Danger, Inc. Selected by AlwaysOn as AO100 Private Company Award Winner; Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Danger, Inc., a pioneer in mobile Internet software and services, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. Danger was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial panel based on a set of five criteria -- technology innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation. Danger and the AO100 will be honored as part of the AO2006: Stanford Summit, July 25-27, at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center The Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center is a place for Stanford students and alumni to come together and socialize, conduct business, or simply relax and enjoy themselves. It hosts 30,000 square feet (0 m) on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. . It will bring together successful entrepreneurs, business and political thought leaders, and top venture capitalists to spot trends and spark new ideas and initiatives. The AO100 was selected from over 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. The AO100 consists of private companies at all stages of development, from early to late stage. Danger is making the mobile Internet a reality for consumers. The company has created an innovative client/server software infrastructure and applications that securely push e-mail, instant messages and other data to Danger-powered devices in real time. With compression and optimization technology, Danger's platform efficiently uses network resources while delivering a high-performance mobile experience. Danger licenses its software as a service to mobile operators worldwide. "The AO100 companies are driving the next wave of innovative technologies that are disrupting the old guard and shaping the new media landscape," said Tony Perkins, founder of AlwaysOn. "As ever, we were inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with nominations from leading companies, and it's heartening heart·en tr.v. heart·ened, heart·en·ing, heart·ens To give strength, courage, or hope to; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage. Adj. 1. to know that tomorrow's thought leaders and technology visionaries are already out there. My congratulations to each AO100 winner -- these are the companies which we predict will have the greatest market traction, strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches this year." "It's gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that Danger is once again being recognized as part of the AO100," said Hank Nothhaft, chairman 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 Danger, Inc. "This award is a testament to Danger's focus on innovation and the tremendous work that has been done by our team over the last year." A full list of all the AO100 companies can be found on the AlwaysOn website at: http://stanfordsummit.goingon.com/permalink/post/866. About Danger, Inc. Danger licenses mobile Internet software as a service, enabling wireless operators to offer innovative data products to consumers. Danger's mobile Internet solution is a Java-compatible client/server platform and application suite that delivers an easy-to-use, personalized mobile experience. Founded in January 2000, Danger is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. backed by leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and corporate investors. Danger is based in Palo Alto, California. Additional information about the company is available at www.danger.com. About AlwaysOn AlwaysOn is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network; establishing it as a leader in the open media revolution. Borrowing on the underground blogging and social networking traditions, AlwaysOn (www.alwayson-network.com) was launched in 2003. Today, AlwaysOn'S annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print "blogozine" and online services encourage direct collaboration between the global thought leaders and technology insiders whose ideas and innovations are shaping the always-on world. AlwaysOn, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley. |
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