COMPUTER BUSINESS FORMS WINS NATIONAL AWARD

Computer Business Forms, of Chicago, IL  recently won an award in a national competition sponsored by a printing industry trade magazine.

Computer Business Forms won an Award of Excellence in the Commercial Printing (4-color process or higher)—Single Sheet category of the 2005 Print Excellence And Knowledge (PEAK) competition sponsored by Print Solutions Magazine, which is published by the Document Management Industries Association (DMIA), Alexandria, Va. The awards will be presented at DMIA's annual Print Solutions Conference & Expo, a national trade show held this year Oct. 18-20 in Orlando, Fla. For details about the conference go to www.printsolutionsshow.com.

The contest, which drew more than 200 entries from North America and Europe, recognizes the work of firms that stress adding value to the print-related products and services they provide customers.

Computer Business Forms specializes in the highest quality of printing with the highest quality of service. "We're honored," Company President Mark Niederkorn said. "Lots of printing companies claim they have solutions for customers. It's something else when independent industry experts verify it."

Print Solutions is an award winning monthly with 14,000 subscribers who design, manufacture and distribute printed products of all kinds. DMIA, the publisher of the magazine, is a not-for-profit trade association that has served printing sales professionals for more than 50 years with outstanding publications and web services, trade expositions and education.

“Winning a PEAK Award signifies a sharp focus on solving customer problems or improving a customer's business," says Peter Colaianni, CAE, DMIA’s executive vice president. “PEAK awards are won by companies that add value to the products they sell."

The panel of industry experts who judged the contest included:

¨      John Leininger, professor in the Department of Graphic Communications at Clemson University

¨      Joe Schwan, who held top executive positions at Wallace Computer Services and Standard Register until his retirement in 2001

¨      Ivars Sarkans, a printing industry consultant and a member of the Board of Directors of the Print Education and Research Foundation