Malta , March 20, 2008 – Red Herring today announced that Club Cooee was named a Finalist of Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.

“This year’s impressive list of submissions from companies demonstrates Europe’s growing role as a major center of innovation in the global technology sector,” said Red Herring Editor-in-Chief Joel Dreyfuss. “The exceptional accomplishments of European technology startups and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem.”Red Herring’s lists of top private companies are an important part of the publication’s tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay, and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.

Red Herring’s editorial staff rigorously evaluated several hundred private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.

Red Herring will honor the Red Herring 100 Europe Finalist companies at its Red Herring Europe 2008 event. Scheduled for April 14-16, at the Westin Dragonara Resort, this intimate, three-day event is themed “The Pursuit of Disruption” and will explore how European firms are leading the charge in many technology sectors, gaining the competitive advantage, and driving entrepreneurial success in ways that create business opportunities for challengers and incumbents alike.

Alexander Jorias, one of the Club Cooee founders:

„A placement amongst the finalists for the ‘Red Herring 100 Europe 2008′ is a confirmation of our company’s philosophy. Communication is the driving force of any innovation.Being that close to great names like eBay and Google fills us with pride. To be listed among the best 200 startups from Europe, the Middle East and Africa is an honour as well as a challenge.”

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 www.redherring.com.

Club Cooee is counting down to launch!

„Cooee!“ is a traditional Aborigene call that is still being used in Australia today to communicate with each other over a longer distance. It means something like: “I am here – and where are you?”

And this call will soon resound all over the internet too!

Club Cooee is more. More than a messenger system, more than a chat environment, more than just another client to download.

Club Cooee takes place in realtime and 3D on your desktop. No dull and boring programme window, no browser – you and your buddies, you can move within an environment you create yourselves.

For a start we will provide you with loads of items you can use to furnish your rooms. There will also be different clothing styles and other means to design your own personal avatar.

The Cooee shops will soon offer even more means to express yourself.

YOU will be the ones who will create the Club Cooee world, YOU will populate the Cooeeverse, YOU will make friends in the chatrooms and lounges, YOU will spend quality time with your friends in your own rooms.

The only thing WE do is to provide you with the means to do so. Club Cooee – that is YOU!