JETFORM WINS 'COMPANY OF THE YEAR' AWARD
JetForm's Remarkable Success Earns Highest Honors At
SoftWorld'98 Gala Last Night
Announcement Summary
-- JetForm was named the first-ever winner of the 'Company of the Year'
at The Branham/Canaccord SoftWorld'98 Awards in St. John's,
Newfoundland last night.
-- The new award recognizes the top company in Canada's software and IT
services industry.
-- JetForm was selected based on criteria that included market
leadership, financial growth and achievement of corporate goals and
objectives.
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Sept. 23 /CNW/ - JetForm(R) Corporation
(Nasdaq: FORMF, Toronto: JFM), the global leader in enterprise workflow and
electronic forms solutions, won the first-ever 'Company of the Year' award at
The Branham/Canaccord SoftWorld'98 Awards last night. The new award
recognizes the leading company in the Canadian software and IT services
industry.
The award was presented at a SoftWorld'98 Gala last night where Canadian
Prime Minister Jean Chretien was the keynote speaker. This public recognition
for achievement is the latest milestone in a growing stream of successes for
the Ottawa-based software company, which saw annual sales grow 45 percent to
$111.2 million in its most recent fiscal year.
''It is a genuine privilege to receive this award because it comes from
our peers and colleagues in the Canadian software industry,'' said John B.
Kelly, president and chief executive officer for JetForm. ''We accept this
honor not only on behalf of the hundreds of JetForm employees whose
indispensable contributions made this possible, but also on behalf of JetForm
customers, who are the real secret to our success. We also must acknowledge
our Canadian colleagues -- particularly in our Ottawa region. By challenging
one another to be the very best, we all improve and ultimately, all of our
customers become winners as well.''
'A Canadian Software Success Story'
According to Chris Henley, senior vice president and director, Canaccord
Capital Corporation and a member of the judging panel, JetForm was an ideal
selection for the inaugural award. ''While it's never easy to single out a
winner from all the very worthy candidates -- including our other two
finalists, Merak Projects Ltd. and Platform Computing Corporation -- JetForm
clearly deserves this award. Their rapid growth, dominance in electronic
forms, and continued momentum in workflow has become a true Canadian software
success story.''
The other four judges for the awards were:
-- Donald Woodley, president and CEO of Oracle Corp. Canada
-- David Thomas, founder and CEO of Object Technology (an IBM Company)
-- Pierre Laferriere, special advisor to the chairman of the board,
Information Technologies, Telesystem Ltd.
-- Wayne Gudbranson, president and CEO of the Branham Group.
About JetForm
JetForm Corporation, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada (Nasdaq: FORMF,
Toronto: JFM), is the global leader in enterprise workflow and electronic
forms automation, providing solutions that streamline business processes.
JetForm's products help organizations reduce costs and increase efficiency
across intranets, extranets, and the Internet. JetForm has offices in the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden,
China, Singapore, and Australia. For more information on JetForm, visit the
Company's Web site at www.jetform.com.
JetForm is a registered trademark of JetForm Corporation. All other
company and product names referenced are trademarks or registered trademarks
of the respective companies named above.
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