Truston Named 2009 Hot Companies Finalist
Truston Named 2009 Hot Companies Winning Finalist
Follows up 2008 Win With Another Hot Companies Award
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – February 11, 2009 – Truston, a provider of award-winning online services for identity theft protection and consumer credit management, announced that it has been named a 2009 Hot Companies finalist by Silicon Valley Communications. Truston was selected after a global analysis of information technology vendors which included large, mid-size and start-up companies around the world. Truston was chosen based on the "4Ps" selection criteria—Products, People, Performance, and Potential. The 2009 Hot Companies analysis encompassed companies in all areas of information technologies including security, wireless, storage, networking, software and communications.
The Hot Companies 2009 evaluation process also assessed candidates for entrepreneurial spirit, seasoned executives, success in their market segment, well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies. Other finalists include RedHat, Webroot, MX Logic and Verisign. To see the complete list of finalists please visit http://www.networkproductsguide.com/hotcompanies/2009/
"We are delighted to be named a 2009 Hot Company Finalist," said Tom Fragala, Truston's founder and Chief Executive Officer. "After being named a 2008 Hot Company, this year's award further cements our status as a provider of unique, valuable services that help direct marketers and financial services companies add new revenue and increase customer retention."
About Truston
Truston helps its partners drive new revenue and enhance customer relationships with an online product that helps protect consumers' identity and select the best financial products. The company has a white-label Software-as-a-Service for membership groups, ID theft service providers, direct marketers, and financial institutions. Through its self-guided online technology, consumers maintain control, are shown what to do, and receive electronic reminders so they know what to do in the future. Truston's private-label partners include Identity Force, the #1 provider of ID theft protection to the U.S. government and Affinion Group the largest provider of membership and loyalty products with over 70 million members worldwide. Truston's service was given 4 stars from PC Magazine. Truston's awards include a 2008 Product Innovation Award, a Hot Company 2008 Award, being selected for 10 Companies to Watch in 2008 by the Pacific Coast Business Times, the 2008 Tomorrow's Technology Today award, and it was identified as a leader by Javelin Strategy & Research in their December 2007 identity theft market report. Visit www.mytruston.com.
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