ALSI NAMED BY TORNADO INSIDER AMONG EUROPE’S TOP 100 PRIVATE TECH COMPANIES

“We are honored that our efforts have been recognized by Tornado Insider in its ranking of the Top 100 start-ups in Europe and Israel” said Peter Chall, CEO of ALSI. “The award acknowledges the fact that our top-quality company has developed a superior product. Being a 2004 Tornado100 Winner will allow us to generate more visibility in the international marketplace”

“The companies Tornado Insider selected are Europe’s technology stars,” said Niels Valkering, Tornado Insider’s Head of Research. “Combining internal analysis with advice from industry specialists, we identified the elite of Europe’s high-tech entrepreneurial vanguard, appreciating excellence both in innovative, commercial and financial performance. Watch these companies in 2005, as the technology they are commercializing today will change tomorrow’s trends.”

The selection of the 2004 Tornado100 Winners from thousands of candidates was judged according to the following criteria:

• Delivering an innovation that shows the promise to set new standards
• Creating a major new audience
• Supplying a key piece of the ICT infrastructure
• Commanding a significant customer base
• Having the potential to become a global brand or standard
• Influencing a major market
• Receiving a significant amount of funding
• Having a strong valuation for a lucrative exit
• Having a management with previous successful exit experience

The list was announced during the Tornado Insider/World Financial Symposiums T100 Leadership Forum. This event took place January 26th, 2005 in London and was a gathering of technology CEOs and CFOs eager to gain insights on how to lead their enterprise and their careers to more effective and positive outcomes.