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INSIDE Contactless named to Red Herring Top 100

Monday, January 26, 2009

INSIDE Contactless, a provider of contactless chip technologies, announced that it has been awarded as one of the Red Herring Top 100 Global Companies. Some 1800 companies contended for these awards, and the Red Herring editorial team selected INSIDE Contactless after an evaluation process based on quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy and ecosystem integration.

The editorial team narrowed down the best companies first to 200 finalists, then to the top 100 winners of this global award. The announcement of the winners was made at the Red Herring 100 Global, which took place in San Diego from January 14-16. [end] 

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