March 24, 2008—Winners of the third annual On Demand Best of Show Awards program were recently announced at the On Demand Exposition & Conference. Market research and consulting firm InfoTrends partnered with On Demand to produce the awards program, which recognizes cutting-edge solutions in the digital imaging and document solutions marketplace.
The Best of Show Awards were judged in nine categories. One “Best of Show” award was presented in each of the categories. The 2008 winners are:
- Bindery, Finishing and Mailing Equipment – Ricoh, Ring Binder RB5000
- Document Creation Software – XMPie Inc., PersonalEffect
- Innovations in Paper Usage and Substrates – Mohawk Fine Papers, Beckett Cambric
- Innovative Use of Technology – interlinkONE, ilinkONE Version 8 / Release 8.3
- Monochrome Digital Printing Equipment – Oc, VarioStream 8000
- Process Color Digital Printing Equipment – Canon USA Inc., imagePRESS C6000
- Web To Print Solutions – Rochester Software Associates, Inc., WebCRD Enterprise System 7.0
- Wide Format Printing – Xerox Corporation, Xerox 8265 Color Wide Format Printer
- Workflow Solutions – Ultimate Technographics Inc., Impostrip Book Stacker 2.0
In addition to the Best of Show Award announcements, the following companies were awarded Honorable Mentions:
- Bindery, Finishing and Mailing Equipment – Kompac Technologies, Kwik Finish
- Document Creation Software – GMC Software Technology, PrintNet Designer 5.2
- Innovations in Paper Usage and Substrates – Neenah Paper Inc., CORONADO SST Papers
- Innovative Use of Technology – XMPie, Inc., Marketplace
- Process Color Digital Printing Equipment – Oc, JetStream
- Web To Print Solutions – Firespring, PrinterPresence
- Wide Format Printing – Canon USA Inc., imagePROGRAF iPF8000S
- Workflow Solutions – Rochester Software Associates, QDirect.SCAN