Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award and Xplorer of the Year Presented at Xploration® 16

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Lutz, FL — April 5, 2016: Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today named the recipients of the Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award and Xplorer of the Year. The two Xplor awards recognize individual contributions to the association and the industry in general. Both awards were presented at Xplor’s Annual Conference, Xploration 16, on Tuesday, April 5 during the awards ceremony, sponsored by Eclipse Corporation.

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The Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2007 and is given to an individual whose efforts and contributions have significantly changed the course and development of the digital document industry. This award is open to Xplor International members as well as non-members.

This year’s Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Pat McGrew, M-EDP, CMP. Pat is an industry veteran who has spent over 30 years in a variety of roles at Image Sciences, GenText,  McGrew + McDaniel Group, InfoTrends, Pitney Bowes Management Services, Eastman Kodak, Inc., and most recently as the Inkjet Evangelist for Hewlett-Packard in the PWP Group.

Ms. McGrew created her own publishing company, has written freelance articles for industry publications, and is a frequent speaker at industry events.

She received her Electronic Document Professional (EDP) industry certification in 1992 and her Master-EDP designation in 2010.

“I was honored to present the Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award to Pat” says Skip Henk, President & CEO of Xplor International. “Pat truly is a unique individual who has left her mark on the industry.”

The Xplorer of the Year Award is one of the association’s most prestigious recognitions. It honors an individual’s outstanding service to the Association, dedication to the Xplor mission, and notable achievements promoting the interest of the electronic document systems industry. Only current members of Xplor International, who are not on the Association Board of Directors, are eligible.

This year’s Xplorer of the Year award was presented to Mark Miller, EDP. “Mark joined Xplor in 2010” says Skip Henk, EDP, Xplor’s President and CEO, “Since that time he became involved as a volunteer and is currently the President of the Western Canada Chapter. Additionally, he has taken on the role of chair for the Xplor Membership Committee and received his EDP certification just this year.”

Other Xplor annual awards, recognized and announced at Xploration® 16 include:

Application of the Year Award
Winner: Incepture Print Solutions
Honorable Mentions: Apex Revenue Technologies and Mutual of Omaha 

Technology Application Award:
Winner: Crawford Technologies
Honorable Mentions: GMC Software and Crawford Technologies

President’s Award
Winner: GMC Software

About Xploration® 16
The two-and-a-half day event is the perfect blend of educational sessions, panel discussions, general sessions, and networking events in a relaxed Florida environment. The event features 55+ Educational Sessions/Panels, THREE Keynote Sessions, 35+ Industry Partners in the Vendor Forum, Two Evening Networking Events and Two Networking Luncheons. For more information, visit the conference website: www.cvent.com/d/drqy2z #xplor16

About Xplor International
Xplor International is a worldwide, not-for-profit professional association that consists of thousands of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify, and deliver customized information using a wide variety of document technologies. The association provides educational products and programs for its members and the industry at large through conferences, meetings and annual events. Xplor International has its worldwide headquarters in Lutz, Florida with affiliated offices around the world. Further information is available at www.xplor.org.

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Xplor International Media Contact:
Chad Henk
Marketing Manager
+1-813-949-6171
Chad@xplor.org

Sold-Out Exhibits Reported for Xploration® 16

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Lutz, FL – March 29, 2016 – Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today reported a sold-out exhibition for Xploration® 16 being held April 5-7, 2016 at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

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By design, Xplor limits the number of exhibitors we have participating in the event. We did add a couple of additional booth spaces this year and are excited that we sold out for the sixth year in a row,” said Skip Henk, EDP, President and CEO of Xplor International. “As Xplor continues to expand its programming to accommodate new technologies and processes, I am pleased to have some new vendors join us this year as well as welcome back our returning vendors.”

Xploration 16 Vendor Forum Participants Include:

  • 360 Advanced, P.A.
  • AccuZIP, Inc.
  • Adphos North America, Inc.
  • Appvion
  • Bell and Howell, LLC
  • Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
  • Canon Solutions America, Inc.
  • Click2Mail.com
  • Compart North America
  • Content Critical Solutions
  • Crawford Technologies
  • Delphax Technologies, Inc.
  • Ecrion Software Inc.
  • EMC Corporation
  • enChoice, Inc.
  • GMC Software
  • Holland House B.V.
  • HP
  • IBM Corporation
  • Icon Communications Dynamics, Inc.
  • Kofax from Lexmark
  • Konica Minolta Business Solutions
  • Lake Image Systems
  • Level One
  • Mail-Gard
  • MCS, Inc.
  • Napersoft
  • NearStar, Inc.
  • Neopost USA
  • NEPS, LLC
  • RenderX, Inc.
  • Riso, Inc.
  • Satori Software
  • Sefas Innovation
  • Solimar Systems
  • Transformations, Inc.
  • Xeikon
  • Xerox Corporation
  • XLPrint USA LLC

Vendors interested in exhibiting at Xploration 2017 should contact Deborah Green, Xplor’s Director of Sales, at +1-770-444-3845 or via email at deborahgreen@xplor.org

About Xploration® 16
The two-and-a-half day event is the perfect blend of educational sessions, panel discussions, general sessions, and networking events in a relaxed Florida environment. The event features 55+ Educational Sessions/Panels, THREE Keynote Sessions, 35+ Industry Partners in the Vendor Forum, Two Evening Networking Events and Two Networking Luncheons. For more information, visit the conference website: www.cvent.com/d/drqy2z #xplor16

About Xplor International
Xplor International is a worldwide, not-for-profit professional association that consists of thousands of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify, and deliver customized information using a wide variety of document technologies. The association provides educational products and programs for its members and the industry at large through conferences, meetings and annual events. Xplor International has its worldwide headquarters in Lutz, Florida with affiliated offices around the world. Further information is available at www.xplor.org.

Facebook: facebook.com/XplorInternational
Twitter: twitter.com/Xplor_Int

Xplor International Media Contact:
Chad Henk
Marketing Manager
+1-813-949-6171
Chad@xplor.org

 

Industry Leaders Support Xplor International’s 2016 Elite Sponsor Program

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Lutz, FL – March 24, 2016 – Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced the 2016 list of participating companies in their Xplor Elite Sponsorship program.

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The Elite Sponsor program, announced in 2006, helps provide educational programming conducted by Xplor International throughout the year, including the Xplor Member Scholarship program. 2016 Elite sponsors include:

Platinum Elite Sponsors

  • Crawford Technologies, GMC Software

Gold Elite Sponsors

  • NEPS, Solimar Systems

Silver Elite Sponsors

  • Canon Solutions America, Compart North America, HP, RICOH, Transformations, Xerox  Corporation

New to the program in 2016 is Compart North America and Xerox Corporation, who joined as Silver Elite sponsors.

“The support of our Elite sponsors is paramount to our ongoing success”, says Skip Henk, EDP, Xplor’s President and CEO, “their support enables us to provide educational programming and resources to our members and the industry in general. The generosity of our Elite Sponsors also provides funding of the Member Scholarship program open to Xplor members and their immediate famalies.”

If you are interested in becoming an Xplor Elite sponsor, contact Xplor’s Director of Sales, Deborah Green at 770-444-3845 or via email at deborahgreen@xplor.org.

About Xplor International
Xplor International is a worldwide, not-for-profit professional association that consists of thousands of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify, and deliver customized information using a wide variety of document technologies. The association provides educational products and programs for its members and the industry at large through conferences, meetings and annual events. Xplor International has its worldwide headquarters in Lutz, Florida with affiliated offices around the world. Further information is available at www.xplor.org.

Facebook: facebook.com/XplorInternational
Twitter: twitter.com/Xplor_Int

Xplor International Media Contact:
Chad Henk
Marketing Manager
+1-813-949-6171
Chad@xplor.org

Xplor Announces 2016 Technology and Application Award Recipients

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Lutz, FL — March 22, 2016 – Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, today announced the recipients of its 2016 Technology and Application of the Year Awards. The awards will be presented at a ceremony Tuesday, April 5, 2016, during the Xploration® 16 event at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

Tweet this: #Xplor16 Tech & App Award Winners: @Apex_Rev_Tech @mutualofomaha @gmc_net @CrawfordTechInc  http://bit.ly/1pvKOvf 

Application of the Year Award:
The Application of the Year Award is presented to an individual, a company or an organization to recognize outstanding achievement in the imaginative application of current technology and/or unique implementation of existing document and communication systems. This award is open to members and non-members.

Xplor will award two honorable mentions in addition to the 2016 winner.

  • Apex Logo 030816An Honorable Mention is being awarded to Apex Revenue Technologies for their implementation of Apex Connect which allows healthcare organizations to engage patients with communications that are tailored to their specific financial needs and delivered via their preferred channels.
  • Mutual of Omaha 031416An additional Honorable Mention is being awarded to Mutual of Omaha for their implementation of EMC xPression, which has significantly enhanced efficiency by reducing the number of custom return envelopes and consolidating print and insert jobs while providing customers on demand access correspondence, all of which positively impact customer satisfaction and operational savings.

Incepture Print Solutions 031016The winner of the 2016 Xplor Application of the Year is Incepture Print Solutions White Paper Factory. The implementation of the white paper factory represents up to 55% savings by eliminating excessive equipment costs, 59% savings on supply costs and 17% savings on postage expense. The white paper factory also benefitted from full color printing, including the mailing envelope and the ability to offer customizable marketing space, available in full color on each mailing envelope.

Technology of the Year Award:
The Technology of the Year Award honors an individual, company or organization that has conceived and developed an original concept leading to a significant advancement in the industry.  This can be a new program, product, or technology that notably enhances the capabilities of document and communication systems.

Like the Application of the Year award, Xplor will present two honorable mentions, in addition to the winner of the award, due to the large number of submissions.

  • xplor-crawford-2An Honorable Mention for Technology of the Year is being awarded to Crawford Technologies for their PRO Inkjet Express, which allows organizations to implement an automated end-to-end production workflow and fully leverage the capabilities of their inkjet presses quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.
  • GMC Logo 062215The second Honorable Mention for the Xplor Technology of the Year award is being presented to GMC Software , GMC Inspire Customer Journey Mapping. This application ushers in a new era in customer experience by reducing the friction between operations and experience professionals, allowing each group to use tools that help them do their jobs more effectively.

Crawford_logoThe winner of the 2016 Xplor Technology of the Year is being awarded to Crawford Technologies for their Voiceye for Operations Express, which makes print documents fully accessible, ensuring compliance with current accessibility regulations. Clients who require an accessible format can receive their communications at the same time as sighted individuals, without the need to make a special request, be subject to a delay, or disclose their handicap.

“I want to thank everyone who submitted an award nomination. Once again we received a large number of submissions in each category, making it difficult for the Awards Committee.” said Skip Henk, EDP, President and CEO of Xplor International. “My congratulations to all of the award recipients!”

Xplor International will also be announcing the recipients of the Xplorer of the Year and Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement awards at Xploration® 16 on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.

About Xploration® 16
The two-and-a-half day event is the perfect blend of educational sessions, panel discussions, general sessions, and networking events in a relaxed Florida environment. The event features 55+ Educational Sessions/Panels, THREE Keynote Sessions, 35+ Industry Partners in the Vendor Forum, Two Evening Networking Events and Two Networking Luncheons. For more information, visit the conference website: www.cvent.com/d/drqy2z #xplor16

About Xplor International
Xplor International is a worldwide, not-for-profit professional association that consists of thousands of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify, and deliver customized information using a wide variety of document technologies. The association provides educational products and programs for its members and the industry at large through conferences, meetings and annual events. Xplor International has its worldwide headquarters in Lutz, Florida with affiliated offices around the world. Further information is available at www.xplor.org.

Facebook: facebook.com/XplorInternational
Twitter: twitter.com/Xplor_Int

Xplor International Media Contact:
Chad Henk
Marketing Manager
+1-813-949-6171
Chad@xplor.org

Adopting Mobile Technology to Drive Customer Communication

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Title:   Adopting Mobile Technology to Drive Customer Communication
Track:  The Customer Experience
Date/Time:  Wednesday April 6th – 3:00pm to 3:50pm
Room: Bonaire 6
Presenter: Andrew Hellard

The future of business is digital and the adoption of mobile technology is driving customer communication. The challenge for organizations is the ability to create and deliver a consistent, compliant experience across content, communication channels and devices.

Attendee Takeaways:

  1. Gain insight on end-to-end digital processes that meet customer expectations for convenience and mobility.
  2. Understand how businesses can keep communications compliant and consistent across any channel.
  3. Learn how to mobilize business processes without increasing design costs or creating compliance nightmares.
Xploration 2016

Electronic Document (BOK): Postal Practices and Standards

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Title:  Electronic Document (BOK): Postal Practices and Standards 
Track:  Fundamentals
Date/Time:  Wednesday April 6th – 3:00pm to 3:50pm
Room: Bonaire 5
Presenter: Bill Broddy, M-EDP

If there was a prime directive in transaction document production, it would be “prove that we met the Mail Box Rule.” Every transaction document that we deliver to the post office has special status. Courts presume that if it was mailed, it was delivered. The onus of proof falls on the recipient to prove otherwise.

But the onus is on us to prepare this mail in a way that is acceptable for swift delivery. That means understanding local postal regulation and practices. In addition, many post offices provide incentives for mail that minimizes internal costs, such as mechanical sorting and cross-country shipping.

This session will review the necessary steps in the workflow to prove Mail Box Rule compliance, and to take advantage of local postal incentives.

Attendee Takeaways:  Obtain a better understanding of how the post office works, how to best work with them, and how to take advantage of emerging postal standards.

Xploration 2016

Mailing in a Secure World

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Title:  Mailing in a Secure World
Track:  For Executive Eyes Only
Date/Time:  Wednesday April 6th – 3:00pm to 3:50pm
Room: Bonaire 4
Presenter: Glen Swyers

Is my data safe? Am I really liable for a data breach? If you’ve asked yourself these questions, this workshop is for you. Data security is quickly becoming one of the most important elements of a successful mailing operation. This industry partner offers mailing services in one of the larger financial centers in the world. This workshop will offer real stories from the front lines.

Attendee Takeaways:

  1. Data Security is no longer an optional item.
  2. It takes more than IT to execute.
  3. The important thing is to start.

Driving Revenue by Transforming the Retail Customer Experience

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Title:  Driving Revenue by Transforming the Retail Customer Experience
Track:  The Customer Experience
Date/Time:  Wednesday April 6th – 3:00pm to 3:50pm
Room: Bonaire 3
Presenter: Shelley Sweeney

Even in difficult times, agile marketers and catalogers pull out impressive response rates and sales conversions thanks to relevancy. Learn how leading organizations such as bon prix, a leading international retailer realized amazing results through a personalized and relevant cover wrap on their catalog. Utilizing past purchase behavior they were able to achieve a 500% improvement in response rate over the traditional catalog.

Attendee Takeaways:

  1. Learn three tips for capitalizing on the use of relevancy in catalog marketing.
  2. Hear real world case studies on impact to bottom line, leverage best practices.

Build, Buy or Augment Your CCM Monitoring System?

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Title:  Build, Buy or Augment Your CCM Monitoring System? 
Track:  Systems Controls
Date/Time:  Wednesday April 6th – 3:00pm to 3:50pm
Room: Bonaire 2
Presenter: Paul Abdool, EDP and Dana Julian

Service bureaus, marketing service providers and in-plant operations have put controls in place to run their businesses, but now most want to take it to the next level because of increasing regulations and audits. This presentation will discuss the question, “What do you do now?”

Attendee Takeaways:

  1. Learn about the CCM monitoring challenges that document factories are experiencing…even if one has already been built.
  2. Understand the concept of fast data and its importance.
  3. Learn how you can calculate returns on your monitoring system investments.

Outsourcing Print: Inevitable or Avoidable?

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Title:  Outsourcing Print: Inevitable or Avoidable? 
Track:  Evolving Trends
Date/Time:  Wednesday April 6th – 3:00pm to 3:50pm
Room: Bonaire 1
Presenter: Gina Ferrara

Changes are happening with the in-plant transactional print and mail market due to a number of competitive constraints: advancing technology, excess capacity, and significant pressure to reduce costs. Innovative companies have engaged various strategies to address these issues with varying degrees of success. Is finding the right decision for your organization difficult? Come learn what has and hasn’t worked for our clients and the reasons why as we cover trends in in-plant technology, the six converging factors that create “the perfect storm” which drive in-plants to radically improve, or prepare to outsource their print.

Attendee Takeaways:

  1. Factors to consider in making the decision to outsource print, or keep in house.
  2. Which factors (beyond cost) that drive decision making and how to avoid mistakes in addressing technology selection, in-sourcing of third party work.
  3. How to best prepare your organization for the future of transactional print and maximize your value and contribution to your organization.
  4. A success strategy to prepare for and defend against the outsourcing conversation.