KESDEE Inc. Honored Among This Year's Most Promising Private Technology Ventures in North America

San Diego, California - April 29, 2009: - KESDEE Inc., the world's largest financial e-learning company, announced today its status as a finalist of the "Red Herring 100 North America" award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures in North America.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of 1, 200. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

This unique assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the actual track record and standing of a company, which allows Red Herring to see past the "buzz" and make the list an invaluable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.

"This year was especially difficult," said Alex Vieux, Publisher and CEO of Red Herring. "There were so many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products that we had a difficult time narrowing it down to 200. Now we're faced with the arduous task of selecting the final 100. We know that this year's crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to go far."

For over 10 years, The Red Herring 100 North America award, open to private technology companies headquartered in North America, has been given to the top 100 tech companies based upon their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the telecom, communications, security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, biotech, and clean tech industries sent in their submissions to qualify for the award.

The CEOs of the 200 finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring Conference in San Diego, where the Red Herring Top 100 will be announced.

Swarna Jessica Srinivas, President of KESDEE said, "I sincerely thank Red Herring for recognizing our compelling value proposition and for selecting KESDEE as a finalist. There is no greater honor than to be recognized by Industry leaders for the work KESDEE is doing in providing innovative eLearning solutions.

About Red Herring
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About KESDEE Inc.
KESDEE is the world's largest financial e-Learning company. KESDEE's off-the-shelf catalog consists of 700 accredited e-Learning courses on various topics in Banking, Finance, Accounting, Insurance and Risk Management. In addition, KESDEE offers eCoaches, the web-based tutorials for Certification Exams in Risk Management and Financial analysis (ePRM, eFRM, eCoach for the CFA® Program, Associate ePRM etc).

KESDEE's e-Learning solutions are relevant for the providers of financial services, as well as for users, regulators, advisors and educators of financial services. KESDEE's e-Learning solutions are customized for the following verticals:

* Banking and Financial Services Industry
* Regulators Of Financial Services
* Large Corporations
* Small and Medium Enterprises
* Consultancy firms
* Technology companies
* Educational Institutions
* Associations for Banking, Accounting, Finance, Insurance, Risk Management etc.

 
KESDEE e-learning solutions are also available in Spanish.
 
Media contact at KESDEE Inc.

Note to Editors:
Please contact KESDEE Media Relations for interview, photographs or any additional information.
Email: media@kesdee.com
Tel: 858-558-8118
Address:
6540 Lusk Blvd,
Suite C240, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.

Red Herring:
Yvonne Caprini
Email: ycaprini@redherring.com
Call Phone +1 (650) 428 2900x410