First Rate has been listed in the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Index. The index ranks fast growing technology companies from the Asia Pacific region including Australia, China (including Hong Kong), India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and New Zealand.

All Technology businesses entering the 2005 Deloitte/Unlimited Fast 50 were automatically eligible for inclusion in this index. This provides a perspective on how New Zealand businesses stack up next to the region’s fastest growing organisations.

New Zealand To review the complete Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Index visit www.deloitte.com/fast500asiapac

It comes as no surprise that the Asia Pacific region’s confidence in maintaining growth is the highest it has been in the last four years and exceeds Europe, Middle East and Africa, and North American regions.