must be a Washington-based technology company with 1994 revenues over $50,000, 1998 revenues of $1 million and have been in business for a minimum of five years. For more information on the Fast 50 program visit www.fast50.com.

About Tidemark Computer Systems

Since its founding in 1984, Tidemark Computer Systems, Inc. has taken a leading role in employing high technology to improve government services. The company has earned a reputation for thoroughly understanding the processes, problems, and requirements involved in the delivery of government services, and for continually enhancing its software to meet new challenges faced by its customers. Tidemark was one of the first companies to provide government agencies with client/server software, and is now the first company to Web-enable government services. Recently, a consortium of 10 agencies in Silicon Valley named Tidemark the vendor of choice for its Smart Permit Project, which seeks to implement advanced technologies to streamline and standardize permit processing throughout the Silicon Valley. For more information visit http://www.tidemarksys.com.