Publitas.com Wins Prestigious Red Herring Award


ALMERE, the Netherlands – May 30, 2011 – The online software company Publitas.com announced today that it has been selected as a winner for Red Herring's Top 100 Europe Award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region.

Publitas received the award, in part, because of the innovative ‘cloud’ technology of its flagship product, the e-Publisher. With this ‘Software-as-a-Service’ application it is possible to create and deliver digital editions to all platforms, including smartphones and tablets. The e-Publisher is currently being used by major retailers such as ASOS.com and Metro Cash & Carry International.

"It is an honor for us to win the Red Herring Award." said Guillermo Sanchez, CEO and co-founder of Publitas. "It sort of feels like the Oscars for tech startups; a worthy recognition of our efforts until now. This award confirms our vision for creating an easy-to-use and cloud-based digital editions application to enable businesses of all sizes to easily publish their publications online, including on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets."

Publitas will compete against the winners of North America and Asia in the Red Herring Global Top 100 which will take place later this year in Los Angeles, California.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across Europe. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

The media company that organizes this event, Red Herring, is enthused about the unique activities of Publitas. "Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat," said Alex Vieux, CEO of Red Herring. "After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across Europe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe that Publitas embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Publitas should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong."

Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.


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