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Soonr Named a Red Herring 100 Winner for 2008

Thu May 15, 2008 9:24pm EDT
Soonr Recognized as One of the Most Innovative and Promising
                      Companies in North America
CAMPBELL, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Soonr, a global leader in providing cloud computing solutions for
mobile professionals via carriers, today announced its selection as a
Red Herring 100 winner, an award which honors the 100 most innovative
North American private technology companies.

   The Red Herring 100 winners and another 100 finalists were chosen
by Red Herring editors from more than 800 applications by companies in
the U.S. and Canada. Winners were selected on the basis of technology
innovation, quality of management, breadth of partners and customers,
and depth of financial backing.

   "We're pleased to be recognized by Red Herring as one of the most
promising North American companies," said Patrick McVeigh, Soonr's
chief executive officer. "We are serious about changing people's lives
by giving them new freedom to work with their information anytime,
anyplace and on their terms. The mobile revolution is upon us and
Soonr is poised to play an integral role in bringing the power of
personal cloud computing to people today."

   Soonr provides mobile professionals and workgroups with their own
secure place "in the cloud." All the computer files that matter to
these users, regardless of the source computer, are continuously
backed up and stored in a consolidated secure location in their
personal cloud. These files can be easily searched and accessed with
any Internet device on any network. Soonr offers several critical
features including share and comment, forwarding, remote printing and
faxing. All of this can happen even when the source computers are
turned off.

   About Soonr

   Soonr is a global innovator dedicated to making computer files
available and useful to people anytime, through any mobile phone or
Internet connected device. The Soonr service continuously and securely
backs up computer files and allows users to easily search for, view,
forward and share documents from wherever they are, and on whatever
connected device they prefer. The company provides carriers and other
partners with a branded, premium service and a compelling revenue
model. The service works across worldwide carrier networks and major
handset operating systems. Founded in 2005 by veterans in Internet
technologies, telecommunications, wireless and mobility, the company
is based in Silicon Valley and Denmark. More information can be found
at www.soonr.com.

Krause Taylor Associates
Molly Butters, 408-918-9088 (direct)
molly@krause-taylor.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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