Red Herring Now Accepting Submissions for Annual Red Herring 100 Europe Award

Red Herring Magazine, a media company whose mission it is to cover
innovation, technology, finance and entrepreneurial activity, is
requesting submissions for the 2007 Red Herring 100 Europe Award,
celebrating the EMEA region's most promising private firms.

Over the past three years, the Red Herring editorial board has
diligently surveyed the entrepreneurial scene throughout the EMEA
region (Europe, Middle East and Africa), and identified many of the
companies that are leading the next wave of innovation. It is time
again to choose the Red Herring 100 Europe for 2007.

Submissions for the Red Herring 100 Europe will be accepted until
January 12, and the winners will be announced at Red Herring's Venture
Market Europe, which takes place March 25-27 in Cannes, France. Each
of the winning companies will have the opportunity to speak and/or
exhibit at the conference, and will be featured in the "Special"
edition of the Red Herring Magazine.

The Red Herring 100 Europe Award focuses on the seven industry
sectors covered by the magazine, including Communications, Software,
Internet Services, Entertainment/Media, Security/Defense, Biosciences
and Energy.

The Red Herring will be selecting its picks through an online
submission process. To submit a company for this award, companies can
visit:
http://aquarium.redherring.com/RH100/europe_accessreq.nsf/AccessReques
t?OpenForm (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted
into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if
one exists.)

"The Red Herring 100 Europe recognizes the tremendous innovation
occurring right now in the EMEA region. These companies are driving
the next wave of disruption in the industry and across the globe,"
said Farley Duvall, Vice President Red Herring Europe.

Genuine Business Potential

Looking well beyond a company's financials, Red Herring's
editorial board uses 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.

Global Visibility

Winners of the Red Herring Top 100 Europe will be showcased during
the Red Herring's Venture Market Europe conference. CEOs of the Top
100 Europe companies will have the opportunity to present their
company and vision in a series of presentations scheduled throughout
the conference.

Red Herring Venture Market Europe

Red Herring's lists of private companies are an important part of
the magazine's tradition of identifying new and innovative technology
firms and entrepreneurs. Companies like Skype and MySQL were spotted
in their early days by Red Herring editors as some that would change
the way we live and work.

For more information regarding the Red Herring 100 Europe
submission process or the Venture Market Europe Conference, please
contact Farley Duvall at +41.44.445.3492 or fduvall@redherring.com.

About Red Herring

Red Herring is a sophisticated insider's guide to the business of
technology, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging
technologies driving the economy, from the Internet to wireless
communications and digital entertainment. Red Herring reports on how
innovation and entrepreneurship are transforming business and how the
business of technology is transforming the world, providing readers
with a deep understanding of venture capital and capital markets.
Recognized as an essential resource in today's fast-changing business
world, Red Herring gets the right answers before anyone else even
thinks to ask the questions. More information on Red Herring is
available on the Internet at www.redherring.com.