Red Herring Small Cap 100

The Small Cap companies are oftentimes the unsung heroes of the market. Because of their size they don't receive the coverage they deserve. The Red Herring is dedicating the Red Herring Fall conference to 100 of the best Small Cap companies. These will be technology companies and listed in the major global markets, reflecting the editorial focus and mission of the Red Herring. Red Herring Fall will offer a showcase for these companies. They will have an opportunity to present their cases to analysts and fund managers who should pay close attention to these winners.

Answers to the frequently asked questions are listed in the FAQ section. For additional information, please contact Michael Felber at 650.428.2900.

UPDATE! - The Red Herring has announced the Red Herring Small Cap 100 of 2005

The Red Herring has narrowed the field of contenders for its Small Cap 100 list to two hundred companies:

Company	Ticker	Country
Aastra Technologies Ltd.	TSX:AAH	Canada
ADE Corp.	NasdaqNM:ADEX	USA
Advanced Digital Information Corp.	NasdaqNM:ADIC	USA
Aeroflex Inc.	NasdaqNM:ARXX	USA
Albany Molecular Research Inc.	NasdaqNM:AMRI	USA
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.	NasdaqNM:MDRX	USA
Altiris Inc.	NasdaqNM:ATRS	USA
American Science & Engineering Inc.	NasdaqNM:ASEI	USA
American Vanguard Corp.	AMEX:AVD	USA
Ansoft Corp.	NasdaqNM:ANST	USA
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.	NasdaqNM:ASPM	USA
Aveva Group plc	LSE:AVV	United Kingdom
Blackbaud Inc.	NasdaqNM:BLKB	USA
Blackboard Inc.	NasdaqNM:BBBB	USA
Cabcharge Australia Ltd.	ASX:CAB	Australia
Ceradyne Inc.	NasdaqNM:CRDN	USA
China Medical Technologies Inc.	NasdaqNM:CMED	China
Cohu Inc.	NasdaqNM:COHU	USA
Computer Programs & Systems Inc.	NasdaqNM:CPSI	USA
Concur Technologies, Inc.	NasdaqNM:CNQR	USA
Core Laboratories NV	NYSE:CLB	Netherlands, The
Dendrite International Inc.	NasdaqNM:DRTE	USA
Detica Group plc	LSE:DCA	United Kingdom
Dot Hill Systems Corp.	NasdaqNM:HILL	USA
eCollege.com	NasdaqNM:ECLG	USA
EDO Corp.	NYSE:EDO	USA
Elbit Systems Ltd.	NasdaqNM:ESLT	Israel
Elcoteq SE	HLSE:ELQAV	Finland
EnerSys	NYSE:ENS	USA
Epicor Software Corp.	NasdaqNM:EPIC	USA
EPIQ Systems Inc.	NasdaqNM:EPIQ	USA
eResearchTechnology Inc.	NasdaqNM:ERES	USA
Escala Group Inc.	NasdaqNM:ESCL	USA
Esterline Technologies Corp.	NYSE:ESL	USA
Fast Search & Transfer ASA	OB:FAST	USA
Geodesic Information Systems Ltd.	BSE:503699	USA
GES International Ltd.	SGX:G01	Singapore
Given Imaging Ltd.	NasdaqNM:GIVN	Israel
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.	SEHK:874	China
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.	KOSE:A008930	Korea (South)
Hyflux Ltd.	SGX:600	Singapore
ILOG SA	NasdaqNM:ILOG	USA
Intermagnetics General Corp.	NasdaqNM:IMGC	USA
IRESS Market Technology Ltd.	ASX:IRE	Australia
IRIS International Inc.	NasdaqNM:IRIS	USA
IXYS Corp.	NasdaqNM:SYXI	USA
J2 Global Communications, Inc.	NasdaqNM:JCOM	USA
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.	TSEC:3189	Taiwan
La Cie Group SA	ENXTPA:LAC	France
Laserscope	NasdaqNM:LSCP	USA
LifeCell Corp.	NasdaqNM:LIFC	USA
LoJack Corp.	NasdaqNM:LOJN	USA
Macrovision Corp.	NasdaqNM:MVSN	USA
ManTech International Corp.	NasdaqNM:MANT	USA
Meridian Bioscience Inc.	NasdaqNM:VIVO	USA
Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.	TSEC:2439	Taiwan
Metrologic Instruments Inc.	NasdaqNM:MTLG	USA
Micronic Laser Systems AB	OM:MICR	Sweden
MicroStrategy Inc.	NasdaqNM:MSTR	USA
MKS Instruments Inc.	NasdaqNM:MKSI	USA
Molecular Devices Corp.	NasdaqNM:MDCC	USA
Morphosys AG	DB:MOR	germany
Motech Industries Inc.	6244	Taiwan
Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc.	NasdaqNM:MFLX	USA
NICE-Systems Ltd.	NasdaqNM:NICE	USA
Nordic Semiconductor ASA	OB:NOD	Norway
Novatel Wireless Inc.	NasdaqNM:NVTL	USA
OmniVision Technologies Inc.	NasdaqNM:OVTI	USA
Open Solutions Inc.	NasdaqNM:OPEN	USA
Open Text Corp.	NasdaqNM:OTEX	Canada
Option NV	ENXTBR:OPTI	Belgium
Orbotech Ltd.	NasdaqNM:ORBK	Israel
Packeteer Inc.	NasdaqNM:PKTR	USA
Palomar Medical Technologies Inc.	NasdaqNM:PMTI	USA
PDF Solutions Inc.	NasdaqNM:PDFS	USA
Per-Se Technologies Inc.	NasdaqNM:PSTI	USA
Q-Med AB	OM:QMED	Sweden
Quality Systems Inc.	NasdaqNM:QSII	USA
Retalix Ltd.	NasdaqNM:RTLX	Israel
Rofin-Sinar Technologies	NasdaqNM:RSTI	Germany
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	NasdaqNM:SLXP	USA
Secure Computing Corp.	NasdaqNM:SCUR	USA
Serologicals Corp.	NasdaqNM:SERO	USA
Sigmatel Inc.	NasdaqNM:SGTL	USA
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.	SEHK:1177	China
Sohu.com Inc.	NasdaqNM:SOHU	China
Solomon Systech International Ltd.	SEHK:2878	Hong Kong
Somanetics Corp.	NasdaqSC:SMTS	USA
Sonic Solutions	NasdaqNM:SNIC	USA
SonoSite Inc.	NasdaqNM:SONO	USA
Sunplus Technology Co. Ltd.	TSEC:2401	Taiwan
Symyx Technologies Inc.	NasdaqNM:SMMX	USA
Synaptics Inc.	NasdaqNM:SYNA	USA
TALX Corp.	NasdaqNM:TALX	USA
TOM Online Inc.	NasdaqNM:TOMO	China
Ulticom Inc.	NasdaqNM:ULCM	USA
VASCO Data Security International Inc.	NasdaqSC:VDSI	USA
ViaSat Inc.	NasdaqNM:VSAT	USA
Vital Signs Inc.	NasdaqNM:VITL	USA
Websidestory Inc.	NasdaqNM:WSSI	USA