50 of Europe's Most-Promising High-Tech Companies to Present at Euro Tech Showcase Nov. 18-19 in Silicon Valley

Business Wire, Oct 23, 2008

Euro Tech and Dow Jones Venture Wire Technology Showcase Provide Investors, Tech Leaders Opportunity to Meet Innovative Emerging Companies from Europe, U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Avise Partners today released the names of the 50 companies (www.EuroTechShowcase.com/presenters) that will present at the Euro Tech Showcase, Nov. 18-19, 2008, at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay in Redwood City, California. These companies were chosen during a stringent selection process that started with a pool of 800 companies and retained 50 of the most promising European high-tech companies.

The selected companies from 15 countries are spread across six technology sectors:

* Telecom and wireless

* Security

* Internet and services

* Enterprise applications

* Computing/networking/hardware, and

* Entertainment and media.

The Euro Tech Showcase is a corporate matchmaking conference focused on forging profitable links between up-and-coming European technology firms and American technology leaders. Most companies participating in the Euro Tech Showcase have received venture capital backing, have good market traction in Europe and are in the process of starting or accelerating their expansion in the U.S. market.

"We have seen a steady appetite from American technology titans for European ventures," said Jean-Bernard Guerree, managing director at Avise Partners. "Europe has a strong history of generating unique innovations by exciting, forward-looking companies, and 50 of the best of these will present at the Euro Tech Showcase."

Organized by Avise Partners, the Euro Tech Showcase will take place in association with the Dow Jones Venture Wire Technology Showcase that will feature 75 U.S. start-ups selected as industry standouts by the readers and editors of VentureWire. Both programs are fully integrated, allowing American technology leaders and investors to discover innovative tech companies from around the block and across the Atlantic at one convenient location.

Strategic partners of the Euro Tech Showcase 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 Systems, Intel, Qualcomm, AT&T, Google, Adobe Systems, Hewlett-Packard as well as top-tier venture capitalists from Silicon Valley have already confirmed their participation in Euro Tech Showcase. To receive an invitation for the event and schedule meetings with the European CEOs please contact Avise Partners.

Visit www.EuroTechShowcase.com for more information.