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      NEWS

      10. May 2012

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      MoviePilot Seals $7M Series B Funding Led By DFJ Esprit   It’s easy to miss ...

      17. April 2012

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      Quantenna Communications Raises $79 Million Led by RUSNANO and Sequoia Capital   Oversubscribed Funding Round ...

      17. April 2012

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      Online-Optiker Mister Spex expandiert nach Skandinavien - Berliner E-Commerce-Unternehmen launcht schwedischen Online-Shop für Kontaktlinsen, Brillen ...

      12. April 2012

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      immatics appoints Dr Rainer Kramer as Chief Business Officer   immatics biotechnologies GmbH, a clinical-stage ...

      4. April 2012

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      Starboard Storage Systems and Acronis Bring Optimized Storage Solutions to Small and Medium Enterprises   ...

      29. March 2012

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      Geschäftspläne von HHL-Studenten in Medizin und E-Commerce erfolgreich Businesspläne zur Einführung eines Arzneimittels zur Behandlung ...

      28. March 2012

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      Promark Technologies to Offer Starboard Storage Systems   Industry Leading Margins for Resellers, New Starboard ...

      20. March 2012

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      Large Binocular Telescope Observatory Looks to the Stars with Purchase of Starboard Storage AC72   ...

      13. February 2012

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      Starboard Storage Systems™ Announces AC72 to Address Small and Medium Enterprise Need for Mixed Workload ...

      13. February 2012

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      A team of storage industry leaders from Compellent, HP, LeftHand Networks, LSI and Sun today ...

      1. February 2012

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      Deutschlands größter Online-Händler für Markenbrillen gehört zu Top-Ten-Unternehmen der Optikbranche    Der Online-Optiker Mister Spex ...

      31. January 2012

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      XConnect and IPV Collaborate to Reduce Cost, Complexity of Video Calling and Conferencing     ...

      24. January 2012

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      immatics presents positive Phase II results with its therapeutic cancer vaccine IMA910 in patients with ...

      5. December 2011

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      With a Click of the Remote, Impulse Purchases   Giving television viewers the ability to ...

      22. November 2011

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      Berliner Online-Optiker erhält Auszeichnung im Rahmen von „125 Jahre Versandhandel“ bei Insight E-Commerce in Leipzig ...

      7. November 2011

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      TELEFÓNICA MAKES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN QUANTENNA Telefónica Digital through its Venture Capital arm joins other ...

      3. November 2011

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      mysportgroup (Privatesportsale GmbH), Betreiberin der eCommerce-Angebote www.mysportbrands.de und www.mysportworld.de, konnte eine signifikante Finanzierungsrunde zur Fortsetzung ...

      2. November 2011

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      Delivery Agent Raises $35.5 Million Led by Intel Capital with Liberty Global, and Grazia Equity ...

      19. September 2011

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      4-Antibody AG Meets Next Milestone in Boehringer Ingelheim Collaboration 4-Antibody AG today announced the ...

      16. September 2011

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      Mister Spex (www.misterspex.de) erhält Gütesiegel „EHI Geprüfter Online-Shop“ und baut 3D-Anprobe aus Das EHI-Gütesiegel ...

      12. September 2011

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      Das Hamburger Statistikportal Statista expandiert in die USA und eröffnet eine Niederlassung in New York ...

      1. September 2011

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      Ehemaliger Metaversum-Mitgründer Mirko Caspar neu als Geschäftsführer für Marketing und Vertrieb beim größten deutschen Online-Shop ...

      24. August 2011

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      “150 Leute, 35 Grad und 80 % Luftfeuchtigkeit – das macht Spaß!” Benjamin Esser von ...

      22. August 2011

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      Berliner Online-Brillenhändler startet deutschlandweites Partnernetzwerk mit lokalen Augenoptikern   Als erster deutscher Online-Brillenshop kooperiert Mister ...

      16. August 2011

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      AirTies Partners with Quantenna to Deliver Wireless HD Video Streaming with Unparalleled Range and Performance ...

      3. August 2011

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      Leader in Ultra-Reliable 802.11n Wi-Fi Home Video Networking is Lauded for Third Consecutive Year   ...

      11. July 2011

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      Finanzspritze für Urbanara - Online-Shop sammelt siebenstellige Summe ein   “Qualitativ hochwertige Heimtextilien und Wohnaccessoires” ...

      29. June 2011

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      XConnect Vice President John Wilkinson Honored by Global Telecoms Business for Second Consecutive Year   ...

      20. June 2011

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      Online-Anprobe von Brillen im Internetshop erstmals in 3D möglich Versandhändler Mister Spex geht als erster ...

      24. May 2011

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      4-Antibody AG Forms Multi-target Oncology Research and Development Alliance with the Ludwig Institute   4-Antibody ...

      23. May 2011

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      Mister Spex zählt zu schnellstwachsenden Internetunternehmen Europas   Berliner Online-Optiker belegt bei GP Bullhound Media ...

      19. May 2011

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      B2X Care Solutions launches in North America   After-sales services provider B2X Care Solutions (http://www.b2xcare.com) ...

      12. May 2011

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      Mister Spex rockt im TV - Der neue Sonnenbrillenspot geht heute on air   Der ...

      11. May 2011

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      Adconion Media Group Completes Multi-Million Dollar Financing with Silicon Valley Bank   Adconion Media Group, ...

      11. April 2011

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      immatics to receive support from Pfizer for its pivotal Phase III study (IMPRINT) with IMA901, ...

      6. April 2011

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      New Industry Research Confirms RELDATA Is Positioned to Continue Significant Growth Key Findings from Storage ...

      31. March 2011

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      http://www.gruenderszene.de Interview mit einem VC: Grazia – Jochen Klüppel im Gespräch Sie sind ...

      28. March 2011

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      Online-Brillenhändler startet Partnerprogramm mit stationären Optikern, um Service für die Kunden weiter zu verbessern   ...

      4. February 2011

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      Berliner Online-Brillenhändler in Brüssel von Gerhard Schröder als eines der wachstumsstärksten Unternehmen ausgezeichnet   Mister ...

      2. February 2011

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      Berliner Online-Brillenhändler erzielt im Jahr 2010 rund 11 Millionen Euro Umsatz Drei Jahre nach ...

      31. January 2011

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      RELDATA Inc. (www.RELDATA.com), the innovation leader in unified block and file storage solutions over iSCSI, ...

      11. January 2011

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      RELDATA Secure $4 M in Series B for Innovative Data Storage Solution   RELDATA, a ...

      5. January 2011

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      Quantenna Features Award-Winning 4x4 MIMO 802.11n Wi-Fi Home Networking Technology at CES 2011   Winning ...

      29. October 2010

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      Mister Spex siegt beim Deutschen Unternehmer Preis 2010 Online-Brillenhändler überzeugt in der Kategorie Startup ...

      19. October 2010

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      Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt baut mit Statista Paid-Content-Bereich aus   Die Verlagsgruppe will Entscheiderm zukünftig mehr ...

      21. September 2010

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      immatics raises €54 million to advance its late stage clinical therapeutic cancer vaccine portfolio ...

      10. September 2010

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      Über 7 Mio. Euro für Mister Spex Mister Spex, Deutschlands größter Online-Versandhändler für Markenbrillen ...

      12. July 2010

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      RELDATA Named Tech Awards Circle Winner / Unified Block and File Storage Solutions Provider Selected ...

      18. June 2010

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      RELDATA Selected as AlwaysOn East Top 100 Winner for Cloud and Infrastructure Technology Unified Storage ...

      7. June 2010

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      On June 24, 2010, the 8th annual Grazia Equity Business Plan Competition was hosted at ...

      5. June 2010

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      immatics announces Phase II Results with its Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine IMA901 in Patients with Advanced ...

      2. June 2010

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      Online-Brillenhändler Mister Spex zählt zu "Red Herring 100 Europe" Unternehmen Red Herring Europe Award ...

      2. June 2010

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      immatics enters Collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to Advance the Development of IMA950 ...

      16. February 2010

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      immatics Enters Collaboration with Cancer Research UK to Develop Multi-target Rationally Designed Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine ...

      4. February 2010

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      XConnect revenue doubled in 2009   XConnect, the leader in next-generation interconnection and carrier ENUM-registry ...

      1. February 2010

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      Online-Brillenhändler Mister Spex hat 2009 Brillen und Kontaktlinsen für rund 4,5 Millionen Euro verkauft – ...

      26. January 2010

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      RELDATA UNIFIED STORAGE NAMED ONE OF “100 COOLEST CLOUD COMPUTING PRODUCTS” BY EVERYTHING CHANNEL’S CRN ...

      20. January 2010

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      RELDATA (www.reldata.com), a provider of software-centric unified storage solutions, announced today its new RELDATA Partner ...

      14. January 2010

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      HORIZONT und Statista starten Portal HORIZONTstats.de Premium-Initiative für Paid Content Auf HORIZONTstats.de gibt es ...

      9. December 2009

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      First Chip Supplier to Offer 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi Devices Will Play Active Role in One ...

      2. December 2009

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      Conergy Solar Factory in Frankfurt (Oder): Three Years "Quality Made in Germany"     Ramp ...

      20. November 2009

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      Investoren-Einstieg unterstützt weitere Wachstumsstrategie   Der Stuttgarter Finanzinvestor Grazia Equity ist beim After Sales Dienstleister ...

      16. November 2009

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      Allzu viele Partner bei der Finanzierung können das Wachstum eines jungen Unternehmens stören. Es kommt ...

      19. October 2009

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      Mit Mister Spex bringt Dirk Graber den Durchblick zurück. Wir haben ihn zu seiner Arbeit ...

      5. October 2009

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      Statistik-Portal startet heute sein Premium-Angebot, das für 29,90 Euro pro Monat die Verwendung exklusiver Daten ...

      1. October 2009

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      "Gründerszene ist sehr unterentwickelt" Von Claus G. Schmalholz Lothar Späth, zuletzt Vorsitzender der ...

      29. September 2009

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      immatics biotechnologies GmbH today announced the appointment of Dr Carsten Reinhardt as Chief Medical Officer ...

      22. September 2009

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      RELDATA Introduces Next Generation 9240i Unified Storage System Powered by Enhanced RELvos 2.4 Virtualization OS ...

      16. September 2009

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      Venture capital firms Venrock Associates, Accel Partners, Grazia Equity and Crescent Point Group all participated ...

      9. September 2009

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      Nanosolar Completes Panel Factory, Commences Serial Production   Today Nanosolar demonstrated the completion of its ...

      9. September 2009

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      Nanosolar Unveils Nanosolar Utility Panel™ Technology   In conjunction with today's inauguration of our panel-assembly ...

      9. September 2009

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      NREL Certifies 16.4% Nanosolar Foil Efficiency   It was May 2006 when we last released ...

      10. August 2009

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      immatics biotechnologies GmbH today announced that the company obtained European patent protection for the composition ...

      27. July 2009

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      Portal will Informationen für Marketingentscheider bündeln Mit einem neuen Seitenkonzept will das Statistik-Portal „Statista“ ...

      21. July 2009

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      RELDATA Named a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor RELDATA's unified storage solutions provide channel partners ...

      7. July 2009

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      Ehemaliger Ministerpräsident arbeitet für Venture Capital-Geber: Lothar Späth berät Grazia Equity Prof. Dr. h.c. ...

      3. July 2009

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      Grazia Equity Award für die beste Geschäftsidee an der HHL   Von einer Charityplattform ...

      30. June 2009

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      Conergy sells solar portfolio with a capacity of 10.7 MWp   ...

      17. June 2009

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      immatics biotechnologies significantly improves XPRESIDENT™ technology platform. immatics biotechnologies today announced the completion of ...

      10. June 2009

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      Australia: Planning Approval for 282 Wind Turbines   EPURON reaches key milestone for the largest ...

      8. June 2009

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      Conergy Deutschland GmbH sells the Heimpersdorf megawatt solar park to investor   Conergy Deutschland GmbH ...

      29. May 2009

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      moviepilot.de: Führender personalisierbarer Entertainmentguide für Kino, DVD und TV schließt zweite Finanzierungsrunde ab Berlin, 29.05.2009 ...

      19. May 2009

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       Solarstrom von Conergy reduziert Kosten für Wasserversorgung in Kalifornien   • 1,6 MWp Solarpark im ...

      14. May 2009

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      Statista startet Geschäftskunden-Angebot Statistik-Portal bietet umfassende Markenreports und kostengünstige Online-Umfragen Ausführliche Analysen zu ...

      12. May 2009

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      Quantenna Communications Names David French as New CEO   Founder Behrooz Rezvani Continues with Company ...

      8. May 2009

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      Solar energy from the region, for the region: Conergy Deutschland inaugurates a megawatt class thin-film ...

      8. May 2009

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      Solar energy from the region, for the region: Conergy Deutschland inaugurates a megawatt class thin-film ...

      28. April 2009

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      XCONNECT NAMES RICHARD SHOCKEY, ENUM PIONEER AND IP COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT, TO ADVISORY BOARD   Appointment ...

      27. April 2009

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      RELDATA EXPANDS ITS SALES ORGANIZATION Industry Veteran Peter Cmaylo joins RELDATA as VP Sales ...

      22. April 2009

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      XCONNECT EXPANDS GLOBAL ALLIANCE FEDERATION SERVICES   Innovations Bring Communications Service Providers More NGN ...

      21. April 2009

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      XCONNECT RECEIVES 2009 NGN LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM NGN MAGAZINE   Global Alliance Honored for Outstanding ...

      20. April 2009

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      Must-have-Accessoires: Hält die Brille mit der It-Bag Schritt?     Das Mister Spex "Brillen-Mode-Barometer" analysiert ...

      8. April 2009

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      Metaversum and Twinity has been elected a Red Herring 100 Europe Winner 2009 With ...

      24. March 2009

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      OVERGENCE SESSION MANAGER LATEST VOIP-PEERABLE DEVICE CERTIFIED XCONNECT-READY   Testing for ENUM Query Compatibility Streamlines ...

      11. March 2009

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      NETNUMBER TITAN SERVER CERTIFIED XCONNECT-READY, SIMPLIFYING VOIP FEDERATION-BASED INTERCONNECTION       Interoperability Testing Streamlines ...

      2. March 2009

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      immatics completes patient recruitment in phase II study with cancer vaccine IMA901 for renal cell ...

      24. February 2009

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      Quantenna Raises $15 Million in Series D Financing Round Quantenna Communications, Inc., a leader ...

      24. February 2009

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      RELDATA AND XYRATEX ENABLE HETEROGENEOUS STORAGE RELDATA 9240 and Xyratex F6412E RAID system certification ...

      26. January 2009

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      immatics wins 29th German Industry’s Innovation Award (Innovationspreis der deutschen Wirtschaft)   Tuebingen, January 26, ...

      26. January 2009

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      The Growing Market for Solar Cells     Printing is playing a key role in ...

      26. January 2009

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      SMC Networks Announces 10G Certification with RELDATA’s Unified iSCSI Storage System to Enable High-Performance Virtualized ...

      24. January 2009

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      VC Investing Drops For 2008, But Green Grows Venture capital investment shrank in 2008 ...

      21. January 2009

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      Feeding In Renewable Energy Breakthroughs What renewable energy really needs is a shift to ...

      5. September 2008

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      Wowereit Opens Virtual Berlin in Twinity     Metaversum GmbH, developer and operator of the ...

      27. August 2008

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      Nanosolar outshines the competition with a $ 300M financing Chris Morrison Thin-film solar ...

      8. April 2009

      Red Herring 100 Europe Winner 2009

      Metaversum and Twinity has been elected a Red Herring 100 Europe Winner 2009

      With its 3D online world Twinity, Metaversum is one of the 100 most promising private technology companies in Europe.

      Berlin, April 8, 2009 – Red Herring announced that the company Metaversum has been elected a Red Herring 100 Europe Winner for its 3D online world Twinity. This award is given annually to the top 100 private technology enterprises headquartered in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa.

      "We feel honored to receive the Red Herring 100 Europe award. This clearly confirms our vision of a 3D world based on real cities, allowing real people to interact and communicate with each other.” says Metaversum CEO Jochen Hummel. "Twinity is coming alive through our partners, including Cinestar, Berlin.de, Zitty, Be.Berlin, Bigpoint, Sony Pictures, the city of Singapore, and many others. Together with our users, they are filling our vision of a real 3D world with life."

      This nomination as one of the top 100 ground-breaking technology companies proves that, with its innovative concept of real 3D cities inhabited by a real 3D community, Metaversum offers a trend-setting contribution towards the three-dimensional web: Twinity's realistic 3D replicas of international metropolises enable internet user from all over the world to communicate and interact with each other in a whole new way. It’s a place for real people to share experiences online in a familiar environment.

      Red Herring's list of top private businesses is an important guide to identifying new and innovative technology companies. In their early years, enterprises such as Google, eBay, and Skype were recognized by Red Herring editors as significant concepts, likely to alter the way we live and work.

      To pick the winners, Red Herring's editorial staff evaluated several hundred enterprises according to strict standards, including thorough analysis of financial data and subjective criteria such as management quality, implementation of strategies, and effort in the area of research and development.

      The virtual world of Twinity is currently in the open Beta phase. At www.twinity.com, you can register for free and explore the 3D world.