10/30/2007 Cortina Systems: "Cortina Systems, Inc. Named Rising Star in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program for Silicon Valley"
Sunnyvale, CA, October 30, 2007 – Cortina Systems has been named a Rising Star in Deloitte & Touche USA LLP’s Technology Fast 50 program for Silicon Valley.  The Rising Star award is a special designation for fast-growth companies that have been in business a minimum of three years, but less than five and is part of the Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 program, which ranks the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.  Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over three years (2004–2006).  This year’s Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 program is co-presented by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP and Silicon Valley Bank, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Korn/Ferry International, and Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. Cortina is a leading supplier of intelligent communication solutions through continuous innovations in advanced port processing and connectivity to the Core, Metro, Access and Enterprise Market Segments. With our state-of-the-art high speed analog digital integration, we deliver a wide suite of products that address our customers’ performance, density and flexibility needs enabling faster time-to-market, longer time-in-market, and increased revenue opportunities. “The Deloitte Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 Rising Star companies have shown the strength, vision and tenacity to succeed despite a very challenging technology environment,” said Mark Jensen, partner and national director, Venture Capital Services, Deloitte & Touche LLP.  “We applaud the successes of Cortina Systems and acknowledge its place as one of the few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past three years.” "We are honored to be recognized by Deloitte for our strong performance," said Amir Nayyerhabibi, president of Cortina Systems.  ‘This achievement demonstrates Cortina’s continual innovation of advanced communication ICs that enable our customers to deliver robust, scalable, and integrated cost-effective solutions which set new expectations in the market.’ To qualify for the Technology Fast 50 Rising Star program, companies must be incorporated a minimum of three years and have revenues in only three or four years, have operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2004 and $5,000,000 in 2006, be headquartered within the San Francisco Bay Area (subsidiaries or divisions are not eligible, unless they have some public ownership and are separately traded0), and own proprietary technology or proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of the company's 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. Rising Star companies are automatically entered in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Rising Star category.  Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 program ranks North America’s top 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies based on percentage revenue growth over five years (2002–2006).  Its Rising Star ranking is based on percentage revenue growth over three years (2004–2006). For more information on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 or Technology Fast 50 programs, visit www.fast500.com.

About Cortina Systems

Through continuous innovations in advanced port processing and intelligent port connectivity, Cortina Systems, Inc is a leading supplier of intelligent communication solutions for the Core, Metro, Access and Enterprise network market segments. Cortina delivers a wide suite of products that address customers’ performance, density, and flexibility needs with state-of-the-art, high-speed, analog-digital integration technology. Cortina solutions enable faster time-to-market, longer time-in-market, and increased revenue opportunities. Working closely with customers to understand their system requirements and anticipate their needs, Cortina is creating the foundation for new generations of services. For more information, please visit www.cortina-systems.com About DeloitteDeloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates.  As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other’s acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the names “Deloitte”, “Deloitte & Touche”, “Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu” or other related names. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein.  Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the US member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.  In the US, services are provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP and their subsidiaries), and not by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.