Digex, Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIGX), a leading provider of managed services, today announced that it is a winner of the prestigious CIO-100 award from IDG's CIO magazine. The 2002 CIO-100 award recognizes organizations around the world that excel in positive business performance through integrated processes and technologies

To provide a vision of ever-changing business trends, the focus of the CIO-100 changes each year. This year CIO honors 100 companies that demonstrate integrated technologies and procedures to improve products, services and relationships with partners and clients. Complete coverage of the 2002 CIO-100 is featured in the August 15 issue of CIO magazine and at www.cio.com.

"Now, more than ever, companies rely on integrated applications that freely share information," says Abbie Lundberg, Editor in Chief, CIO magazine. "This year's CIO-100 award recipients are being honored because their companies developed an integrated enterprise to enhance their business, from improving relationships with customers to creating a seamless value chain."

Digex won the award based on its successful implementation of CRM, sourcing, supply chain, and knowledge management initiatives targeted at revamping internal and client facing processes. By completing these company wide projects and integrating them with the industry-leading ClientCentral customer portal, Digex is able to achieve higher levels of customer and employee satisfaction and better operating margins. In addition, these improvements allow Digex to more efficiently deliver services for fault isolation and problem avoidance.

"Winning the CIO 100 Award is a confirmation of Digex's vision of getting close to our clients and having a 360-degree view of their business," said Scott Carcillo, CIO of Digex. "We have designed our systems to improve client interaction, streamline delivery and improve our operating costs. We are pleased to be recognized as a leader and innovator in this area."

The recipients of this year's CIO-100 were selected through a three-step process. First, companies filled out an online application form. In addition, CIO staff and members of its expert panel nominated companies they deemed best fit the award criteria. A team of CIO editors and writers reviewed the application forms and expert recommendations and voted on the final 100. The judging objectives were to recognize positive business performance through integrated technologies and procedures.

About Digex
Digex is a leading provider of managed services. Digex customers, from mainstream enterprise corporations to Internet-based businesses, leverage Digex's services to deploy secure, scaleable, high performance e-Enablement, Commerce and Enterprise IT business solutions. Additional information on Digex is available at www.digex.com.

About CIO Magazine
CIO magazine (launched in 1987) is published by CXO Media Inc. CXO Media serves CIOs, CEOs, CFOs, COOs and other corporate officers who use technology to thrive and prosper in this new era of business. The company strives to enhance partnerships between C-level executives, as well as create opportunities for information technology (IT) and consumer marketers to reach them. In addition to publishing CIO, CXO Media produces www.cio.com, The CIO Insider, www.darwinmagazine.com, and www.CSOonline.com as well as CIO Executive Programs, a series of conferences that provide educational and networking opportunities for corporate and government leaders. In September 2002, CXO Media will launch CSO magazine, a resource for information security executives.
CXO Media Inc. is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading IT media, research and exposition company. IDG publishes more than 300 computer magazines and newspapers and 4,000 book titles and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 270 targeted websites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide and provides IT market analysis through 50 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com.


Contacts:
Tania Almond
Digex, Inc.
Phone:240-456-3800
E-Mail: tania.almond@digex.com

Secret F. Wherrett
Digex, Inc.
Phone:240-456-3556
E-Mail: secret.wherrett@digex.com