STAMPS.COM AWARDED SOFTWARE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AT 2010 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS
LOS ANGELES – JULY 21, 2010 – Stamps.com® (Nasdaq:STMP), the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software solutions to approximately 400,000 customers, today announced that its PC Postage® Version 8.5 was awarded the Stevie® Award in the Software Product of the Year – New Version category, at the 8th Annual American Business Awards in New York City. In winning the award, Stamps.com beat out four other finalists including Mozilla Firefox 3.6.
More than 200 executives across the country participated in the judging process to determine the Finalists and Stevie Award winners. The awards were presented on June 21 during ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The ceremonies were hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network and broadcast nationwide on radio by the Business TalkRadio Network.
Renowned for its convenience and ease of use, Stamps.com PC Postage allows organizations of all sizes to calculate and print official USPS postage right from their office computers. New in Version 8.5 are advanced features that enable managers of online webstores such as eBay®, Paypal® Shops, Google Checkout™, and Yahoo!® Merchant to automatically import, manage and fulfill orders via the Stamps.com interface.
“Winning the Stevie Award is a great honor especially considering the stiff competition we were up against,” said Stamps.com president and CEO Ken McBride. “Our goal has always been to find new ways to help businesses improve their mailing and shipping processes. This award is a clear indication that all the hard work we put into Stamps.com Version 8.5 helped us achieve that goal.”
The latest version of Stamps.com PC Postage is available for download at sdcmainprod.wpengine.com/download.
About Stamps.com
Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP) is a leading provider of Internet-based postage services. Stamps.com’s service enables small businesses, high-volume shippers, enterprise shippers, and consumers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with just a PC, printer and Internet connection, right from their home or office. The Company targets its services to small businesses and home offices, and currently has PC Postage partnerships with Avery Dennison, Microsoft, HP, Office Depot, USPS and others.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
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