Purple Labs Selected As Finalist For Red Herring 100 Europe - Red Herring announced this week that mobile Linux software company, Purple Labs, was named a Finalist of Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year. “This year’s impressive list of submissions from companies demonstrates Europe’s growing role as a major center of innovation in the global technology sector,” said Red Herring Editor-in-Chief Joel Dreyfuss. “The exceptional accomplishments of European technology startups and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem.” “Technology innovation is key to our global leadership in bringing 3G Linux phones to the mass market,” added Simon Wilkinson, Purple Labs CEO. “While the mobile Linux industry has largely focused on high-end devices, our unique solution enables phone manufacturers to deliver compelling 3G phones at a transfer price below US$100.