The Red Herring editorial team used a very competitive process to whittle down the pool of 1800 eligible companies to the 200 finalists of this first-time award and evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy and ecosystem integration.

"The 200 finalists we selected from around the world are all excellent contenders," says Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring. "They are exceptional companies with smart and innovative platforms that attest to the importance of technology in today's global economy."

Red Herring Global (herringevents.com/global07/index.html) is an event honoring cutting-edge private technology businesses from across the world, says the company. The event brings together a roster of entrepreneurial and global venture investment firms to showcase excellence in innovation and features keynote discussions, roundtable panels and networking events designed for participants to make connections and learn what it takes to achieve the best worldwide in business and technology.

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