BEIJING--8 Jun--Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Private Asian Technology Companies Are Invited to Apply Red Herring now is accepting nominations for its annual Red Herring 100 Asia award program for private technology companies. The yearly program highlights the most innovative and promising technology start-ups and their entrepreneurial founders in the Asia Pacific region. Since 1996, technology industry executives, investors, and observers have regarded the Red Herring 100 lists as an invaluable instrument for discovering and advocating the most promising private ventures in the following categories: Biosciences, Communications, Computing and Energy. The Red Herring 100 Asia companies will be unveiled at the Red Herring Asia 2006 summit during August 28-30 in Hong Kong. They will also benefit from exclusive visibility in a special issue of Red Herring magazine and through online profiles at RedHerring.com . Red Herring Asia 2006 is an exclusive C-level gathering for the leaders and challengers in the technology industry. Themed "Meet Asia's Innovators," the event will feature the CEOs and founders of the Red Herring 100 Asia companies and investigate how best to capitalize on innovation as an entrepreneur, investor, or corporate strategist. For further information, please refer to http://www.redherring.com/rhasia06 . About Red Herring Red Herring magazine is a sophisticated insider's guide to the business of technology, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy, from the Internet to wireless communications and digital entertainment. Red Herring's journalists report on how innovation and entrepreneurship are transforming business and how the business of technology is transforming the world, providing readers with a deep understanding of venture capital and capital markets. Recognized as an essential resource in today's fast-changing business world, Red Herring gets the right answers before anyone else even thinks to ask the questions. More information on Red Herring is available on the Internet at http://www.redherring.com . For more information, please contact: Red Herring, Inc Asia Pacific Tel +86-10-8591-1166 Fax +86-10-8591-1601 Red Herring??Inc United States Tel: +1-650-321-5544 Fax: +1-650-321-5597 SOURCE Red Herring, Inc --Distributed by AsiaNet ( www.asianetnews.net )--