Xplor Honors Industry Contributors

Xplor International, the worldwide electronic document systems association, recently named Dr. René Müller of GMC Software as the recipient of its annual Brian Platte Lifetime Achievement Award. This honor is bestowed on an individual whose efforts and contributions have significantly changed the course and development of the digital document industry.

Originally hired by GMC as a consultant, Dr. Müller recognized there were fundamental strengths in the product architecture that could place the company in a unique niche. His vision was to leverage these strengths into a software solution that would become an important player in the printing and publishing marketplace worldwide.

Also at its Annual Conference and Vendor Forum award ceremony on April 17, Xplor presented the following honors:

• The Xplorer of the Year Award, which honors an individual’s outstanding service to the Association, was awarded posthumously to Mark Bonacorso and Cindy Johnson. Bonacorso, who ran PR company MediaInk, was a frequent speaker at industry events and served as a director on the Xplor board as well as board chair. Johnson, also a frequent speaker, was a chapter officer and served on the EDP Commission and Xplor board of directors.
• The 2013 Xplor Chairman’s Award was presented to Franklin Campbell for his extensive work on the EDP Body of Knowledge.
• The President’s award, presented to an organization that, in the opinion of the association’s president, stood out over the last year, went to HP for its efforts in supporting industry certification and its support of the Electronic Document Professional (EDP) program.
• The Technology of the Year Award was presented to NEPS, LLC, for its hosted CCM platform.
• Two winners claimed the Application of the Year Award: Metlife Iberia/GMC Software and Apex Information Technologies.