50 of the Most Promising European High-Tech Companies Coming to Silicon Valley, Nov 18-19, 2008

Business Wire, Oct 17, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- Avise Partners announces today that it has just finalized the selection of 50 of the most promising European high-tech companies to present at the Euro Tech Showcase, Nov 18-19, San Francisco Bay (www.EuroTechShowcase.com). This is the result of a stringent selection process that started from a pool of 800 companies, short listed 200, and retained the 50 best. The selection committee included technology executives from large US companies and venture capitalists.

The selected companies come from 15 different European countries and are spread across 6 technology sectors: Telecom & Wireless, Security, Internet & Services, Enterprise Applications, Computing/ Networking/ Hardware, and Entertainment and Media. Most of the selected companies are VC backed with good traction in Europe and are in the process of starting or accelerating their expansion in the US market.

"To be able to meet the CEOs of the 50 most promising EU companies right here in Silicon Valley is truly unique in its size and format and the value proposition is extremely compelling to US investors and technology leaders," says Jean Bernard Guerree, Managing Director at Avise Partners.

The event is organized by Avise Partners. Strategic partners of the event include: the State of California, Microsoft, Invest in Western France, Avenir Finance, GrowthPoint Technology Partners, Orrick, Business Wire and the Loomis Group.

Numerous investors and corporate leaders from Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, Qualcomm, AT&T, Google, Adobe, HP as well as top tier venture capitalists from Silicon Valley have already confirmed their participation. To receive an invitation for the event and schedule meetings with the European CEOs please contact Avise Partners.