Medio Systems cites as technology Pioneer

The World Economic Forum has announced 39 visionary companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2008 of which one is Medio Systems.

The Technology Pioneers 2008 were nominated by the world's leading technology experts, including venture capitalists, technology companies, academics and media.

The final selection from 273 nominees was made by a panel of leading technology experts appointed by the World Economic Forum.

Technology Pioneers 2008 are invited to participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 that will be held in Davos, Switzerland, from 23-27 January and in the Annual Meeting of the New Champions that will be held in Tianjin, People's Republic of China from 25-27 September 2008.

Medio Systems is a market leader in mobile search and advertising.

Medio's white-labeled mobile search solution combines the latest in patent-pending search, personalisation and recommendation technologies to deliver highly relevant, personalised answers and content to each mobile subscriber.

Created specifically for mobile, Medio's search offering helps mobile publishers and operators to implement the best possible customer experience on the handset while also allowing advertisers to reach their intended target audiences with highly relevant ad messages.

"It is an honour for Medio to be nominated as one of this year's Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum and to join a select group of companies deemed to be changing the way we live," said Brian Lent, President and CEO, Medio Systems.

"We believe in making content accessible on the mobile phone as a way to provide consumers with more relevant information, greater flexibility and choice.

"As mobile operators and content owners around the world cater to a growing global demand for content diversity, we expect the mobile phone to replace online as the de facto search interface.

"Medio is helping to drive this trend and to make new possibilities on mobile a reality".

Technology Pioneers are companies that have been identified as developing and applying highly transformational and innovative technologies in the areas of energy, biotechnology and health, and information technology.

To be selected as a Technology Pioneer, a company must be involved in the development of life-changing technology innovation and have the potential for long-term impact on business and society.

In addition, it must demonstrate visionary leadership, show all the signs of being a long-standing market leader - and its technology must be proven.

Previous Technology Pioneers have included Business Objects, Cambridge Silicon Radio, Corel Corporation, Encore Software, Google, Mozilla Corporation and Napster.

The companies' products and services include identity management on the Internet, understanding of individuals' genetic information, robotic radiosurgery, pollution control materials, low-cost remote diagnosis solutions, virtual interface technologies, wiki-based projects and next-generation business intelligence solutions-generation business intelligence solutions.

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