Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology and Global Business Potential
Mountain View, Calif. – July 17, 2007 –YouSendIt (www.YouSendIt.com), the trusted global
leader in digital content delivery, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one
of the AO 100 Top Private Companies for 2007. The fifth-annual elite AO100 list was compiled by
the AlwaysOn editorial panel. In order to be eligible for the AO100 list, companies had to be peernominated,
with AlwaysOn receiving more than 1,000 nominations from venture investors,
investment bankers and other industry experts.
YouSendIt and the AO 100 Top Private Companies for 2007 will be honored at the AlwaysOn
Stanford Summit to be held July 31 – Aug 2, May 1-3, 2007, at Stanford University. The Stanford
Summit is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political
and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. The idea behind the AO100 top
private companies list is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments
in the global technology industry.
YouSendIt empowers business professionals and consumers to instantly and securely send,
receive and track valuable business and personal digital content on demand. Today, over five
million people trust YouSendIt everyday to send everything from time-critical documents to
important video, graphics, photos and music. YouSendIt’s technology platform provides
developers and partners the resources for integrating YouSendIt services into the applications
people use for creating or communicating, and making reliable, private, express delivery of digital
content a routine part of people’s daily life.
“We are honored to be recognized as one of the top private companies among such a
distinguished group of innovative businesses,” said YouSendIt CEO Ivan Koon. “The Stanford
Summit solidifies our position as a leader in emerging technology and online file sharing
services.”
A full list of all the AlwaysOn Top 100 Private Companies can be found on the AlwaysOn Web
site at: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/15899
About The AlwaysOn Stanford Summit: The Stanford Summit is a two-and-a-half-day
executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends
affecting the global technology industries. The Stanford Summit features the most innovative
companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations,
panel debates and private company CEO showcases. The Stanford Summit's goal is to identify
the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.
Based in Mountain View, CA, YouSendIt is the number one digital delivery company serving
business and individuals on the Web today. YouSendIt’s reliable service provides a convenient
e-mail attachment solution, an easy-to-use FTP replacement, and eliminates the need to send
files on disk with an overnight courier service. Its flexible range of services and partnership
programs make YouSendIt the number one choice of business professionals. With more than four
million registered users from 220 countries, YouSendIt transfers over 30,000 GB per day and
over 500 million files to date. For more information and to send digital content the smart way, visit
http://www.yousendit.com.
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