ST. JULIANS, Malta and LONDON, April 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Award Recognizes the 100 "Most Promising" Companies Driving the Future of Technology

Red Herring today announced that Extricom is a recipient of the Red Herring 100 Europe 2008, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.

"This year's impressive list of winners demonstrates Europe's emergence as a major player in the global technology sector," said Red Herring editor-in-chief, Joel Dreyfuss. "The exceptional accomplishments of European technology companies and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem."

Red Herring's lists of top private companies are an important part of the company's tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.

Red Herring's editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than hundreds of private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

"This award is a clear endorsement of Extricom's innovation in wireless LAN (WLAN) technology and architecture," commented Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom. "Purpose-built for businesses that demand guaranteed performance and true mobility from their wireless applications, Extricom's solution enables businesses to unleash the transformational benefits of converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video and location-based services in the enterprise."

About Red Herring

Red Herring is a global media company which unites 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 newsletters 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. More information about Red Herring is available on the Internet at http://www.redherring.com.

About Extricom

Extricom is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise-class wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video and location-based services. Its innovative Interference-Free(TM) architecture, based on Channel Blanket(TM) technology, enables dramatically easier WLAN deployment and lower total cost of ownership, while achieving a generational leap in capacity, coverage, seamless mobility and security performance for Wi-Fi. The result is a large-scale, 802.11 standards-based WLAN infrastructure with the dependability of a wired network. Founded in 2002, Extricom is privately held, with strategic investors that include Motorola. For General Inquiries: http://www.extricom.com.

Media: Erin Talbot Abelson Group +1-917-232-9309 erin.talbot@abelsongroup.com Analysts: Mike Doheny +1-708-557-5007 mike.doheny@extricom.com. EMEA Media/Analysts: Charlotte Sandy Cohesive Communications +44-1291-626200 charlottes@cohesive.uk.com.

For General Inquiries: http://www.extricom.com. Media: Erin Talbot, Abelson Group, +1-917-232-9309, erin.talbot@abelsongroup.com, Analysts: Mike Doheny, +1-708-557-5007, mike.doheny@extricom.com. EMEA Media/Analysts: Charlotte Sandy, Cohesive Communications, +44-1291-626200, charlottes@cohesive.uk.com