EveryZing, a leader in next-generation Universal Search and video search engine optimization (video SEO), has been chosen as a finalist for the 2008 Red Herring 100 Award, a selection of the 100 most innovative private technology companies based in North America.

Red Herring surveyed the entrepreneurial scene and closely evaluated more than 800 North American companies that are leading the next wave of innovation; only 200 companies were selected to be finalists. Evaluations were made on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, innovation, management, strategy and ecosystem integration.

“EveryZing’s finalist status means that we are one of the leading 200 private technology companies in North America, and that is truly an honor,” said Tom Wilde, CEO of EveryZing. “Our pedigreed speech-to-text technology is helping companies to make their online audio and video content more searchable and discoverable by consumers, ultimately enabling them to improve the user search experience, drive user consumption, and thus, increase revenue opportunities. To be recognized for our technology and performance demonstrates the value of our solutions as a viable offering for companies looking to increase their online presence and revenue through multimedia content.”

Originally founded by BBN Technologies, creators of the email @ symbol, EveryZing holds world class speech-to-text technology that has the unrivaled ability to extract a full-text output from audio and video files across the Web. With the recent launch of three new products, ezSEO, ezSEARCH and RAMP - EveryZing offers customers an unmatched solution for next-generation universal search and SEO.

“We can see the exciting evolution of the technology sector reflected in the quality and variety of exceptional companies that we had to choose from in putting our list together,” said Joel Dreyfuss, editor-in-chief of Red Herring. “It was tough to choose just 200 finalists from such a large list of excellent contenders, and we are very happy with the quality of the companies we selected.”

The 100 winning companies will be announced at the Red Herring North America event. The CEOs of the winning startups will present their innovative ideas and technologies to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, financiers and corporate strategists at the event in San Jose, Calif., on May 12-14 at the Fairmont.

This year’s Red Herring 100 North America event marks the 11th anniversary of the Red Herring 100 Awards. In celebration, the event will feature keynote addresses from legendary VC investors and CEOs of leading Internet, information and communications companies. Register online at:http://herringevents.com/northamerica08/index.html.

About EveryZing
Based in Cambridge, Mass., EveryZing is a pioneer in next-generation universal search technology and video search engine optimization (video SEO). EveryZing was originally founded by BBN Technologies, creators of the email @ symbol. The company’s core intellectual property and capabilities include speech-to-text technology and natural language processing. With the only technology that delivers full-text output from online digital files, EveryZing enables its customers to capitalize on the $7 billion online video advertising market. For more information visit: www.everyzing.com.

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.