Red Herring announced that Vivox has been short-listed as one of the top 200 contenders for its annual “Red Herring 100 North America” list. Well over 1,000 privately held technology companies submitted to this year’s edition of the prestigious award, giving evidence to the invigorated innovative and entrepreneurial strength of the technology ecosystem.
High-quality companies
“We can see the resurgence of the tech sector reflected in the quantity and variety of excellent companies that we had to choose from in putting our list together,” said Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in- Chief of Red Herring. “It was difficult to choose the 200 finalists and we are very happy with the stellar quality of the companies on this short-list.”
Vivox’s tailored IP-communication services bring rich, intelligent communications to online communities, creating more powerful and valuable community interaction. Vivox’s service platform, Precision Studio, combines text, voice, video, multi-party communication and presence in intuitive solutions that are seamlessly integrated into gaming, dating, social networking, consumer and other online communities. Immersion, Vivox’s gaming specific solution, brings high quality, real-time integrated voice and IM communication into the gaming environment to enhance the immersive nature of virtual worlds and multiplayer games. Vivox’s Tempo offers social networking services a broad array of IP communication tools – IM, voice and video – together with an innovative rules engine to generate more natural, controlled and graduated connections and ensure that a user’s privacy is never compromised.
“Vivox is delivering the next generation of IP-communications for online communities, and, as a new company, we are proud to be named a finalist for the prestigious Red Herring 100 Award,” stated Rob Seaver, CEO of Vivox. “The ability to deliver customized IP services – whether voice, video or IM – for any interactive, online environment transforms online communities, generating greater interaction, increasing loyalty and creating new revenue opportunities.”
More than just buzz
The “Red Herring 100 North America” award is an important part of Red Herring’s tradition of recognizing new and innovative technology firms and their entrepreneurial founders. Vivox and the other nominees were rigidly evaluated on 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.
Bringing together the best
As part of this tradition to honor innovation and entrepreneurship in the business of technology, Red Herring will again host “Red Herring Spring,” a two day invitation-only summit for the CEOs and founders of the Red Herring 100 winners and finalists in Monterey, California. The summit’s C-level attendees will convene under the theme “The Pursuit of Disruption” to discuss major trends and opportunities and to explore partnerships, alliances, investments, and M&A activities. Further information regarding the event and how to register is available at http://www.herringevents.com/rhspring06.
About Vivox
Vivox’s managed services generate natural and engaging online interactions that reflect the intelligence, power and nuance of real world communication. Vivox’s carrier-gradecommunications platform, Precision Studio, combines text, voice, video, multi-party communication and presence, in simple and intuitive solutions for online communities. With specific offerings for the online dating and Massive Multiplayer Online Gaming markets, Vivox generates incremental revenue opportunities and enhances services for its customers’ unique businesses. For more information please visit www.vivox.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 .
