iWOW, a global provider for wireless technologies, announced that it has been named as the “Red Herring 100 Asia” Award Winner for 2007. This list honors the top 100 privately held companies in Asia leading innovation in the technology business. The news was announced at a gala dinner during the Red Herring 100 Asia event in Hong Kong, China, happening from August 29 to 31.
Winners were selected from a pool of more than 500 applicants based in 16 countries/regions including China, India, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam. The names of the 200 companies short-listed as finalists for the Red Herring 100 Asia 2007 along with the 100 announced winners can be found online at www.herringevents.com/asia07/index.html.
The Red Herring editorial team carefully selected the winning companies based on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their ecosystem. The 100 winners are based in 16 countries/regions including China, India, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam.
“After a rigorous evaluation process, we’re very happy with winners we selected,” said Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of Red Herring. “There was a large pool to choose from and we’re impressed by the caliber an innovative talent bursting from Asia’s business and technology sector.”
“We are delighted that iWOW has been chosen as a winner of the Red Herring 100 Asia Award”, said Mr Raymond Bo, Managing Director of iWOW Technology Pte Ltd. He attributes the award to the great teamwork and iWOW’s continuous effort in sharpening its competitive edge. “Winning this award has also given us the encouragement and motivation to strive forward in this industry and bring iWOW to greater heights.”
About iWOW Technology Pte Ltd
Established in 1999, iWOW has grown into a global provider of wireless technologies to the Mobile and Machine-To-Machine (M2M) communication markets. iWOW offers technology solutions and design services for mobile phone development. Its embedded software, the i.frame series, has surpassed 13 million mobile deployments worldwide ranging from mobile phones, PDAs, telemetry systems and car navigation systems. iWOW also designs, manufactures, and distributes an extensive wireless connectivity product line, including GSM/GPRS modems under the iTegno brand name, GSM/GPRS module and GPS module to the M2M market.
Headquartered in Singapore, iWOW has offices in Malaysia and China. Today, iWOW’s wide range of wireless communications products and services are being deployed in over 100 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit www.iwow.com.sg.
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.
