香港当地时间2008年12月4日，中国知名的智能英语听说软件提供商说宝堂信息科技有限公司Saybot，当选美国知名科技企业期刊Red Herring评选的“Red Herring亚洲100强”，肯定了其作为科技型私营企业的前瞻性和成长性。
作为业界公认的“投资风向标”和“硅谷圣经”，Red Herring 编委会此次通过对全亚洲企业界进行了调查，对参选的1000多家引领下一波创新浪潮的参选公司进行了综合评估，从中评选出了100家最优秀的企业。
“成功当选Red Herring亚洲百强是国际科技界和财经界对Saybot创新技术和市场应用的高度认可。”Saybot公司CEO潘鹏凯博士表示，“Saybot将继续以领先的创新技术为英语教育事业伙伴提供更高附加值的软件平台，让更多人能从高科技中的互动学习平台中受益。”
说宝堂信息科技有限公司（www.saybot.com）2004年在美国波士顿成立。创始人潘鹏凯博士关于Saybot的最初构想得到了其导师——数字化大师尼葛洛庞帝的大力资助，同时也获得了多家国际风险投资公司千万美金的风险投资。迄今，说宝堂已为多家国内外知名的英语培训机构、学校、出版社以及商业公司提供智能的英语学习平台。
一年一度的“Red Herring亚洲100强”评选，旨在亚洲选拔出最具创新性和前瞻性的成长型公司，为全球高科技领域挖掘最耀眼的未来之星。该评选依据企业的创新能力、盈利能力、团队管理、市场现状、投资情况、消费需求和财务状况等方面而评定。往届的Red Herring百强企业评选中，就诞生过如Google、ebay等许多知名上市公司。
“从我们评选出的获奖者以及入围企业可以看出，亚洲正日益成为全球科技创新的领军潮流。”Red Herring的总编辑 Joel Dreyfuss 先生表示，“同时，此次评选过程也是艰难的选择过程，参选者都是质量非常出色的企业，对此我们感到非常高兴，本着精益求精的宗旨，我们最终评选出了100家获奖企业。”
此次当选“Red Herring亚洲100强”的企业涵盖网络、软件、服务、芯片制造以及新能源、生物制药等高科技领域。获选企业多在技术创新、营运策略、盈利能力等三方面表现杰出。
评选结果公布当晚，Red Herring在香万豪酒店（Hong Kong JW Marriott Hotelt）举办了亚洲百强盛事。获奖公司的CEO们向到场的著名企业家、金融家和企业战略家展示了他们的创新理念和科技（如欲查看完整的 Red Herring 亚洲百强名单，请访问：
http://herringresearch.com/eventspace/blgtrx_event_home/asia08/index.html
Silicon Valley, CA, December 6, 2008— Red Herring today announced that Saybot Inc. was a winner of the Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in Asia.
The Red Herring editorial board diligently surveyed the entrepreneurial scene throughout Asia and identified the top 100 out of more than 1,000 closely evaluated companies that are leading the next wave of innovation.
“Our winners and Finalists demonstrate that Asia is increasingly becoming a leader in innovation, contrary to common stereotypes," said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring." It was tough to choose just the top 100 finalists from such a large list of excellent contenders, and we are very happy with the quality of the companies we selected as finalists."
The 100 winning companies have been announced at the Red Herring Asia event in Hong Kong. The CEOs of the winning startups presented their innovative ideas and technologies to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, financiers, and corporate strategists at the event at the Hong Kong JW Marriott Hotel earlier this week. For the full list of Red Herring Asia winners please go to:
http://herringresearch.com/eventspace/blgtrx_event_home/asia08/index.html
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
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