Aptilo Networks Named “Red Herring 100 Global” Finalist

Aptilo Networks, the global leader in integrated management solutions for control of billing, user services and access in WiMAX™ and Wi-Fi networks, today announced that it has been selected as a Finalist of the Red Herring 100 Global Award.

Red Herring 100 winners and finalists from North America, Europe and Asia of the last three years are eligible for this coveted award. The Red Herring editorial team deploys a detailed process to whittle down a pool of 600 eligible, promising companies to the 200 finalists of this global award. Evaluations are made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration.

The finalists, elite executives and venture capital leaders will celebrate the Top 100 Privately Held Companies from around the world in San Diego from January 14-16, 2009.

“Aptilo is leading the sector in providing truly integrated solutions for the rapidly expanding and evolving WiMAX and Wi-Fi markets, meeting the varied needs of customers throughout the world. We are proud to be recognized as a Finalist for the Red Herring 100 Global Award,” said Torbjorn Ward, chief executive officer, Aptilo Networks.

Aptilo Networks is the leading vendor of integrated service management and access control solutions for service providers, enterprises and municipalities providing IP-based data and voice services over WiMAX, Wi-Fi networks and fixed networks. Aptilo’s service management platforms control billing, user services and access in these networks, which are currently deployed worldwide in more than 40 countries. Aptilo’s solutions are available as software licenses or through a hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution via the Aptilo Managed Service™. Aptilo is the only vendor of its kind that offers SaaS globally.

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About Aptilo Networks
Aptilo Networks is the global leader in integrated management solutions for control of billing, user services and access in WiMAX™ and Wi-Fi networks. Selected by premier business partners such as Nortel, Cisco and HP, Aptilo has become the provider of choice for service providers, enterprises and municipalities in need of a rapidly deployable, scalable multi-service solution to easily manage data and voice services over these networks.

Aptilo’s comprehensive platform delivers exceptional flexibility for successful operations and a superior user experience. Its cost-effective solutions boast extensive pre-integrated functionality for fast and reliable time-to-market, yet are also available with unique modularity for seamless integration to external additional systems of choice. Customers can enjoy the option of a hosted delivery using Aptilo’s managed service (Software-as-a-Service) from one of our many regional data centers located worldwide, or utilize a software license model. From smaller installations to large carrier networks, Aptilo’s solutions have been deployed in more than 40 countries.

Aptilo Networks is headquartered in Stockholm, with regional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Plano, Texas. For more information, please visit www.aptilo.com.

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Aptilo Contacts:
Hillary Call, Public Relations Manager
Aptilo Networks AB
c/o Call Communications
P: (917) 414-9262
hillary.call {at} aptilo(.)com

Johan Terve, Vice President Marketing
Aptilo Networks AB
P: +46-8 5089 8902, +46-70 202 53 00
johan.terve {at} aptilo(.)com <>

Red Herring Contact:
Anam Alpenia
Red Herring, Inc.
P: 650-428-2900
aalpenia {at} redherring(.)com <>

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