Thursday September 20, 2001
BOTHELL, WA, USA and VANCOUVER BC, CANADA: digital.forest, Inc. ("digital.forest") is pleased to announce that Vancouver-based BOPJET Media, Inc. has agreed to merge under the digital.forest banner.
digital.forest CEO, Kris Bourne says "digital.forest is one of the fastest growing, managed service providers on the West Coast. Even in this trying year we have grown sales nearly 100%. BOPJET is a perfect match for digital.forest. An identical culture and the same value proposition to its customers - unprecedented customer care at competitive prices. digital.forest is actively seeking further merger and acquisition targets on the West Coast and in Western Canada."
BOPJET CEO, Sean O'Mahony says "We have become a global leader in the provision of QuickTime streaming services. Now, as part of digital.forest, we can scale up and offer our services to a much larger customer base. digital.forest is a very well run organisation with a great future ahead. I know our customers and shareholders will be very well taken care of."
digital.forest announced that BOPJET Director of Operations, Jurgen Schaub, will remain with the company and manage operations in Vancouver, BC. BOPJET CEO, Sean O'Mahony will be retained as an advisor to the company.
About digital.forest, Inc.
Founded in 1994, digital.forest is a premier database and application hosting company serving small and medium-sized businesses and corporate workgroups around the globe. The company is noted for its responsive technical support and expertise deploying, maintaining, and optimizing Web-enabled databases and applications. digital.forest hosts and manages systems for more than 1,500 customers from over 32 countries worldwide. (http://www.forest.net/)
About BOPJET Media Inc.
BOPJET (originally Bitmovers Networks Inc.) is a premier media streaming and
application hosting company serving small and medium-sized businesses around the world. BOPJET was the first company in the world to provide commercial QuickTime media streaming and has rapidly become one of the largest and fastest growing companies in this sector. BOPJET hosts and manages systems for more than 200 customers. (http://www.bopjet.net/)
