Modumetal Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 21, 2011

Red Herring announced its Top 100 award in Hollywood, California last week. This award recognizes the leading private companies from North America, celebrating these startups innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Red Herrings Top 100 North America list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat, said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Modumetal embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Modumetal should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.

Red Herrings editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the buzz and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in North America.

Modumetal, Inc. of Seattle, WA, is realizing the commercial potential of a unique, patented class of nanolaminated materials. These pioneering materials exemplify unprecedented performance for structural, corrosion, and high temperature applications. Modumetal is made by a green electrochemical manufacturing approach, which reduces the carbon footprint of conventional metals manufacturing at the same time that it revolutionizes materials performance. (http://www.modumetal.com). Modumetal is a backed by the Second Avenue Partners of Seattle, The Alliance of Angels, The Washington Research Foundation and Catamount Ventures of San Francisco.

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Delphix Wins 2011 Red Herring 100 North America Award

Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2011

Delphix, the market-leading provider of database virtualization software, today announced that it has been named to Red Herrings North America 100 list, a prestigious list honoring the years most promising private technology ventures in North America.

Since launching our product last year, weve seen adoption of database virtualization across all industries, said Jedidiah Yueh, Delphix CEO. With our software, businesses like TiVo, Corporate Express, Intuitive Surgical, SuccessFactors, Informatica, and Comcast roll out application projects faster, with far less operational complexity and hardware infrastructure. The Red Herring 100 award recognizes the impact our solution is making for customers across the globe.

Delphix applies the simplifying concept of virtualization to database infrastructure, turning structured data and its supporting infrastructure into software that operates in a fraction of the space, while preserving full functionality and performance. Customers of Delphix Server include members of the Fortune 1000 across major industries, including finance, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, consumer goods, technology, and SaaS.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of thousands from across North America. Winners of the 2011 edition of the Red Herring 100 North America award were selected based upon their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health. Red Herring's annual lists of top private companies are an important part of the company's tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Past winners such as Google, eBay, and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.

Over a decade ago, Red Herring selected Yuehs first software company, Avamar, as a Red Herring 100 winner. In 1999 Yueh founded Avamar, the software company that pioneered data de-duplication for disk backup, a multi-billion dollar category. After being acquired by EMC in 2006, Avamar has rocketed in global market share and was recently ranked as the highest rated backup software solution in product quality in the industry by Storage magazine. We believe database virtualizaiton will drive far more value and have a significantly larger impact on businesses than data de-duplication, added Yueh.

Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat, said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO, Red Herring. After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Delphix embodies the vision, drive, and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Delphix should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.

USEFUL LINKS

Delphix website: http://www.delphix.com

Delphix Server: http://www.delphix.com/products.php

Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/delphixcorp

Delphix blog: http://www.delphix.com/blog/

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Attributor Partners With Magazine Publishers of America and Periodical Publishers Association to Stop Piracy and Help Monetize Content Across the Web

San Mateo, CALIF. (PRWEB) June 10, 2010

Attributor, provider of the first Web-wide content monitoring and identification platform, today announced partnerships with the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) and the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA). The partnership goals are to provide magazine industry professionals in the US and UK with an effective way to stop piracy, increase visibility of how their content is used across the Web, and create more revenue-generating syndication opportunities.

A key aspect of the shared vision between the three organizations involves protecting the value of publisher content. A recent Attributor study found that publisher content reaches 5.3 times more audience on sites who are not licensed to republish those articles. Another study on online magazine infringement highlighted 20 of the more than 2,000 domains that illegally host full-issue downloads of magazines. Unauthorized content reuse is growing more than 15 percent per year, which translates into millions of dollars in lost licensing and advertising revenue per year.

Illegal syndication is taking its toll on the publishing industry, and individual publishers are struggling to monetize and protect the value of their content, said Jim Pitkow, Attributor CEO. Its vital that these publishers have control over their content to eliminate piracy and increase revenue opportunities. Our partnerships with MPA and PPA will allow more publishers access to these services.

With the advent of multi-platform publishing, magazine brands face a very real threat from piracy on the internet, said Barry McIlheney, chief executive of the PPA. At the PPA we have a responsibility to help members tackle this issue and together with Attributor we can provide a way of identifying and protecting high-value content.

With this alliance, the MPAs 225 domestic and 50 international publishing companies, and the PPAs nearly 200 publishing company members, who together publish more than 3,000 consumer, business and customer magazines, will receive a discount on the full suite of Attributor products and services. This discount includes Guardian, which allows content owners real-time access to actionable intelligence about where and how their content is propagating across the entire Internet. Guardian enables member companies to protect their existing online licensing and advertising revenues, identify new licensing opportunities, as well as up-sell existing syndication customers

Attributors content monitoring technology is available in 18 languages and helps content owners protect their copyrighted content. The technology provides 24/7-piracy protection by monitoring more than 35 billion Web pages, including hosting sites, cyberlockers and link farms, continuously scanning for copies of original works. Once a potential infringing copy is found, the content is verified before takedown notifications are sent.

About Attributor

Attributor is a privately held technology company headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. Its content monitoring and enforcement platform enables publishers of all sizes to protect their text, image and video content wherever it appears on the Internet. Attributors customers include John Wiley & Sons, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, The Associated Press, The Financial Times, Agencia EFE and Deutsche Presse-Agentur, among others. For more information, visit: Attributor.com.

About The Magazine Publishers of America

Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) is the industry association for consumer magazines. Established in 1919, the MPA represents approximately 225 domestic publishing companies with more than 1,000 titles, nearly 50 international companies and more than 100 associate members. Staffed by magazine industry specialists, the MPA is headquartered in New York City, with an office of government affairs in Washington, DC. For more information, visit: magazine.org/.

About The Periodical Publishers Association

The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) protects and promotes the interests of print and online publishers of consumer and business media in the UK. The PPA has around 200 publishing companies in its membership, which collectively produce more than 2,500 consumer and business magazines and journals as well as digital media, data products and events. For more information, visit: ppa.co.uk/

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Acumatica Cloud ERP Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Company

Bethesda, MD. (PRWEB) June 21, 2011

Acumatica, a provider of Cloud ERP software, today announced it was recognized as a top 100 North American company by Red Herring. The honor distinguishes Acumatica among hundreds applicants and places it in elite company. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat, said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Acumatica embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Acumatica should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.

Red Herrings editorial staff evaluated Acumatica on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of company relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the buzz and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most innovative new business models in North America.

Were pleased to augment our success in the marketplace with formal recognition from a prestigious organization such as Red Herring, said Ezequiel Steiner, CEO at Acumatica. Our ERP software provides access from any device for companies looking to upgrade from client-server solutions and our solution provides control for companies locked-in to SaaS-only solutions.

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Aspen Avionics Receives Red Herring 100 North America Award

Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) May 30, 2008

Aspen Avionics today announced that it is a recipient of the Red Herring 100 North America, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the region.

Aspen Avionics brings the most advanced technologies and capabilities from commercial and business aviation markets into general aviation (GA) cockpits and budgets. Its flagship product line, the Evolution Flight Display system, replaces aging mechanical flight instruments, which still dominate 95% of the GA fleet, with the latest microprocessor-based systems incorporating solid-state sensors and flat panel displays. And it does so at prices that for the first time in the industry are less than the cost of the analog gauges it replaces.

Red Herrings annual lists of top private companies are an important part of the companys tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.

"Receiving this award from such a prestigious publication as Red Herring is a real honor for Aspen," said John Uczekaj, President and CEO of Aspen Avionics. "We pride ourselves on our ability to develop revolutionary technology solutions to the challenges that face our industry, and Red Herring's recognition of our success is a tribute to our team's ability to build a business based on a new way to look at avionics," Uczekaj continued.

Red Herrings editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than 800 private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

"Red Herring's recognition of Aspen Avionics as a top 100 company in a non-traditional sector further validates the company's role as an industry leader," said Len Rand, Managing Director at Granite Ventures, which led Aspens Series A venture funding. "Aspen is revolutionizing light aviation and we're enjoying the ride."

Stephanie Spong of EPIC Ventures (formerly Wasatch Venture Fund), which led Aspens Series B investment round, said, We appreciate Red Herring recognizing in this somewhat unusual deal the classic ingredients of a great technology innovation story passionate, committed founders who put together a world-class team to carry their revolutionary idea out to a mature industry that was hungry for something new. This company has what it takes to become the next major player in avionics.

About Aspen Avionics, Inc.

Aspen Avionics specializes in bringing the most advanced technology and capability from the commercial and business aviation markets into general aviation cockpits and budgets. Our products increase situational awareness and reduce pilot workload, making it even easier and safer to fly in both VFR and IFR conditions. The way we look at it, getting the latest avionics technology shouldnt always mean spending a lot of money on equipment or installation. At Aspen Avionics, we design products to be affordable, easy to install, and easy to own. The company can be found on the web at http://www.aspenavionics.com , or may be reached at (505) 856-5034. Print-ready images of the Evolution Flight Display are available at http://www.aspenavionics.com/pressdownloads .

About Red Herring

Red Herring is a global media company which unites the worlds best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters, and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insiders access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. More information about Red Herring is available on the Internet at http://www.redherring.com .

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Driving Sports TV Announces Official Live Coverage of Round 5 of the Rally America Racing Series

Redmond, WA (PRWEB) June 2, 2008

Driving Sports today announced that it would be presenting live worldwide coverage of the 2008 Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally presented by Citizen's and Northern Bank, Round 5 in the Rally America Championship series, scheduled for June 6 and 7.

As part of this groundbreaking coverage, Driving Sports will present live video streams, a dynamic event blog, cell phone SMS alerts and daily action recaps through its web site http://www.drivingsports.com. This will be the first time a Rally America regular series round has featured such extensive live coverage. The event is a crucial step for competitors as they fight for coveted invitations to the 2008 ESPN X Games in Los Angeles.

"We are very excited to bring some of the best rally action in the world to a wider global audience," said Driving Sports Producer, Ryan Douthit. He continued, "We've lined up a talented team to bring the unfiltered excitement of professional rally to new and existing fans of the series!"

Viewers will have the opportunity to watch and interact with action sports stars, Dave Mirra, Travis Pastrana, Ken Block and Andrew-Comrie Picard, as they fight against the elements and a large field of seasoned challengers - all from the comfort of their home computers or on select 3G smartphones.

"Rally America appreciates the coverage that MediaSpigot has provided over the years through its print magazines, and we're really excited about the live updates they have planned for Round 5," said J.B. Niday, Managing Director for Rally America.

The first live broadcast from the event will commence at 9am EST on Friday, June 6, with additional live feeds and updates posted regularly throughout the day, including exclusive interviews from the service-park and tape-delayed stage action. Viewers can point their web browsers to http://www.drivingsports.com for more details, or text RALLY to 38714 to sign up for SMS alerts.

About MediaSpigot LLC

Based in Redmond, Wash., MediaSpigot is one of the fastest growing, privately held producers of automotive-enthusiast media in the United States. Its print titles include Subiesport Magazine, among others, available through major booksellers in the United States, Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong. Under the Driving Sports and Driving Sports TV brands, MediaSpigot produces enthusiast lifestyle events, television specials, web destinations and streaming video programming. For more information, visit http://www.mediaspigot.com.

About Rally America

Based in Golden Valley, Minn., Rally America sanctions the premier rally racing series in the United States, the Rally America National Championship Series. In 2008, Rally America will conduct nine National Championship events at venues across the country, from Pomeroy, Wash., to Bethel, Maine. Rally America competitors reach speeds well over 100mph in modified street cars on natural-terrain courses of gravel, dirt or snow. Additionally, through a partnership with ESPN, qualifying Rally America drivers will be invited to compete in the Summer X Games, the annual leading action-sport event that is broadcast live on ABC and ESPN. For more information, visit http://www.rally-america.com.

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