OnForce Receives Distinction for the 12th Annual Webby Awards
MarketView Index Recognized by “Oscars of the Internet”
Boston, MA, April 26, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, today recognized OnForce MarketView Index as an Official Honoree, a distinction that recognizes online tools and content exhibiting remarkable achievement.
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser.
“We consistently develop world-class tools for our IT service community to maximize their use of our marketplace,” said Paul Nadjarian, SVP of marketing and product at OnForce. “The announcement of our MarketView Index as an Official Honoree of the Webby Awards is a great tribute to our efforts to provide our community with rich, engaging content that complements the OnForce marketplace experience.”
The MarketView Index displays market data and trends from the IT services industry, and is available free to all users at www.onforce.com/marketview. This enables IT service companies and professionals to see accurate trends and averages, including a state-by-state view of:
• Geographic coverage of service pros
• Pricing by state
• Pricing by IT category
• Response times by category
"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "OnForce’s MarketView Official Honoree selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.”
The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states. Out of more than the 10,000 entries submitted, fewer than 15% received this honor and were deemed an Official Honoree.
About OnForce:
OnForce is the world’s largest marketplace for contract service professionals. The company enables VARs, solution providers, manufacturers, retailers and staffing firms to find highly qualified IT and consumer electronics professionals across the U.S and Canada. These IT and CE firms turn to OnForce to expand their geographic and skill set coverage without adding overhead or upfront expense. OnForce enables increased buyer control and reduced management costs, while improving service levels and offering faster response times than traditional methods of finding contract technicians.
Since its inception, the OnForce marketplace has been used to successfully complete more than 500,000 work orders. The OnForce community is made up of 5,000+ service buyers and 10,000+ service technicians who work in a number of technology categories, including computers, printers, networking, VoIP, point of sale and consumer electronics.
For more information about the U.S. marketplace, visit www.onforce.com.
To learn about the Canadian marketplace, visit www.onforce.ca.
About The Webby Awards:
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS):
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and interactive media. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 500 members consisting of leading experts in a diverse range of fields, such as musician David Bowie, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, fashion designer Max Azria, “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening and Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser. The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences are registered trademarks of International Data Group. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.
Contact:
Tim Wieland
Airfoil PR for OnForce
248-304-1414
wieland@airfoilpr.com
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Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser.
“We consistently develop world-class tools for our IT service community to maximize their use of our marketplace,” said Paul Nadjarian, SVP of marketing and product at OnForce. “The announcement of our MarketView Index as an Official Honoree of the Webby Awards is a great tribute to our efforts to provide our community with rich, engaging content that complements the OnForce marketplace experience.”
The MarketView Index displays market data and trends from the IT services industry, and is available free to all users at www.onforce.com/marketview. This enables IT service companies and professionals to see accurate trends and averages, including a state-by-state view of:
• Geographic coverage of service pros
• Pricing by state
• Pricing by IT category
• Response times by category
"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "OnForce’s MarketView Official Honoree selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators.”
The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states. Out of more than the 10,000 entries submitted, fewer than 15% received this honor and were deemed an Official Honoree.
About OnForce:
OnForce is the world’s largest marketplace for contract service professionals. The company enables VARs, solution providers, manufacturers, retailers and staffing firms to find highly qualified IT and consumer electronics professionals across the U.S and Canada. These IT and CE firms turn to OnForce to expand their geographic and skill set coverage without adding overhead or upfront expense. OnForce enables increased buyer control and reduced management costs, while improving service levels and offering faster response times than traditional methods of finding contract technicians.
Since its inception, the OnForce marketplace has been used to successfully complete more than 500,000 work orders. The OnForce community is made up of 5,000+ service buyers and 10,000+ service technicians who work in a number of technology categories, including computers, printers, networking, VoIP, point of sale and consumer electronics.
For more information about the U.S. marketplace, visit www.onforce.com.
To learn about the Canadian marketplace, visit www.onforce.ca.
About The Webby Awards:
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; The Creative Group; Verizon; AOL Video; dotMobi; Level3; Adweek; Fortune; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum of the Moving Image.
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS):
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and interactive media. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 500 members consisting of leading experts in a diverse range of fields, such as musician David Bowie, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, fashion designer Max Azria, “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening and Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser. The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences are registered trademarks of International Data Group. For more information, visit www.iadas.net.
Contact:
Tim Wieland
Airfoil PR for OnForce
248-304-1414
wieland@airfoilpr.com
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