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PEAK AWARD
Print Excellence And Knowledge (PEAK) Award PEAK awards recognize companies that meet clients printing needs through creativity in design and manufacturing.

Micro Format, Inc., Wheeling IL
won an AWARD OF EXCELLENCE in the INNOVATION category
of the 2006 Print Excellence And Knowledge (PEAK) competition sponsored by Print Solutions Magazine,
published by the Document Management Industries Association (DMIA), Alexandria, Va.

The award is presented at DMIA's annual Print Solutions Conference & Expo, a national trade show.

The contest, which drew entries from North America and Europe,
"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

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About DMIA
The Document Management Industries Association, the publisher of Print Solutions Magazine, is a not-for-profit trade association that has served printing sales professionals for more than 50 years. The association's mission is to help the business printing supply chain provide end users with value added printed solutions to their business needs. The association delivers outstanding publications and web services, technical and marketing assistance, trade expositions and education, all of which are designed to help print professionals manage and grow profitable businesses. DMIA members offer a wide variety of printed products and services, including commercial printing, direct mail, promotional products, forms, plastic cards, mailers and bar coding to name a few. Services include fulfillment, pick and pack, statement processing, on-demand digital printing and more. DMIA is committed to the Independent concept of marketing, under which its members supply products and services for resale or purchase them for retail distribution. DMIA members include not only distributors of printing and the printing companies from which they buy printed products, but also paper and ink companies and equipment manufacturers.

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