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Recognized for game-changing technology and market value
San Francisco, California, July 17, 2008 – Kontera, the leading developer of In-Text Advertising Solutions for web publishers and advertisers, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AO Global 250 Winners. Inclusion in the AO Global 250 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the global technology industries. Kontera was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts spanning the globe, based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz. Kontera was also awarded the AlwaysOn Top 100 in 2007 for the company’s proprietary contextual technology.
Kontera and the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies will be honored at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford scheduled to occur on July 22-24, 2008 at Stanford University. This two-and-a-half day executive event highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends disrupting the global technology industries, and features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases. Fifty of the top CEOs from the AO Global 250 will present their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in a “CEO Showcase.”
“The AO Global 250 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global technology markets,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. “We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and platforms that are driving the next phase of innovation and creating real value at an economically uncertain time.”
The AO Global 250 was selected from over hundreds of companies, nominated by a panel of industry experts in the online technology, media, entertainment, enterprise and greentech sectors from around the world.
With online publishers and advertisers seeking new business models to monetize traffic and generate a Return On Investment, Kontera is proud to have developed a proprietary contextual analysis technology solution which is delivering value for publishers, advertisers, and users alike.
A full list of all the AO Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn Website.
About Kontera
Kontera is a leading provider of In-Text Advertising & Information Solutions, based on patent-pending contextual analysis technology that highlights the most relevant keywords in the content of a page and delivers the most relevant ads and information against the keywords. Kontera works closely with advertisers and publishers to maximize revenue, optimize performance and enhance overall user experience. Kontera has over 10,000 publishers in its network, reaches over 75 Million unique users per month and works with thousands of brand and direct marketers across many verticals. Founded in 2003, Kontera is backed by Sequoia Capital, Lehman Brothers and Carmel Ventures and has offices in San Francisco, New York and Tel Aviv. For more about Kontera, please visit: www.kontera.com.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a community blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, OnHollywood, OnMedia, GoingGreen, NordicGreen, and Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print “blogozine”. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.
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Contact information:
Uriah Av-Ron
www.kontera.com
e: pr@kontera.com
t: +972-50-7-427-087
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