Solum Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Global 200 Winner

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Solum, Inc., a leader in advanced field measurements for commercial agriculture, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Global 200 winners.  Inclusion in the GoingGreen Global 200 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Solum was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

Solum and the GoingGreen Global 200 companies will be honored at AlwaysOn's GoingGreen Silicon Valley event on September 27th, 2011, at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA.

This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities

"Picking this year's GoingGreen Global 200 was a very competitive process, as literally dozens of great greentech companies are emerging out of the pack, raising big money, and gaining significant market traction," says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "This year's winners clearly represent some of the highest-growth opportunities we've seen in the private company marketplace and underscore that many of the greentech sectors VCs have been betting on are booming."

The GoingGreen Global 200 winners were selected from among thousands of domestic and international greentech technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and greentech industry insiders.  The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2011 list.

Solum enables farmers to increase productivity and reduce cost by applying crop nutrients in the right amount, at the right place, and at the right time using high density, high accuracy soil measurements. The company's proprietary field-deployable soil nutrient measurement system also makes agriculture more sustainable by reducing the loss of nitrogen and phosphorus to the environment.

A full list of all the GoingGreen Global 200 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at:

http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2011-GoingGreen-Global-200-Top-Private-Companies

 "Solum is honored to be selected among the most innovative companies in the greentech sector," says Solum co-founder and CEO Nick Koshnick. "Our technology allows farmers to increase productivity while being better stewards of the environment.   We are very proud to be recognized with this award, as we believe growers need more efficient solutions to help them adopt sustainable practices while continuing to feed an ever-expanding population."

About Solum

Solum is an agricultural technology company. Solum develops advanced measurement systems and software solutions that increase profitability by providing the information required to farm every acre optimally. The Company's technology platform and information systems will support better agricultural decision making worldwide.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn's preeminent executive event series includes the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit, OnMedia, OnHollywood, Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, OnMobile, and GoingGreen Silicon Valley. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.

Media Contact: Landon Morris Solum, 402-416-5589, [email protected]

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