San Francisco, United States, (Business Wire India) -- Red Herring Magazine unveiled the winners of the prestigious Red Herring 100 Asia 2007 awards at a gala dinner during the Red Herring 100 Asia event in Hong Kong, China, happening from August 29 to 31.

Winners were selected from a pool of more than 600 applicants based in 16 countries/regions including China, India, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam. The names of the 100 announced winners, along with the 200 companies short-listed as finalists for the Red Herring 100 Asia 200.

The Red Herring editorial team carefully selected the winning companies based on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their ecosystem. The 100 winners are based in 16 countries/regions including China, India, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam.

"After a rigorous evaluation process, we're very happy with winners we selected," said Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-Chief of Red Herring. "There was a large pool to choose from and we're impressed by the caliber an innovative talent bursting from Asia's business and technology sector."

The finalists and winning companies will be celebrated at the Red Herring 100 Asia event in Hong Kong, on August 29-31. Red Herring 100 Asia is an exclusive event honoring 100 cutting-edge private technology companies from across the Asia-Pacific region. The event brings together an elite roster of entrepreneurial and global venture investment firms to showcase excellence in innovation. It features three days of keynote discussions, roundtable panels and networking events designed for participants to make connections and learn what it takes to achieve the best in business and technology in Asia.

Distinguished speakers on Red Herring 100 Asia include Richard Li, Chairman of PCCW; John Chen, Chairman of Sybase, Victor Koo, CEO of Youku.com (former President of Sohu.com); James Ding, Chairman of AsiaInfo, John Hummelstad, Apac Director of Microsoft Venture and many others. For a full list of Red Herring 100 Asia speakers