RED HERRING REVEALS COMPANIES SELECTED FOR THE RED HERRING 100 EUROPE 2008

Award Recognizes the 100 “Most Promising” Companies Driving the Future of Technology
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Malta, April 15, 2008 – Red Herring today announced that H-care is a recipient of the Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.

“This year’s impressive list of winners demonstrates Europe’s emergence as a major player in the global technology sector,” said Red Herring Editor-in-Chief, Joel Dreyfuss. “The exceptional accomplishments of European technology companies and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem.”

“Some of the world’s largest companies are seeing dramatic increases in self-service adoption as a result of deploying our Human Digital Assistant platform,” said H-care’s Founder and CEO, Umberto Basso. “And when you have millions of users completing more and more tasks themselves, without picking up the phone to customer care, the cost benefits are enormous“.

Red Herring’s lists of top private companies are an important part of the company’s tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.

Red Herring’s editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than hundreds of private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

To honor the CEOs of Red Herring 100 Europe companies, Red Herring has invited each CEO to present his or her company at its Red Herring Europe 2008 event. Scheduled for April 14-16, at the Westin Dragonara Resort, this intimate, three-day event is themed “Ahead of the Curve” and will explore how European firms are leading the charge in many technology sectors, gaining the competitive advantage, and driving entrepreneurial success in ways that create business opportunities for challengers and incumbents alike.

About H-care
H-Care is the leading developer of multi-channel software platforms for self-service and customer care. The company’s award-winning Human Digital Assistant platform allows to build a digital persona who can manage typical tasks performed by call center staff and can be deployed on web portals, mobile devices, IP set-top-boxes, and kiosks, vastly improving customer experience, and contributing to significant operational savings.

H-care’s technologies are used by customers like Telecom Italia, Fiat, Lottomatica, Eni, Toyota, Wind, TIM Brasil.

H-care is a company hosted in the technology incubator H-Farm (www.h-farm.it), and is today in the Comdata Group (www.comdata.it).

For more information about H-care and the Human Digital Assistant platform, please visit www.h-care.eu.

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.

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