Hurray! News
Hurray! Ranked Number 122 Fastest
Growing Technology Company in Asia Pacific on the 2005 Deloitte’s
Technology Fast 500
BEIJING, Dec.19, 2005 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hurray! Holding Co.,
Ltd. (Nasdaq: HRAY - News), a leader in advanced wireless value-added
services, digital music production and distribution, and mobile
telecommunication network software in the People’s Republic of China,
today announced it ranked number 122 in the 2005 Deloitte Technology
Fast 500 Asia Pacific program. Rankings are based on percentage
revenue growth over three years, from 2002 to 2004.
The Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Deloitte) Technology Fast 500 recognizes
the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific, Europe,
Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, based on percentage revenue
growth. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific program was
created in 2001 to recognize the effort and dedication of the 500
fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific and embraces
a wide range of technology areas, including the Internet, biotechnology,
medical and scientific and computers/hardware. It ranks the technology
companies according to their rate of gross revenue growth over the
three most recent completed fiscal years.
Commenting on this announcement, QD Wang, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Hurray!, said, "We are honored to be the winner
of this prestigious Asia Pacific award as this is a great recognition
of Hurray's achievement and position in Asia. We are committed to
achieving sustained and differentiated business growth in the long
run."
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About Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
Hurray! provides wireless value-added services such as ringtones,
picture downloads, community and entertainment services to mobile
users in China. The company is one of the market leaders in providing
these services using wireless application protocol, commonly referred
to as WAP, in China. WAP services are offered through the advanced
2.5G mobile networks, the most advanced broadly available mobile
networks deployed in China. Hurray! also offers these services through
2G mobile networks. In addition, Hurray! focuses on music production
and distribution.
In addition, Hurray! designs, develops, sells and supports a service
provisioning and management software that is used by China Unicom,
one of the two principal mobile operators in China, to support its
2.5G services platform.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature.
These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You
can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such
as "will," "expects," "believes" and
similar statements. The accuracy of these statements may be impacted
by a number of business risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated,
including risks related to: Hurray!'s ability to maintain its leading
position in the market for wireless value-added services in China,
including its ability to anticipate or address changes in technologies
and user preferences in an effective and timely manner; the risk
that Hurray's profitability may be adversely affected in future
periods for a variety of reasons, many of which may be beyond management's
control; the state of Hurray!'s relationships with China's mobile
operators; and other risks outlined in Hurray!'s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement
on Form F-1, as amended. Hurray! does not undertake any obligation
to update this forward-looking information, except as required under
applicable law.
For more information, please contact:
Phoebe Meng
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: 8610-6518-8989 ext 6806
yfmeng@hurray.com.cn
SOURCE: Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
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