Red Herring 100 Asia Application Deadline is July 15

Red Herring 100 Asia Application Deadline is July 15

July 10, 2007

Award Recognizes the 100 "Most Promising"
Startups in Asia Driving the Future of Technology 


    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ ¨C-
Red Herring today announced its official contest for the
esteemed Red Herring 100 Asia 2007 award. This marks the
third consecutive year that the global media company will
conduct a competition highlighting 100 cutting edge private
technology companies from all over Asia, including China,
India, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam.  The
winners will be celebrated at the Red Herring 100 Asia
event, August 29-31, in Hong Kong.  Application for the
award is open until July 15.  Venture capitalists and
entrepreneurs can submit their candidates for consideration
by visiting http://www.redherringasia.com .

    "Asia continues to be one of the world's centers
of innovation," says Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of
Red Herring. "We look forward to finding the technology
startups that will change the way we live, work, and
communicate." 

    The Red Herring editorial board diligently surveys the
entrepreneurial scene throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
The board rates hundreds of companies on vision,
technological achievement and market leadership, and then
selects 100 companies that are leading the next wave of
innovation.  Past Red Herring 100 Asia winners have ranged
from Web 2.0 startups to bioscience platforms and
clean-tech firms. 

    The 100 winning companies will be profiled in a Red
Herring Magazine special issue.  They will also be invited
to present at the Red Herring 100 Asia event, on August
29-31 in Hong Kong. Red Herring 100 Asia is an
invitation-only event. C-level executives from top private
firms and from large public multinationals attend to
enhance their company's industry presence, and investors
come to secure their next deal and hear about the latest
industry trends. Request your invitation at:
http://www.redherringasia.com .

    About Red Herring

    Red Herring is a global media company which unites the
world's 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 insider's 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 . 


    For more information, please contact: 

     Ms.Amber Li 
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