Fremont, CA – January 26, 2011 – Optoplex Corporation, the award-winning company delivering new technologies in fiber optic components, today announced that it has won the 2010 Red Herring Global 100 Award, an award recognizing the most innovative private companies from Europe, North America, and Asia.

The Red Herring editorial board diligently and rigorously evaluated the entrepreneurial landscape throughout the North American region and identified the top companies that are leading the next wave of innovation out of more than 1,200 highly competitive candidates. Optoplex was recognized by Red Herring due to its innovative patented free-space high-precision micro-interferometer platform, which plays a pivotal rule in advancing the technologies of differential phase shift keying and ultra-dense wavelength division multiplexing, both being crucial enabling pillars for today’s high speed fiber-optic networks.

“Choosing the best out of the previous three years was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, Chairman of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed down our list from 1,200 potential companies to 200 finalists. Trying to get it down to 100 companies was a task upon itself. Optoplex should be extremely proud of its achievement, the competition was difficult.”
Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list an invaluable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the greatest business opportunities from around the world.

About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company which unites the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters and major events for technology leaders around the globe.  Red Herring provides an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy.  More information about Red Herring is available at www.redherring.com.

For more information, please write to info@optoplex.com or call (510) 490-8320.