AeroScout Wins Red Herring 100 Global Award.Leading Provider of Asset Visibility Solutions Named One of the Top Tech Start-Ups in the World REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- AeroScout, the leading provider of Real-Time Visibility and Asset Tracking solutions, announced today that it has been selected as a winner of a Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: 100 Global Award. Red Herring 100 winners and finalists from North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia of the last three years were eligible for this award. The Red Herring editorial team used a very competitive process to whittle down Verb 1. whittle down - cut away in small pieces wear away, whittle away damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" this pool of 1800 eligible promising companies to the 100 winners of this first-time global award. Evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., with offices worldwide, AeroScout develops Wi-Fi-based Active RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. solutions that enable companies in the healthcare, manufacturing and logistics industries to improve business processes through accurate, real-time visibility of assets and people. Exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association American Hospital Association (AHA), n.pr a nonprofit national organization of individuals, institutions, and organizations engaged in direct patient care. The association works to promote the improvement of health care services. , AeroScout's customers include many of the Fortune 500 and more than 50 of the world's leading hospitals. "We're honored to have won the Red Herring Global 100 Award," said Yuval Bar-Gil, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Co-founder of AeroScout. "AeroScout's real-time visibility solutions meet the very real need within many industries for total awareness and management of the location and status of critical assets. This award recognizes our leadership in delivering value to customers in this rapidly-growing market." The winning companies were announced and celebrated at the Red Herring Global event in Seattle, WA, on December 3-5. About AeroScout AeroScout is the market leader in Active RFID asset tracking and location solutions over standard Wi-Fi networks. The company's enterprise visibility solutions accurately locate and monitor assets and people in both indoor and outdoor environments to improve business processes. AeroScout has provided visibility solutions to hundreds of customers worldwide, including many of the Fortune 500 and dozens of the world's leading hospitals. Founded in 2000, AeroScout pioneered the Wi-Fi visibility market by introducing the industry's first Wi-Fi-based Active RFID tag An RFID tag that has its own power source. Contrast with passive RFID tag. See RFID and RFID tag. , and is widely recognized as leading the market in number of tags shipped. AeroScout is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., with offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.aeroscout.com. AeroScout is a registered trademark of AeroScout, Inc. Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance (Wi-Fi Alliance, Austin, TX, www.wi-fi.org) A membership organization founded in 1999 devoted to certifying 802.11 wireless Ethernet devices for interoperability. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo on a wireless radio (PC card, access point, etc. . All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information is subject to change without notice. About Red Herring Red Herring is a global media company uniting 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 research, 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. For more information, visit www.redherring.com. |
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