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Stoke Contact: Merrill Freund or Kristen Horan Schwartz PR (415) 512-0770 stoke@schwartz-pr.com |
Red Herring Contact: Anam Alpenia Red Herring, Inc. (650) 428-2900 aalpenia@redherring.com |
Stoke Recognized for Innovation and Leadership in the Telecommunications Industry
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - April 09, 2008 - Stoke, Inc., a leading developer of multi-access convergence gateways for network operators, today announced that it has been named a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in North America. "Stoke is dedicated to delivering new carrier infrastructure for mobile broadband designed to address the fundamental business and technical challenges of convergence and 4G," said Vikash Varma, president and CEO, Stoke. "This selection is strong recognition of the hard work and dedication of our team and the progress we've made delivering innovative solutions to the telecommunications industry. We are honored to be named a finalist for this prestigious award." Red Herring's editorial board diligently surveyed the entrepreneurial scene throughout the North American region and identified the top 200 out of more than 800 closely evaluated companies that are leading the next wave of innovation. "We can see the exciting evolution of the technology sector reflected in the quality and variety of exceptional companies that we had to choose from in putting our list together," said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring." It was tough to choose just 200 finalists from such a large list of excellent contenders, and we are very happy with the quality of the companies we selected as finalists."
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 www.redherring.com.
About Stoke, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA - based Stoke develops carrier-class multi-access convergence gateways specifically engineered to help fixed, mobile and Internet-based operators realize the economic benefits and competitive advantages of network convergence. Stoke's standards-based, integrated hardware and software platform - the Stoke Session Exchange (SSX) - uniquely addresses the security, quality of service and mobility challenges associated with optimizing subscribers' multimedia sessions across fixed, mobile, Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks. Stoke has received more than $50 million in funding from leading venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, DAG Ventures and RTVL among others. For more information, visit www.stoke.com.