Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10.4.2013  – Red Herring announced its Top 100 award winners  today, recognizing Europe’s leading private companies and celebrating these startups’ innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring’s editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work. 

“Selecting startups that show the most potential for disruption and growth is never easy,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “We looked at hundreds and hundreds of candidates from all across the continent, and after much thought and debate, narrowed the list down to the Top 100 Winners. Each year, the competition gets tougher but we believe Agaidi demonstrates the vision, drive and innovation that define a Red Herring winner.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technological innovation, management quality, overall business strategy and market penetration. This assessment was complemented by a review of the track records and standings of similar startups in the same verticals, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in Europe.

We will speak in this event about Intelligent Asset, Spaces and Environments. You can also meet us in the exhibition area. Welcome to meet us in our booth!
More infromation here: http://www.idworldabudhabi2012.com/index.php?id=1480

Presenters
Dr. Marko Mattila, CTO, AGAIDI
Sami Kalliokoski, Business Development Director, AGAIDI

What
Free public webinar

Time:
Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EEST)

Slides:
Agaidi airport solution_webinar

More details

During one month, transfer passengers with a tight connecting time will be picked up and provided with the personal display card, which will guide them quickly and easily to their boarding gate.

“Helsinki Airport is the leading long-haul airport in Northern Europe and a popular transfer point for flights between Asia and Europe. This is not only because of that the fact that the shortest and most direct route between Europe and Asia goes via Helsinki, but also because the airport has long invested in creating a cosy and relaxed atmosphere for its passengers, as opposed to the crowded, busy airports”, explains Ms Heini Noronen-Juhola, Vice President of Helsinki Airport.

According to Ms Noronen-Juhola, the new electronic display card is being piloted to further develop Helsinki Airport’s hassle-free transfers. The light and thin airport display card shows personal, real-time flight information to passengers and keeps them updated about, for example, boarding times and estimated walking time to the gate. The goal of the pilot is to optimize capacity utilization by managing real-time passenger flow and to locate passengers arriving late to the departure gate. In addition, passengers will get information about services, such as cafés, restaurants and shops.

Easy-to-use devices that do not need wired charging

The airport display card is a small device that does not need wire charging and has an operation time up to three years. The single-purpose device is easy-to-use and it provides robust and reliable communication. Unlike smart phone apps, it offers equal service to all passengers regardless of personal devices that the passengers are carrying with them.

“The Agaidi platform offers a media channel that is fully owned and managed by the airport or site operator. This means they have complete control over data and media content as well. Due to the easy installation of Agaidi Access Points and battery-operated beacons that need no electrical wiring, deployment is also easy and cost-efficient” describes Dr Marko Mattila, CTO of Agaidi Oy.

End devices communicate via Agaidi Access Points using DASH7-ready wireless sensor networking technology. DASH7 offers an operational range of up to 1-2 km, with extraordinary wireless reception through stone, cement and liquids. DASH7 also works well in extremely challenging locations with metallic structures and equipment. Thanks to outstanding scalability, a single access point can support thousands of Agaidi end devices.

Helsinki Airport is the leading long-haul airport in Northern Europe. The fastest route between Europe and Asia goes via Helsinki. The airport invests in smooth travelling and is known as one of the best airports in Europe. Thirteen million passengers travel annually via Helsinki. The airport offers over 130 non-stop destinations around the world and over 300 departures a day.

For more information:
Sami Kalliokoski, tel. +358 40 585 4937, sami.kalliokoski(at)agaidi.com, www.agaidi.com
Helsinki Airport Communications, tel. +358 207083003, pr.helsinki-vantaa@finavia.fi
www.helsinkiairport.fi
www.twitter.com/helsinkiairport
www.facebook.com/helsinkiairport
Photos of Helsinki Airport: www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/presskit

http://sourceforge.net/projects/opentag/

Not only does it guide people in crowded environments and optimizes people flow bottlenecks, GAIDI can also be used to deliver personalized information. With GAIDI, you get the travel information, location-based offers and marketing messages you need on the spot!