Zetta Named a Finalist for the 2011 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award

 

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May 20, 2011 – SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Enterprise cloud storage service provider Zetta announced today that it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region. The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across North America. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

 

“This year was very rewarding,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “The global economic situation has abated and there are many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products. We had a very difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. Zetta shows great promise therefore deserves to be among the Finalists. Now we're faced with the difficult task of selecting the Top 100 winners of Red Herring North America. We know that the 2011 crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to make an impact.”

 

“This comes on the heels of other recent industry recognitions as one of the Top 20 Cloud Storage Vendors of 2011 chosen by CRN, as well as finalists for TiE50 and the Cloudy Awards for Best Cloud Startup Success Stories,” said Ali Jenab, Zetta CEO. “It has been a great year for us so far, and the interest we received from customers these past months is a great validation of our efforts and the adoption of cloud storage in general.&rdquo

 

The finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring North America Forum in Hollywood, California, June 13-15, 2011. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony the evening of June 15 at the event.

 

About Zetta

Zetta Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise cloud storage services. With headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Zetta was established in 2008 by successful serial entrepreneurs and technology executives from companies such as Netscape, VeriSign, Symantec, EMC, and Shutterfly. The company is backed by Sigma Partners, Foundation Capital, and its founders. For more information, please visit www.zetta.net.

 

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