
AO100 list showcases top innovative private companies demonstrating market traction and the ability to disrupt existing markets
San Francisco, CA - July 12, 2006 - AlwaysOn today announced the AO100 Top Private Companies for 2006. The fourth-annual elite AO100 list was compiled by the AlwaysOn editorial panel. In order to make the AO100 list, companies had to be peer-nominated, with AlwaysOn receiving more than 1,000 nominations from venture investors, investment bankers and other industry experts.
Each of this year’s AO100 winners demonstrates leadership among their peers in these areas: innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.
“Once again, we received more than 1,000 high-quality nominations for this year’s AO100 list, so there’s clearly still a healthy market for innovation in the high-tech sector,” said Tony Perkins, founder of AlwaysOn. “All of this year’s winners are demonstrating significant market traction and are pursuing game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. The huge success of last year’s winner, Skype, is proof that innovation can appeal to the mass market, and we hope that many of this year’s winners will go on to achieve similar success.”
The AO100 Top Private AlwaysOn Companies by sector are as follows:
Consumer & Entertainment
Devices & Components
Mobile & Wireless
Network & Infrastructure
Services & Enablers
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