MU NAMED AS FINALIST FOR RED HERRING 100 NORTH AMERICA 2008 AWARD
Proactive Service Assurance Innovator Recognized for Helping Customers Minimize Costly Downtime, Advance Next Gen IP Application Analysis
Sunnyvale, Calif. - April 8, 2008 - Mu Security, a pioneer in helping network operators with proactive service assurance, today announced that it has been named as a finalist for the Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the top 100 North American private companies playing a leading role in innovation and technology. (NOTE: See Mu Security at the RSA Conference this week in San Francisco, April 8-10, in partnership with NSS Labs at booth 811.)
Red Herring's editorial staff chose the finalists after rigorously evaluating several hundred private companies through a careful analysis of various criteria including financial data, quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.
"This year's impressive list of finalists demonstrates that North American companies continue to raise the bar and produce innovative technologies that benefit the global technology sector," said Red Herring Editor-in-Chief Joel Dreyfuss. "The exceptional accomplishments of these technology startups are a testament to extraordinary technological innovation and the drive to bring products to fruition.”
“It is extremely rewarding to be recognized by Red Herring, one of the more influential publications evaluating the technology industry at large,” said Mu Security CEO Dave Kresse. “This recognition validates Mu’s leadership in providing service providers and enterprises with a proven methodology to proactively determine the reliability, availability and security of any IP-based service or product before inadvertent or malicious traffic triggers potential weaknesses causing network downtime.”
Red Herring will gather well over 300 CEOs, venture investors, government officials and senior corporate business development executives to its annual Red Herring North America conference on May 12-14 in San Jose, California. As the venue for the unveiling of the Top 100 private companies in North America, it draws unparalleled attention from decision makers and industry observers across the continent.
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 Mu Security
Mu Security offers a new class of security analysis system, delivering a rigorous and streamlined methodology for verifying the robustness and security readiness of any IP-based product or application. Since Mu’s debut of its flagship Mu-4000 Security Analyzer appliance in early 2005, the company has achieved significant customer traction. One-third of the world's 15 largest service provider and cable operators now use Mu; Mu's customers represent one-half of the revenue in the global network, application and security infrastructure market; and Mu's customers represent one-third of the revenue in the global industrial control manufacturer market. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Mu is backed by preeminent venture capital firms that include Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital and DAG Ventures. More information is available at http://www.musecurity.com.
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