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Red Herring Releases Short-list of Finalists for the "Red Herring 100 North America" Awards
Most-promising technology ventures will be honored at the Red Herring Spring 2006 CEO Summit

San Francisco, California, April 5, 2006 — The Red Herring announced that it has narrowed the field of contenders for its annual "Red Herring 100 North America" list to 200 companies. Well over 1,000 privately held technology companies submitted to this year’s edition of the prestigious award, giving evidence to the invigorated innovative and entrepreneurial strength of the technology ecosystem.

The names of the 200 companies short-listed as finalists for the “Red Herring 100 North America” can also be found online at http://www.redherring.com.

Following another rigorous review process, the "Red Herring 100 North America" will be unveiled at the exclusive "Red Herring Spring 2006" CEO summit, May 23-25 in Monterey, California, during which the technology industry’s most-innovative CEOs, venture financiers, and corporate strategists will gather to meet this next wave of disruptive companies.

High-quality companies
"We can see the resurgence of the tech sector reflected in the quantity and variety of excellent companies that we had to choose from in putting our list together," said Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of Red Herring. "It was difficult to choose the 200 finalists and we are very happy with the stellar quality of the companies on this short-list."

More than just buzz
The "Red Herring 100 North America" award is an important part of Red Herring’s tradition of recognizing new and innovative technology firms and their entrepreneurial founders. The over 1,000 nominees were rigidly evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their ecosystem. This unique assessment of potential complemented by a review of the actual track record and standing of a company allows Red Herring to see past the "buzz" and make the list an invaluable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.

Bringing together the best
As part of this tradition to honor innovation and entrepreneurship in the business of technology, Red Herring will again host "Red Herring Spring," a two-day invitation-only summit for the CEOs and founders of the Red Herring 100 winners and finalists in Monterey, California. The summit's C-level attendees will convene under the theme "The Pursuit of Disruption" to discuss major trends and opportunities and to explore partnerships, alliances, investments, and M&A activities. Further information regarding the event and how to register is available at http://www.herringevents.com/rhspring06.

Call for Nominations: Red Herring 100 North America
Private Technology Companies Are Invited to Apply Online.

San Francisco, CA January 26, 2006 —Red Herring announced today that it is now accepting nominations for its annual Red Herring 100 North America award program for private technology companies. The deadline for submission is February 22, 2006. The winners will be announced at the Red Herring Spring Conference 2006, to be held on May 23-25 in Monterey, California.

Red Herring’s lists of private companies are an important part of the magazine’s tradition of identifying new and innovative technology start-ups and their entrepreneurial founders. Since 1996 technology industry executives, investors, and observers have regarded the Red Herring 100 lists as an invaluable instrument for discovering and advocating the most promising private ventures in the following categories: Biosciences, Communications, Computing, Energy, Entertainment & Media, Internet & Services, and Security & Defense.

Eligible for consideration are privately owned technology companies headquartered in North America (the United States, Canada, and Mexico). Nominations may come from either companies or third parties. Submissions will only be accepted online through the Red Herring Spring 2006 conference web site at http://www.herringevents.com/rhspring06 and must be received by February 22, 2006.

A group of Red Herring editorial judges will review each nomination. The editors will assess nominees on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their ecosystem. Red Herring’s global perspective, provocative outlook on the technology landscape, and Red Herring Innovation Index make this list unique and invaluable to technology and financial executives.

The Red Herring 100 North America companies will benefit from exclusive visibility through individual profiles in Red Herring magazine and online profiles at RedHerring.com. Additionally, they will be invited to present before an exclusive audience of C-level entrepreneurs, corporate strategists, and over 40 venture capital funds at the Red Herring Spring 2006 conference, held May 23-25 in Monterey, California.

Themed “The Pursuit of Disruption”, Red Herring Spring 2006 is an invitation-only gathering for C-level entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate strategists to meet and discuss business initiatives while learning about disruptive forces in the business of technology. To request an invitation, contact Michael Felber at 650.585.3414 or mfelber@redherring.com.