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January 27, 2005
SMARTNER NAMED BY TORNADO INSIDER AMONG EUROPE’S TOP 100 PRIVATE TECH COMPANIES
Best Performing Companies of 2004
Helsinki, Finland - Smartner has been selected as one of the best-performing and innovative high-tech private companies of Europe and Israel in the fourth annual Tornado100 list. Smartner, headquartered in Helsinki, was founded in 1999 by Jussi Räisänen and Mika Uusitalo and specializes in mobile solutions for email and calendar based on PUSH technology.
"We are honored that our efforts have been recognized by Tornado Insider in its ranking of the Top 100 private technology companies in Europe," said Paul Hedman, CEO of Smartner. “The award acknowledges the fact that our top-quality team has developed a superior product. Being a 2004 Tornado100 Winner will enable us to gain more visibility in the international marketplace.”
The 2004 Tornado100 list can be found on the website of Tornado Insider (www.tornado-insider.com), and includes a profile of Smartner and the other 99 most promising and innovative emerging companies in the European IT and biotech sectors.
"The companies Tornado Insider selected are Europe’s technology stars," said Niels Valkering, Tornado Insider’s Head of Research." Combining internal analysis with advice from industry specialists, we identified the elite of Europe’s high-tech entrepreneurial vanguard, appreciating excellence both in innovative, commercial and financial performance. Watch these companies in 2005, as the technology they are commercializing today will change tomorrow’s trends.”
The selection of the 2004 Tornado100 Winners from thousands of candidates was judged according to the following criteria:
Delivering an innovation that shows the promise to set new standards
- Creating a major new audience
- Supplying a key piece of the ICT infrastructure
- Commanding a significant customer base
- Having the potential to become a global brand or standard
- Influencing a major market
- Receiving a significant amount of funding
- Having a strong valuation for a lucrative exit
- Having a management with previous successful exit experience
The list was announced during the Tornado Insider/World Financial Symposiums T100 Leadership Forum. This event took place January 26th, 2005 in London and was a gathering of technology CEOs and CFOs eager to gain insights on how to lead their enterprise and their careers to more effective and positive outcomes.
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