SkyGrid Named to AlwaysOn Global 250 List

Financial News Platform Selected as Technology Innovator in “Enabling Tools & Devices” for 2009

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--SkyGrid, the award-winning real-time financial news platform, announced today that it has been selected to the 2009 AlwaysOn Global 250 List. The AlwaysOn Global 250 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets. SkyGrid was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, quality of innovation and customer traction.

“The companies on this year’s list have not only created innovative technologies that solve real business problems, but have stimulated economic growth through the generation of new jobs. I congratulate every winner selected for this year’s award and wish them all tremendous success in the future.”

SkyGrid delivers high-quality financial content from trusted sources, in real-time. SkyGrid gives its members a unique way to filter financial news in real-time by using sentiment, source type, and even real-time clusters that show which companies are being discussed the most in the news.

“We’re grateful and honored to receive this award from the AlwaysOn Global 250. We think this shows not only the great work of the team, but also lets us know we’re doing a good job at our number one objective – making SkyGrid members happy,” said SkyGrid founder and CEO Kevin Pomplun.

SkyGrid’s selection to the 2009 AlwaysOn Global 250 List adds to a growing list of awards recognizing the company’s distinctive technology and market leadership. Some awards received in the past include the prestigious Adobe MAX Award in 2007, given alongside Nike, Verizon and Visa. More recently, in May 2009, Pomplun was named one of BusinessWeek magazine's “Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs 2009.”

The AlwaysOn Global 250 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.

SkyGrid and the other AlwaysOn Global 250 winners will be recognized at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit, taking place at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., on July 28-30. This two-and-a-half day executive conference is co-presented by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, and highlights significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries.

“It’s no secret that technology and innovation are vital to bringing our country out of economic recession,” said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “The companies on this year’s list have not only created innovative technologies that solve real business problems, but have stimulated economic growth through the generation of new jobs. I congratulate every winner selected for this year’s award and wish them all tremendous success in the future.”

A full list of all the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/32719.

About SkyGrid

SkyGrid delivers high quality financial content from trusted sources, in real-time. SkyGrid gathers millions of mainstream and alternative information sources online, filters the information for reputation and relevance, and then presents a personalized screen arranged by ticker symbol, industry sector, index, or member-customized portfolios. Members can call up analysis arranged by company, index, industry sector, or multiple custom portfolios. SkyGrid’s reach has a vast index covering millions of blogs and enthusiast websites, thousands of local and regional newspapers, press releases, news wires, product review sites, and the top 100 largest websites by traffic. SkyGrid’s efficiency means that you can search the equivalent of a stack of paper more than seven miles high in less than one second.

SkyGrid was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in New York City as well. Investors include RRE Ventures, BlackRock, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Esther Dyson, and others. For information, please telephone [phone] or visit www.skygrid.com.

About AlwaysOn

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