7signal awarded Red Herring Top 100 Global Company
Helsinki, Finland – 20th April 2008 – 7signal, a developer of wireless quality measurement and monitoring solutions, has been awarded as one of the Red Herring Top 100 Global companies. Out of 1,800 successful companies, the Red Herring editorial team executed a detailed process to drill-down the best companies first to 200 finalists, then to the top 100 winners of this global award. Evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration. The announcement of the winners was made at the Red Herring 100 Global taking place in San Diego from January 14-16, 2009.
“We were so pleased to announce 7signal as a Red Herring Top 100 Global Company,” commented Red Herring publisher Alex Vieux. “7signal has proven to be a company excelling in their industry and its ripples have turned into waves. It was difficult for us to narrow down, but we are pleased to have included 7signal in our list of promising companies. We look forward to the changes it makes to its industry in the future.”
“The Red Herring Top 100 Global indicates, that 7signal is breaking new ground in being first to deliver a complete end-to-end quality assurance system that combines both wireless and wired IT networks,” comments Veli-Pekka Ketonen, CEO. “For companies that use Wi-Fi networks for mission-critical applications in industries such as logistics, warehousing, manufacturing and retail, a reliable WLAN is indispensable. With 7signal’s solution, these companies can deploy and manage reliable and cost-effective wireless networks, which in turn will help them gain operational efficiency and focus on their core business.”
About 7signal:
7signal assures the quality of wireless networks. 7signal Sapphire, the world’s first complete end-to-end WLAN service monitoring system, automatically observes the performance of applications in corporate wireless environments. Operating as a separate entity in the network, 7signal Sapphire alerts of reduced service performance before users notice a difference; helps locate and fix network problems; and collects data for evaluating network performance against SLA requirements. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, 7signal helps to build the confidence needed for a wider deployment of WLAN technology and Voice over WLAN applications in business-critical use. Further information: www.7signal.com.