December 7, 2004. Red
Herring Selects OpenPeak For Top 100 Innovators Award
OpenPeak Inc., a leading provider of software enabling control
of digital content, consumer electronics and systems in the Digital Home, was
selected by Red Herring for its prestigious "Top 100 Innovators Award". Red Herring
employed rigorous selection criteria to choose 100 companies that are driving
change, upsetting the status quo and creating new markets.
"Selection for the Innovation 100 award puts OpenPeak in an elite
group," said Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of Red Herring. The editorial board
used a careful analysis of financial data as well as subjective criteria, including
quality of management, execution of strategy and dedication to research and development
in selecting from more than 1,000 companies from around the world. "The Top 100
Innovators shows that imagination and creativity are alive and well in the world
of technology," Dreyfuss added.
Millennium Technology Ventures was an early investor in OpenPeak
and continues to support the company. Samuel L. Schwerin, Managing Partner, Millennium
Technology Ventures, is a co-founder of OpenPeak and plays an integral
role in the management of the company. Mr. Schwerin also serves on the Board
of Directors, which includes industry and technology leaders such as John Sculley,
former CEO of Apple and the Pepsi-Cola Company, Morton Topfer, former Vice Chairman
of Dell, Inc., and J. Tomilson Hill III, Vice Chairman of The Blackstone Group.
About OpenPeak
OpenPeak Inc. creates innovative software that enables a simple
user interface for WiFi control of consumer electronics, digital media, computers
and home systems. The company's consumer-friendly software applications are designed
for use by original equipment manufacturers in their products. Using devices
equipped with OpenPeak's unique interface software, consumers are able to wirelessly
control and distribute digital content as well as control consumer electronics
and home systems. OpenPeak also creates hardware reference designs for devices
that enable the digital home, such as WiFi-IR and WiFi-Serial bridges. The privately
held company is based in Boca Raton, Florida. Additional information about the
company is available at www.openpeak.com |
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