Matisse Networks Named a "Red Herring 100 Global" Award Winner

Pioneer in packet optical transport has been chosen as one of the top tech start-ups in the world

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., December 10, 2007—Matisse Networks announced today that it has been selected as a winner of the Red Herring 100 Global Award. Matisse is a leader in packet optical transport; its EtherBurst™ optical switch is the world’s first packet optical transport system with optical burst technology, lowering the cost of deploying metro packet optical transport networks by 50% compared with alternative approaches.

Red Herring 100 winners and finalists from North America, Europe and Asia of the last three years were eligible for this award. The Red Herring editorial team used a very competitive process to whittle down this pool of 1800 eligible promising companies to the 100 winners of this first-time award. Evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, innovation, management, global strategy, and ecosystem integration.

“We are honored to receive this prestigious award,” said Mr. Sam Mathan, Chairman and CEO of Matisse Networks. “Being named as a Red Herring Global 100 Winner is a testament to our commitment to innovation and excellence in the field of packet optical transport technology.”

About Matisse Networks
Matisse Networks is named after Henri Matisse, the famous painter known as the “Master of Color”. Like the painter, Matisse Networks is mastering the colors of light to pioneer the field of optical burst technology. Matisse Networks’ EtherBurst optical switch is the first packet optical transport system with optical burst technology. EtherBurst is purpose-built for carrier and enterprise metro Ethernet optical transport networks, saving 50% of capital and operational expenses compared with legacy optical circuit systems. EtherBurst maximizes utilization of optical bandwidth and increases packet service flexibility at the lowest total cost of ownership.
Matisse Networks, EtherBurst, and MeshWave are trademarks of Matisse Networks, Inc.

The winning companies were announced and celebrated at the Red Herring Global event in Seattle, WA, on December 3-5.

About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company uniting 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 research, 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. For more information, visit www.redherring.com.