AppRiver named Red Herring North
America 100 Winner
10/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
AppRiver named Red Herring North America 100 Winner
Award Recognizes the 100 "Most Promising" Companies Driving the Future of
Technology
GULF BREEZE, FL, May 15, 2008 – AppRiver LLC (www.appriver.com), a leading
provider of email messaging 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 today 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.
AppRiver Contact:
Michael Hamstra
Director of Marketing
850-932-5338
mhamstra@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.
Red Herring Contact:
Anam Alpenia
Red Herring, Inc.
650-428-2900
aalpenia@redherring.com