Red Herring Releases List of 200 Finalists for the "Red Herring 100 Asia" Awards 2008

) October 18, 2008 -- Red Herring Magazine announced today that BoxSentry, an innovative email deliverability solutions provider that ensures business-safe email protection in multiple languages, has been short listed as a forerunner of the Red Herring 100 Asia 2008 awards. The 100 winners will be announced at the Red Herring 100 Asia event in Hong Kong, on December 2-3, 2008.

The 200 finalists are based in 16 countries/regions including China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia and Vietnam. The names of the 200 companies short-listed as finalists for the "Red Herring 100 Asia 2008" will be found online at http://herringresearch.com/eventspace/blgtrx_event_home/asia08/index.html

"The 200 finalists we selected from across 16 countries and regions are all excellent contenders," said Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of Red Herring. "They are exceptional companies who thrive on innovation and strongly define the important role of technology in Asia's economy and throughout the world."

"We are honored to be selected as a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Asia Award," said Manish Goel, CEO of BoxSentry. "It acknowledges our unique approach to email security. Unlike other email security solutions on the market today, our cutting-edge RealMail product was developed to accurately protect legitimate email and stop spam in multiple languages, particularly for those in Asia Pacific and the Middle East."

The finalists and winning companies will be celebrated at the Red Herring 100 Asia event in Hong Kong, on December 2-3, 2008. Red Herring 100 Asia is an exclusive event honoring 100 cutting-edge private technology companies from across the Asia-Pacific region. The event brings together an elite roster of entrepreneurial and global venture investment firms to showcase excellence in innovation. It features two days of keynote discussions, roundtable panels and intimate networking events designed for participants to make connections and learn what it takes to achieve the best in business and technology in Asia.

Distinguished speakers on past Red Herring 100 Asia include SeHyun Oh, Chairman of SK Telcom, John Chen, Chairman of Sybase, Richard Li, Chairman of PCCW; Victor Koo, CEO of Youku.com (former President of Sohu.com); James Ding, Chairman of AsiaInfo, John Hummelstad, Apac Director of Microsoft Venture and many others.

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 research, 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. For more information, visit www.redherring.com.

Contact at BoxSentry:
Kari Madsen Daily
Senior Marketing Manager, BoxSentry
Tel: +65 6536 5203
Email: kari.madsendaily@boxsentry.com

Media Contacts for BoxSentry:
Sonya Madeira Stamp
EASTWEST Public Relations for BoxSentry
Tel: +65 6429 0315
Email: sonya@eastwestpr.com

Joan Khor
EASTWEST Public Relations for BoxSentry
Tel: +65 6429 0311
Email: joan@eastwestpr.com

Contact at Red Herring:
Maggie Xiao
Director, Red Herring APAC
mxiao@redherring.com

Media Contact Information and Accreditation:
Xenia Wedel
Terpin Communication Inc. for Red Herring
Tel: + 1 310 821 6100 Ext. 103
Email: xenia@terpin.com

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