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Birst Awarded "Red Herring 100 North America"
Birst Honored as One of the Most Promising Tech Companies in North America
| Source: Birst
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - May 19, 2009) - Birst today announced that the company
has been named to the "Red Herring 100" list of top private technology
companies in North America for 2009.
Red Herring editors assess nominees on both quantitative and qualitative
criteria such as: financial performance, technology innovation, quality of
management, execution of strategy, and integration into their ecosystem.
Past award winners include Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Netscape, Salesforce.com,
and YouTube.
"We are honored to be included in this year's Red Herring 100. This is a
validation not only of Birst as a business intelligence solution, but also
a recognition of the real value that Birst provides to our customers," said
Brad Peters, CEO of Birst. "We look forward to building on this success and
introducing the ease, flexibility, and affordability of on-demand business
intelligence to even more organizations."
The award was presented at the North America Red Herring 100 Conference in
San Diego, where executives from the 200 finalist companies showcased their
innovative technologies and winning strategies. Birst was selected from
over 1,200 applicants and 200 finalists to be one of the 100 award winners.
About Birst
Birst™ is the leading provider of on-demand business intelligence
solutions. Birst brings the benefits of fact-based decision-making to a
much broader audience by making it affordable, fast, and easy to use. Birst
is designed to support users of all sizes -- from individuals to groups and
entire companies, so that everyone can benefit from greater insight into
their business.
Learn more at www.birst.com
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 newsletters, and major events for
technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider's
access to the global innovation ecosystem, featuring unparalleled insights
on the emerging technologies driving the economy.
For more information, visit www.redherring.com