Finalists Selected from 1200 Top Startup Technology Companies Worldwide

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., January 5, 2009 – Accordent Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise rich media communications solutions, has again been honored by the editors of Red Herring Magazine as one of the world’s top startup technology companies named to the Red Herring Global for 2008 finalist list.

Finalists were chosen from the magazine’s 2008 Red Herring 100 list, which identifies the most promising technology startups by surveying entrepreneurship around the globe. Technology industry executives, investors, and observers have regarded the Red Herring 100 list as an invaluable instrument to discover and advocate the promising startups that will lead the next wave of disruption and innovation. Past award winners include Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Netscape, Salesforce.com and YouTube.

For the second time in Red Herring's history, the magazine will pick the best 100 startups in the world from the Top 100 lists for Asia, Europe and North America. According to the company, “Red Herring Global is the culmination of a year's work of scouring thousands of privately held companies from around the world. During this time we have meticulously selected 1200 of the top companies from Europe, North America, and Asia.”

The winning100 Red Herring Global 2008 companies will be announced at the Red Herring Global 2008 event in San Diego, CA on Jan 14 – 16, 2009.

About Accordent Technologies, Inc.
Accordent Technologies provides enterprise-wide rich media communications solutions that enable world-class organizations to inform, train and engage their audiences online. More than 1500 customers worldwide, including Unisys, JPMorgan Chase, Ford, Harvard and National Institutes of Health, rely on Accordent solutions to create, manage, distribute and measure the effectiveness of their multimedia presentation assets. Accordent has earned distinction for its award-winning products and long-standing commitment to the success of its customers and partners. Learn more about Accordent’s exceptional solutions at www.accordent.com.

Accordent Capture Station, Accordent PresenterPRO, Accordent Engage and Accordent Media Management System are trademarks of Accordent Technologies. Other trademarks that may be mentioned in this release are the intellectual property of their respective owners.

Contact : Darian Germain, Accordent Technologies, 703-608-3404

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