On Demand Best of Show Awards

On Tuesday, market research and consulting firm InfoTrends announced the winners of its fifth annual On Demand Best of Show awards during the On Demand Conference & Expo in Philadelphia. One Best of Show award was presented in each of the following categories:

• 1:1 Communications: Pageflex Campaign Manager 7.5, Bitstream. (Honorable mention: InfoPrint TransPromo Whitespace Manager, InfoPrint Solutions.)

• Bindery, Finishing and Mailing Equipment: Sterling Doublebinder, Spiel Associates. (Honorable mention: Adventure PUR - On Demand, New Bind America.)

• Color Digital Printing Equipment: bizhub Press C8000, Konica Minolta Business Solutions. (Honorable mention: ColorStream 10000 Flex digital color system, Océ.)

• Innovative Use of Technology: GMC PortalBuilder, GMC Software Technology. (Honorable mention: WebCRD V8.0 - SurePreview, Rochester Software Associates.)

• Monochrome Digital Printing Equipment: bizhub Pro 950, Konica Minolta Business Solutions. (Honorable mention: imageRUNNER ADVANCE 8105, Canon U.S.A.)

• Print MIS/ERP : CRM Microsoft Outlook integrating, Avanti Computer Systems. (Honorable mention: EFI Pace, version 23, EFI.)

• Web-To-Print Solutions: Printgroove v1.5, Konica Minolta Business Solutions. (Honorable mention: GMC PortalBuilder, GMC Software Technology.)

• Workflow Solutions: WebCRD, Rochester Software Associates. (Honorable mention: KDKPrint, Rochester Software Associates.)

The Best of Show awards were judged by professionals from the graphic arts and printing community who were chosen for their accomplishments and extensive knowledge in this market and its technologies.

It was also announced that next year's On Demand Conference & Expo will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, March 22-24.