iWOW, Winner in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2006

iWOW, a global provider for wireless technologies, has been named a winner in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2006, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific.

[ClickPress, Thu Jan 11 2007] iWOW, a global provider for wireless technologies, has been named a winner in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2006, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over three years. iWOW grew 131.71% percent during this period.

iWOW’s Executive Director, Chen Jer Yaw, credits the award to the great team at iWOW and the support of our customers and partners like Texas Instruments (TI). He said, " We are extremely honoured to be one of the seven Singapore companies to be listed in this prestigious award. We are constantly developing new and innovative products and services in the wireless arena. Ranking on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list this year shows that these innovative products and services coupled with a great team can help us move forward as we continue to provide the best support possible to our customers.”

"We are very pleased to have a partner in iWOW to augment the delivery of our solutions to our global wireless handheld customers. iWOW struck us as a young, energetic and innovative company that differentiate itself in customization, project execution and sustaining customer support. We congratulate iWOW for winning this prestigious award.” said Larry Tan, Vice President, Marketing and Sales for TI Asia.

“Making the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific ranking is a testament to a company’s commitment to technology,” Ian Thatcher, partner in charge of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific program. “With its 131.71% growth rate over three years, iWOW has proven that its leadership has the vision and determination to grow in difficult conditions.”

Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific selection and qualifications
The Technology Fast 500 list is compiled from Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Asia Pacific programs, nominations submitted directly to the Technology Fast 500, and public company database research. To qualify for the Technology Fast 500, entrants must have had first year operating revenues of at least US$50,000.

Entrants must also be public or private companies headquartered in Asia Pacific and must be a “technology company,” defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues; Manufactures a technology related product, or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology.


About iWOW Technology Pte Ltd

Established in 1999, iWOW has grown into a global provider of wireless technologies to the Mobile and Machine-To-Machine (M2M) communication markets. iWOW offers technology solutions and design services for mobile phone development. Its embedded software, the i.frame series, has surpassed 10 million mobile deployments worldwide ranging from mobile phones, PDAs, telemetry systems and car navigation systems. iWOW also designs, manufactures, and distributes an extensive wireless connectivity product line, including GSM/GPRS modems under the iTegno brand name, GSM/GPRS module and GPS module to the M2M market.

Headquartered in Singapore, iWOW has offices in Malaysia and China. Today, iWOW’s wide range of wireless communications products and services are being deployed in over 100 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit www.iwow.com.sg


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