Silicon India Magazine names Kirusa to the top 100 technology companies list for the second time in a row

India and New Providence, New Jersey, December 10, 2008: Silicon India Magazine, one of the popular business and technology magazine, has named Kirusa, the world’s leading vendor of Voice SMS and a leading developer of mobile value-added services, amongst one of the top 100 technology companies in the U.S. founded or managed by Indians. This is the second time that Kirusa has been named in si100 awards and reflects Kirusa’s consistent growth and impact on the market place.

Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, Founder and CEO, Kirusa Inc., said “To be recognized in the si100 list, for the second time in a row, is a testimony to our team’s talent and commitment in delivering enhanced services.” He further added, “Our focus has always been to provide best possible end-user experience and constantly innovate, enabling carriers to generate more revenues and add value to subscribers.”

The si100 is an annual listing of the top 100 technology companies founded and managed by Indians in the U.S. The si100 not only represents the continuing rise and glory of Indian entrepreneurship in high-tech but also recognizes companies impacting the market place.

A distinguished panel comprising accomplished Indian CEO's & CIO's of public companies, VC's, analysts, founders of other VC funded companies including silicon India editorial board decided on the top 100 companies listed below.

Kirusa Voice SMS service enables user to send short voice messages in their Voice. The recipient instantly receives a notification which prompts them to listen, reply, forward or save the message. Voice SMS is an enhanced mode of communication enriched with the sender’s voice, language and emotions. It works on all handsets, eliminating the need of software installation on the handset, thereby, minimizing the deployment time. Vodafone, Idea, Grameenphone, Etisalat (UAE and Egypt), Ufone and Warid Telecom (Pakistan and Bangladesh) are some of the key customers who have adopted Kirusa’s Voice SMS solution.

Innovative features such as Direct Listen™, for direct access and reply to messages; Speed Codes™, for quickly sending messages; Group Messaging; Mobile Number Portability; Background Music and International Voice SMS add to the bouquet of services offered by Kirusa’s Voice SMS solution. To strengthen the emotional connect with loved ones, users can also schedule Voice SMS messages for any future date in advance, for sending greetings.

This si100 list is the 11th in the annual series and top ranking private companies from each sector - software, semiconductors, IT services, and wireless, networking, internet, mobile and outsourced product companies / engineering services have become a part of the list.

Silicon India is a business and technology magazine published from Fremont, California, which covers business, technology and entrepreneurship. Its readership builds from CIOs, CTOs, CEOs and market influencers like venture capitalists, technology adopters, and analysts.

More information on the award is available at: 
http://www.siliconindia.com/si100_2008/si100mobile.html

About Kirusa

Kirusa is one of the leading global developers of Mobile Social Media and Value Added Services enabling mobile subscribers to reach out to their family and friends. Kirusa’s solutions include the hugely successful Kirusa Voice SMS service, the world’s most advanced Voice SMS solution, used by over 30 carriers around the world. Kirusa has pioneered a suite of social media applications that facilitate mobile subscribers to interact through voice, including the Call-n-Tweet application which helps users update their Twitter status using voice. Kirusa provides an open platform with APIs to enable third parties to offer mobile applications services to mobile subscribers. Used by mobile subscribers millions of times daily, Kirusa solutions are built on its patented and patent pending technology and its highly reliable and scalable open multimodal platform. Kirusa has been recognized as one of top 100 technology companies by Silicon India, and one of top 25 emerging technology companies by Smart Techie magazine. Headquartered in New Jersey and led by an experienced team of wireless telecom executives and technologists, Kirusa has offices in three continents. ‘Kirusa Voice SMS,’ is a trademark of Kirusa, Inc.

For more information visit: www.kirusa.com.

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