Business Layers Selected by Tornado Insider as One of Europe's Top 100 Start-ups for Second Consecutive Year.Business Editors ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003 Tops Tornado tornado, dark, funnel-shaped cloud containing violently rotating air that develops below a heavy cumulonimbus cloud mass and extends toward the earth. The funnel twists about, rises and falls, and where it reaches the earth causes great destruction. 100 List as One of Most Innovative and Promising Emerging Companies Business Layers, the eProvisioning Company(TM), has been named one of the top 25 emerging private technology companies in the Tornado Insider's third annual Tornado100. For the second consecutive year, Business Layers has earned a place in the Tornado100, an award that honors the one hundred most innovative and promising emerging technology companies in Europe. Since its founding in 1999, Business Layers defined a market category and quickly emerged as the industry's foremost provider of provisioning software, a cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to of enterprise security and identity management. The company's award-winning eProvision(TM) Software is used by global enterprises including Schering-Plough, ChevronTexaco, and other high profile organizations across diverse industries. "We are extremely proud that Business Layers has been selected from thousands of entrants as one of Europe's top one hundred emerging companies for the second year in a row," said Izhar Shay shay n. Informal A chaise. [Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )] Noun 1. , president and 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. of Business Layers. "This award is further validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. that we are providing innovative enterprise security solutions for our customers and fueling the rapid development of the provisioning market." The list, which will be detailed in the May issue of Tornado Insider magazine, will profile Business Layers and the other 99 most promising and innovative emerging companies in the European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. IT and biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. sectors. "These companies are Europe's Elite," said Timothy Weeks, Tornado Insider's Senior Research Analyst. "While much of the tech world continues to struggle, these entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. vanguards are busy catalyzing the future." The selection of Business Layers and the rest of the Tornado100 was narrowed from thousands of candidates and judged by the following criteria: -- Delivering an innovation that shows the promise of setting new standards. -- Introducing a major new audience. -- Supplying a key piece of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ) infrastructure. -- Commanding a significant customer base. -- Having the potential to become a global brand or standard. -- Influencing a major market. -- Receiving a significant amount of funding. -- Having a strong valuation for a lucrative exit. Although the list reflects startups and sectors in different stages of maturity, the Tornado 100 selection criteria favored companies that have clearly demonstrated that the technology they are commercializing today will change the way things are done tomorrow. About Business Layers Business Layers is the global leader in provisioning software, the cornerstone of identity management solutions. The company's award-winning eProvision(TM) Software products, help organizations enhance security and increase efficiency by automatically allocating IT resources to employees, customers, contractors and business partners, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. corporate policy. Business Layers is headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ. For more information, please contact Business Layers at 877-552-9377,or visit www.businesslayers.com. About Tornado Insider Tornado Insider was founded in late 1998 as the first media company serving the new pan-European technology industry, providing entrepreneurs, investors, service providers and other participants with the information they need to succeed in Europe's high-tech economy. By connecting all the relevant players across industry and geographic boundaries through a rich mixture of news, analysis, research, videography vid·e·og·ra·phy n. The art or practice of using a video camera. vid  e·og and conferences, Tornado Insider plays a vital role in
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