Award Recognizes the 100 'Most Promising' Companies Driving the Future of Technology GULF BREEZE, Fla., May 15
GULF BREEZE, Fla., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AppRiver LLC (www.appriver.com),
a leading provider of email security solutions, has been selected as one of
the Red Herring 100, the most innovative private technology companies based in
North America. The Red Herring editorial board selected AppRiver as one of 100
winners from a pool of more than 1,500 applicants. Nominees were closely
evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial
performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of
strategy, and integration into their ecosystem.
"We can see the exciting evolution of the technology sector reflected in
the quality and variety of exceptional companies that we had to choose from in
putting our list together," said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red
Herring. "It was tough to choose just 100 winners from such a large list of
excellent contenders, and we are very happy with the quality of the companies
we selected as finalists."
The 100 winning companies were announced at the Red Herring North America
event in San Jose, California, where the CEOs of the winning startups have
been presenting their innovative ideas and technologies to an audience of
leading entrepreneurs, financiers, and corporate strategists all week.
"We are pleased to be among the high-tech industry leaders and innovators
represented by the Red Herring 100," said Michael Murdoch, CEO and co-founder
of AppRiver. "We got here by anticipating our customers' needs and providing
them with cost-effective on-demand solutions. That will remain our primary
focus in the years ahead."
About AppRiver
Founded in April 2002, AppRiver -- based in Gulf Breeze, Florida -- is a
software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider offering secure messaging solutions to
businesses of all sizes. In addition to spam and virus protection, the company
provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. With more than
30,000 customers around the world -- and an impressive 97% customer retention
rate since its inception -- AppRiver is one of the largest email security
managed service providers worldwide. In 2006, Red Herring magazine named
AppRiver one of 10 private security companies to watch, and more recently the
company was named to CRN Magazine's 2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos list. For more
information, visit www.appriver.com.
About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company which unites 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 economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging
technologies driving the economy. More information about Red Herring is
available on the Internet at www.redherring.com.
SOURCE AppRiver LLC
