“All of this year’s winners embraced TiE’s message of the bold entrepreneur,” said Mateen Syed, TiE50 Chair. “The judges were impressed by the quality of ideas and execution across each vertical segment. These 50 companies represent the finest in entrepreneurship and serve as role models, encouraging and inspiring emerging start-ups to succeed as bold entrepreneurs stimulating the economy.”

The TiE50 Awards recognize the hottest emerging companies in five focus segments: Consumer Web, Internet Infrastructure, Cleantech, Wireless and Software. Winners are selected by more than 40 eminent entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industry leaders and domain experts. TiE50 winners were announced in a live showcase at TiECon2009 in Santa Clara, Calif.

“Everyone at reQall is incredibly grateful for this recognition,” said Sunil Vemuri, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of reQall. “The TiE50 award is yet another great acknowledgement that reQall has more than established its place as a mobile personal assistant that knows when and where to prod someone’s memory.

TiECon2009 and TiE50
TiECon 2009 is two action-packed days of rich dialogue, networking and deal making with thousands of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industry executives, and thought leaders. TiEcon 2009 is themed “The BOLD Entrepreneur,” focusing on dynamic individuals who are able to adapt to changing conditions and create their own future despite downturns and uncertainties.

TiE is a global organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurs across its international network sponsored by top venture capital firms and Fortune 500 corporations. TiE is spread across 53 chapters in 12 countries comprising of 1,800 experienced entrepreneurs and business executives as charter members, 12,000 aspiring entrepreneurs, and professionals as members.

reQall
reQall is a voice-enabled memory aid that seamlessly integrates your mobile phone, email, text messaging and IM into a powerful organizer, reminder system and productivity assistant. With reQall, you can capture your ideas, tasks and commitments before you forget—wherever you are. The service helps you capture ideas as they emerge, arrive on-time and well-prepared for appointments, share reminders with family and co-workers, retrieve relevant information at the appropriate time, and remember important events such as anniversaries and birthdays.

reQall is a global, venture-backed business, with operations in the U.S., Hong Kong and India, focusing on improving human memory. Behind reQall is a highly respected group of science, technology and business specialists including Gordon Bell, Don Norman, Edward de Bono, Gabriel Yu and Peter Cochrane.