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 companies will be honored at a reception during the upcoming AlwaysOn Stanford Summit to be held July 25-27 at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University Campus, being produced in partnership with the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP).

 The AO100 Top Private AlwaysOn Companies by sector are as follows:

Consumer & Entertainment

• CaféPress (http://www.cafepress.com)
• Dave.TV (http://www.dave.tv)
• DivX (http://www.divx.com)
• Facebook (http://www.facebook.com)
• InFreeDA (http://www.infreeda.com)
• Jingle Networks (http://www.free411.com)
• Linden Lab (http://lindenlab.com)
• LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com)
• NewsGator Technologies (http://www.newsgator.com)
• Photobucket (http://photobucket.com)
• RazorGator (http://www.razorgator.com)
• Simple Star (http://www.simplestar.com)
• Sling Media (http://www.slingmedia.com)
• TagWorld (http://www.tagworld.com)
• YouTube (http://www.youtube.com)
• Zappos.com (http://www.zappos.com) 

Devices & Components

• 3VR Security (http://www.3vr.com)
• Authentec (http://www.authentec.com)
• Barracuda Networks (http://www.barracudanetworks.com)
• BlueArc (http://www.bluearc.com/)
• Dust Networks (http://www.dustnetworks.com)
• EnterpriseDB (http://www.enterprisedb.com)
• Fortinet (http://www.fortinet.com)
• Impinj (http://www.impinj.com)
• IronPort Systems (http://www.ironport.com)
• Isilon Systems (http://www.isilon.com)
• Silver Peak Systems (http://www.silver-peak.com)
• Sourcefire (http://www.sourcefire.com)
• Teneros (http://www.teneros.com)
• UPEK (http://www.upek.com)
  

Enterprise

• Application Security (http://www.appsecinc.com)
• Approva (http://www.approva.net)
• Axentis (http://www.axentis.com)
• Bharosa (http://www.bharosa.com)
• Comergent Technologies (http://www.comergent.com)
• DemandTec (http://www.demandtec.com)
• LogLogic (http://www.loglogic.com)
• Mimeo.com (http://www.mimeo.com)
• MySQL (http://www.mysql.com)
• Qualys (http://www.qualys.com)
• ShotSpotter (http://www.shotspotter.com)
• SOA Software (http://www.soa.com)
• SugarCRM (http://www.sugarcrm.com)
• TradeBeam (http://www.tradebeam.com)
• Unicru (http://www.unicru.com)
• Vontu (http://www.vontu.com)
• Zantaz (http://www.zantaz.com)
• ZettaCore (http://www.zettacore.com)
• Zimbra (http://www.zimbra.com)

Mobile & Wireless

• Airgo Networks (http://www.airgonetworks.com)
• Amp'd Mobile (http://get.ampd.com)
• Aruba Networks (http://www.arubanetworks.com)
• Danger (http://www.danger.com)
• Digital Chocolate (http://www.digitalchocolate.com)
• First Hop (http://www.firsthop.com)
• Glu Mobile (http://www.glu.com)
• Hands On Mobile (http://www.HandsOn.com)
• Hellosoft (http://www.hellosoft.com)
• mBlox (http://www.mblox.com)
• mFormation Technologies (http://www.mformation.com)
• Mobile 365 (http://www.mobile365.com)
• Orb Networks (http://www.orb.com)
• OZ Communications (http://www.oz.com)
• Trapeze Networks (http://www.trapezenetworks.com)
• Visage Mobile (http://www.visagemobile.com)
• Visto (http://www.visto.com)
• Vocera Communications (http://www.vocera.com) 

Network & Infrastructure

• 2Wire (http://www.2wire.com)
• Azul Systems (http://www.azulsystems.com)
• Blue Lane Technologies (http://www.bluelane.com)
• DataSynapse (http://www.datasynapse.com)
• Egenera (http://www.egenera.com)
• Force10 Networks (http://www.force10networks.com)
• Infinera (http://www.infinera.com)
• Infoblox (http://www.infoblox.com)
• IP Unity (http://www.ipunity.com)
• Narus (http://www.narus.com)
• Netli (http://www.netli.com)
• Positive Networks (http://www.positivenetworks.com)
• Pronto Networks (http://www.prontonetworks.com)
• SOMA Networks (http://www.somanetworks.com)
• Veraz Networks (http://www.veraznetworks.com)

Services & Enablers

• Adknowledge (http://www.adknowledge.com)
• Agitar Software (http://www.agitar.com)
• BitTorrent (http://www.bittorrent.com)
• Blue Lithium (http://www.bluelithium.com)
• Brandimensions (http://www.brandimensions.com)
• CipherTrust (http://www.ciphertrust.com)
• Claria (http://www.claria.com)
• CollabNet (http://www.collab.net)
• Coremetrics (http://www.coremetrics.com)
• Eloqua (http://www.eloqua.com)
• IGA Worldwide (http://igaworldwide.com)
• Lingtu Software (http://www.lingtu.com)
• Mental Images (http://www.mentalimages.com)
• Omniture (http://www.omniture.com)
• Pay By Touch (http://www.paybytouch.com)
• Technorati (http://www.technorati.com)
• Tellme Networks (http://www.tellme.com)
• Zanox (http://www.zanox.com)

Tickets can be purchased online or directly from Kathy Osweiler at Kathy@alwayson-network.com.

Sponsors of AO2006 include: Accenture, Ask.com, Audi, Bridge Bank, Citrix, HP, Jefferies Broadview, KPMG, LEWIS PR, Manatt, MIT/Stanford Venture Lab, Motorola, Netsuite, Nova Scotia, Novell and QUALCOMM.