Red Herring’s Global 100 list has become a mark of distinction for identifying the most promising companies and their management teams. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize today’s leading technology companies such as; Google, Skype, Baidu, Salesforce.com, YouTube, eBay and many others that change the way we live and work every day.

“Choosing the best out of the previous two years was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, Chairman of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed down our list from 1,100 potential companies to 100 winners. It was an extremely difficult process. PCN should be extremely proud of its achievement; the competition for the Top 100 was fierce. The Top 100 Global are truly the best of the best.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated PCN on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. The assessment of potential was complemented by a review of PCN’s track record and standing relative to its sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and identifying PCN and other’s on the list; making the list an invaluable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the greatest business opportunities from around the world.

Venkat Shastri, CEO of PCN commented “We are pleased to be selected as a Red Herring Global 100 company. The global honor and selection of PCN by Red Herring continues the validation of our team, technology, products and overall growth strategies. We thank the entire Red Herring team for this honor and look forward to continued global growth”.

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 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. www.redherring.com

About PCN

PCN is a leading company designing and manufacturing reliable networking devices that enable Ethernet transport on CAT 5/6 or on any existing Serial, Analog or Discrete wire while allowing the present network to co-exist. Our easy implementation techniques provide significant cost savings while preserving critical system operations: www.pcntechnology.com

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ATLANTA, GA–August 24, 2011– The Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA), known as the global voice of cleantech, announced today 185 companies have been nominated for the 2011 GCCA Later Stage Award by 30 cleantech clusters from around the world. Nominations in 10 categories ranging from renewable energy and energy efficiency, to waste, water and green building were announced at the GCCA/EcoTech Quebec Cleantech for EcoCities Conference at EcoCity Montreal. Winners will be announced in Dublin on November 14th, hosted by the cleantech cluster An tSli Ghlas – The Green Way. Winning companies will receive international investment exposure and business support throughout 2012.

“We are thrilled to have such a strong list of nominated companies for the 2011 Later Stage Awards,” said Ben Taube, Chair of the GCCA. “Truly ground-breaking and innovative technologies are developed everyday across the world. We are pleased to highlight the very best and recognize them with partnership exposure among other benefits.”

Over next three months, the nominations will be judged on a variety of factors, from technology innovation and business strategy to their ability to execute. In addition to the 10 categories listed below, the three Most Impactful Technology awards will be given to companies that are improving the quality of life for people around the world, particularly in developing countries.

“With the Later Stage Awards we are moving the global cleantech needle forward,” said Shawn Lesser of Watershed Capital and co-founder of the GCCA. “Because of this type of global awareness cleantech companies make it from localized markets into mainstream adoption.”

Of the 29 judges hand-selected for the Later Stage Award many are leading venture capital investors and entrepreneurs, including; Generation’s Climate Solutions Fund (Al Gore’s investment Firm), The Rockefeller Foundation, Dow Venture Capital, BASF Venture Capital and more.

“The list of judges is like a who’s who of cleantech investment. It’s a rare opportunity for these companies to introduce their technologies to nearly 30 investors all at once,” said Cal Hackeman, global leader for cleantech at Grant Thornton International, the top sponsor of the Later Stage Awards. “The GCCA’s Later Stage Award is a unique opportunity in the cleantech sector to showcase meaningful innovation and we are very proud to be a part of it.”

View the 2011 GCCA Later Stage Award Nominees>>

About the Global Cleantech Cluster Association
Global Cleantech is a non-profit association, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.  that creates conduits for companies to harness the tremendous benefits of international cleantech cluster collaboration in an efficient, affordable, and structured way.  Global Cleantech provides a gateway for established and emerging cleantech companies to gain exposure to potential investors, new markets, influential networks, innovative technologies and best practices.  GCCA was founded by swisscleantech, the Finnish Cleantech Cluster, and Sustainable World Capital.  For more information about Global Cleantech, please visit www.globalcleantech.org.

About Grant Thornton International
Grant Thornton International is one of the world’s leading organisations of independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firms providing assurance, tax and specialist advisory services to privately held businesses and public interest entities. Clients of member and correspondent firms can access the knowledge and experience of more than 2,500 partners in over 100 countries and receive the same distinctive, high quality and personalised service wherever they choose to do business. Grant Thornton International strives to speak out on issues that matter to business and which are in the wider public interest and to be a bold and positive leader in its chosen markets and within the global accounting profession.

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Source: http://www.globalcleantech.org/in-the-news/press-release/global-cleantech-cluster-association-185-nominations-2011-later-stage-awards/

PCN today announced its selection as one of North America’s Top 100 Emerging Technology Companies by Red Herring Magazine. The award has long been seen as an important accolade given to private technology companies poised to transform global markets.

For more than a decade, Red Herring’s editorial teams have diligently surveyed private businesses around the world. Technology industry executives, analysts, investors, and reporters have long regarded the Red Herring 100 list as an invaluable instrument to identify and discover the world’s next technology leaders.

PCN joins a unique membership with others singled out by Red Herring including; Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, Twitter and others.

PCN was recognized for its innovation in communication and networking technologies. The company’s hardware allows critical infrastructure companies within commercial, industrial, energy, oil and gas, defense and transportation markets to easily and cost effectively “Connect to the Cloud.” This is accomplished by using wires already installed in their facilities without any impact on reliability or security of existing operations.

Regardless of the type, PCN’s sustainable products use existing wires to operate multiple disparate physical and virtual data systems enabling seamless convergence across an enterprise, if needed.

At the heart of PCN’s products lies a highly differentiated technology called “Conductive Media Communications,” which enables the transformation of existing wiring within critical infrastructure from private, proprietary networks that communicate serial data; to multiplexed Serial & IP enabled open standard networks which become seamlessly connected to the Cloud. The resulting benefit to customers is an Internet enabled infrastructure that simultaneously retains critical functionality without loss of reliability or security.

“PCN’s recent IP-485® and IP-iLoop™ products are achieving significant recognition for their instantaneous drop in for communication and security attributes. This allows critical serial data infrastructure to leverage IP Enabled & Cloud Based Applications which has been historically easy for non-critical IT operations that can deploy point-to-point Cat 5 wiring or wireless products,” stated Daniel Drolet, PCN’s SVP of Business Development.

Depending on the application, it is estimated that there may be up to a 10X in savings or more resulting from the application of PCN’s products. To commercial, industrial and energy customers who often see

$100,000+ dollars in construction, labor, materials, permitting, and loss of revenue, these savings represent a significant reduction in investment required for the acceleration of IP enabled connectivity within critical infrastructure.

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe PCN embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. PCN should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.”

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Austin, TEXAS, USA (March 22, 2011) - Dresser Wayne, a global leader in vehicle energy-dispensing technologies, is helping Canadian fuel retailers meet global EMV™ data-compliance requirements with its newest product, the Wayne Connect IP-485.  The Wayne Connect IP-485 allows retailers to use their existing twisted-pair wire infrastructure with a 485 serial protocol to move large data packets to and from the dispenser at the faster, IP-protocol speed.

Also known as “smart cards,” EMV payment cards contain embedded microprocessors that store large amounts of data, and are protected by several security features designed to enhance the protection of customers from payment-card fraud.  To comply with the EMV global standard, fuel retailers must provide EMV-approved payment terminals on the forecourt.  This technology entails transmission of large data packets from the outdoor payment terminal to the indoor point-of-sale system, larger than those of a traditional, magnetic-stripe terminal.  To compensate for the increased data load associated with EMV transactions, fuel retail sites often have had to make significant investments to replace existing cabling and wiring.  With the Wayne Connect IP-485, fuel retailers can reduce construction costs and enable secure EMV transactions at IP-speed across their existing IT infrastructures.

“Enhanced payment-security is necessary with today’s sophisticated hacking and data-theft schemes, and EMV chip technology is continuing to advance consumer data protection,” said Tom Chittenden, a global product manager for Dresser Wayne.  “The Wayne Connect IP-485 allows adopters of EMV to use the faster Dresser Wayne IP protocol without the significant expense of tearing up concrete to pull CAT5 cabling.”

The Wayne Connect IP-485 consists of an in-store box, called “Wayne Connect IP-485/S,” which connects to the retailers’ POS systems, and an in-dispenser module, referred to as “Wayne-Connect IP-485/D,” which retrofits to the fuel dispenser and transmits data across the site’s existing RS-485, twisted-pair wiring.

EMV™ is a trademark of EMVCo LLC.
IP-485℠ is a service mark of PCN Technology, Inc.

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