Press Release

CARDSCAN NAMED AS FINALIST IN 2007 SELLING POWER SALES EXCELLENCE AWARDS

[Cambridge, MA] – November 12, 2007 – CardScan was named a Finalist today in the Customer Service Team of the Year category in the 2007 Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards.

More than 400 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Run Sales Organization of the Year, National VP of Sales of the Year, and Sales Training Program of the Year. 

CardScan’s Sales and Customer Support team increased year-over-year revenue by 20% from 2006, and consistently earn high marks from the customers they serve. “Our Customer Service group goes above and beyond to ensure that every customer walks away a satisfied customer. I congratulate the team on this recognition of their hard work,” said Paul Olean, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at CardScan.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners this week from among the Finalists.   Finalists were chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging.

“Being named a Finalist in The Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards is an important achievement,” said Gerhard Gschwandtner, founder and publisher of Selling Power.  “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of international recognition.  We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”

Details about The Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales. 

About CardScan®
CardScan is a leading provider of solutions designed to accelerate the capture, access and accuracy of contact information. CardScan products use a combination of hardware (business card scanners) and software to capture and convert information from business cards, emails and other electronic communications into a digital contact database. CardScan makes products for individual users as well as small and mid-sized business. CardScan also markets enterprise-level solutions for CRM software through partnerships with leading CRM software makers. The CardScan Executive product is the best-selling business card reader in the market according to The NPD Group. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CardScan is part of the Newell Rubbermaid family of brands.

About Newell Rubbermaid Technology
Newell Rubbermaid’s innovative global technology brands, including DYMO®, CardScan®, mimio® and endicia™, enable businesses, educational institutions, and consumers to more efficiently capture, share, manage and organize information.  
 
These global technology brands are organized into four platforms: The Specialty Printing and Labeling Platform includes DYMO® label/CD/DVD printers and file scanning software (www.dymo.com) and RHINO Industrial Labeling Systems (www.rhinolabeling.com). The Analog to Digital Platform includes CardScan® business card scanners and contact management software featuring CardScan At Your Service™ (www.cardscan.com), and DYMO File™, software that transforms paper documents into organized archives of electronic files (www.dymofile.com).  The Internet Postage Platform includes endicia™ online shipping, mailing and customized postage solutions (www.endicia.com) and (www.pictureitpostage.com). The Classroom Technology Platform includes mimio™ interactive whiteboards and digital ink recorders (www.mimio.com). These technology brands join a rich heritage of brands at Newell Rubbermaid including Calphalon®, EXPO®, Goody®, Graco®, Irwin®, Lenox®, Paper Mate®, Parker®, Rolodex®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Waterman®.

About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards.  Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

About Selling Power
Selling Power is the world’s leading sales management magazine with more than 145,000 subscribers in 67 countries.  Learn more at www.sellingpower.com. 

Sponsors of the 2007 Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards include Employee Continuum, Heartland Payment Systems, infoUSA’s Salesgenie.com, and Richardson.