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December 12, 2011
New Signature Wins Three Outstanding Achievement Awards in Website Development from the Interactive Media Awards
By New Signature
New Signature is excited to announce that the AFL-CIO’s Collective Bargaining Facts, Foundation for Excellence in Education’s Digital Learning Now!, and Food & Water Watch websites have won IMA Outstanding Achievement Awards. These awards recognize that the websites met and surpassed the standards of excellence that comprise the web’s most professional work. The judging consisted of various criteria, including design, usability, innovation in technical features, standards compliance and content. In order to win this award level, all three websites had to meet strict guidelines in each area — an achievement only a fraction of sites in the IMA competition earn.The Interactive Media Awards are a highly sought-after prize, and this nod from IMA is a demonstration of New Signature’s ability to create world-class websites and capitalize on our close working relationships with our clients. These awards further validate that New Signature is a leader in the interactive industry, able to effectively and efficiently develop powerful and appealing websites for our clients.
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November 1, 2011
New Signature Websites Bring Home Four Wins at 2011 Davey Awards
By New Signature
Food & Water Watch’s Factory Farm Map, ioby, Oceana’s Adopt-a-Creature and HeadCount / State Radio’s Take Action for Troy Davis websites have won 2011 Davey Awards. With nearly 4,000 entries from across the US and around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small firms, agencies and companies worldwide. New Signature is proud that these groundbreaking websites we designed and built for our clients have been honored by the International Academy of the Visual Arts:- 2011 Gold Award: Factory Farm Map in the “Websites – Activism” Category
- 2011 Silver Award: HeadCount / State Radio’s Take Action for Troy Davis in the “Websites – Activism” Category
- 2011 Silver Award: ioby in the “Websites – Charitable Organization” Category
- 2011 Silver Award: Oceana Store in the “Websites – Charitable Organization” Category
“The International Academy of the Visual Arts was honored to have once again participated in the International Davey Awards competition. We were truly amazed and excited at the overall caliber and quality of this year’s pool of entries” noted Linda Day, Executive Director of the IAVA. She added “The Davey Awards serves as the benchmark for recognizing creative excellence and continues to raise the bar in honoring the best work from small agencies and firms worldwide. Congratulations to the “Creative Davids” at the forefront of their industry, helping to push the limits in creativity and design.”
The Davey Awards exclusively honor the “Davids” of creativity, the finest small firms, agencies and companies in the world. David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock – the sort of thing small firms do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the “Creative Davids” who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than big budgets. The Davey Awards is the leading awards competition specifically for smaller firms, where firms compete with their peers to win the recognition they deserve.
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October 17, 2011
Two New Signature Projects Honored with Silver W3 Awards
By New Signature
One of two sites to win Silver Awards, Iamworkingmerica.com made use of HTML5 video to create an impact
The Winners of the 2011 W3 Awards were announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts today, and we’re pleased to announce that two sites designed and built by New Signature were recognized. I Am Working America picked up a 2011 Silver Award in the Activism category, and ioby picked up not one but two 2011 Silver Awards — one for the Charitable Organizations / Non-Profit category and one for the Environmental Awareness category.
Receiving over 3,000 entries, the W3 Awards honors outstanding websites, web marketing, web video, and mobile apps created by the best interactive agencies, designers, and creators worldwide.
“This year’s W3 Winners demonstrate the out-of-the box thinking and creative execution that exemplifies what the Web is all about,” said Linda Day, the Executive Director of the IAVA. “On behalf of the entire Academy, congratulations to this year’s W³ Award entrants and winners for their dedication to pushing the limits and finding new ways to raise the bar in Web Creativity.”
We’re delighted to be so honored, and feel fortunate to work with clients that give us the opportunity to build webites of such high caliber.
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September 26, 2011
New Signature Recognized on the CRN Fast Growth 50 Up-and-Coming List
By New SignatureNew Signature today announced that it has been recognized by Everything Channel on the CRN Fast Growth 50 Up and Coming list. The list recognizes the fastest growing solution providers in North America. The Fast Growth 50 Up and Coming list is an extension to the Fast Growth 100, recognizing emerging companies that have shown notable growth. Companies on the Fast Growth 100 list average a two-year revenue growth of 130 percent and average annual sales of products and services of $172 million. The ranking is based on two years’ growth of net sales from calendar year 2008 to calendar year 2010.
New Signature’s business model, supported by the firm’s long-term financial model, has enabled the firm to deliver consistently strong earnings and cash flows—even during challenging economic conditions. The firm’s growth has been driven by long-term relationships with clients earned through delivery of responsive customer service, client education, accurate project management, service quality and an ethical approach to business.
“New Signature’s sustained and rapid growth has been driven by our ability to identify and deliver value to customers through innovative technology solutions,” said Christopher Hertz, CEO. “We are experiencing strong momentum thanks to our commitment to research and education. This has enabled New Signature to develop and maintain a broad and deep bench of subject matter experts in emerging technologies, including Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Office 365 and Windows Intune.”
“This year’s Fast Growth 50 Up-and-Coming list reflects the high growth potential for solution providers offering innovative products, solutions and services,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial Director for Everything Channel. “These up-and-comers are a subset of our Fast Growth 100 list and represent a very bright future for the channel. We congratulate New Signature on their well-earned success and expect to hear a lot more from them going forward.”
David Geevaratne, New Signature’s President, will be presented the 2011 CRN Fast Growth honor at the CRN Fast Growth annual conference, taking place October 5-6 at the Doral Resort in Miami.
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September 19, 2011
ioby and AAAS MemberCentral Win Top Honors in the Web Marketing Association’s 15th Annual WebAward Competition
By New Signature
ioby (pictured) and AAAS MemberCentral websites have been recognized with the “Outstanding Website” Award in the Web Marketing Association’s 15th Annual WebAward competition. The WebAward program is the premier annual website award competition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and development of the best websites on the World Wide Web. Staffed by volunteers, this organization is made up of Internet marketing, online advertising, PR, and top web site design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of online advertising, Internet marketing, and website promotion.
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August 23, 2011
New Signature Ranks No. 2286 on the Prestigious 2011 Inc. 500|5000 List
By New SignatureNew Signature, a premier IT consulting firm that serves small and medium sized businesses, has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America. The Inc. 500|5000 list is an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. New Signature ranks number 2286 on the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 with three-year sales growth of 106%.
New Signature provides information technology consulting and support, cloud computing, website development, and training services. The firm also develops commercial and open source software applications for its clients.
“New Signature’s core values shape the way we do business and drive the company’s success. Inclusion on the Inc. 500|5000 list is proof that a company can achieve high growth through a focus on business excellence and to the highest standards of civic and social responsibility, integrity and ethical conduct,” said Christopher Hertz, CEO, New Signature. “It is a huge honor to be ranked among the fastest growing and the most successful businesses in the country. This honor is a testament to the creativity, dedication and hard work of the entire New Signature team.”
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2011 Inc. 500|5000 companies remains an impressive 94 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created 350,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $366 billion, up 14 percent from last year.
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August 22, 2011
New Signature Named to CRN’s Inaugural Next-Gen 250 List
By New SignatureNew Signature today announced Everything Channel has named the company to the first ever 2011 CRN Next-Gen 250 list. The CRN Next-Gen 250 is an annual listing of innovative and nimble business and technology integrators, solution providers, and resellers in North America offering solutions and services in cloud computing, mobility, unified communications, virtualization and other emerging technologies.
The CRN Next-Generation 250 list is comprised of the most exciting new solution provider organizations bringing new and emerging implementation ideas and business models to the market. New Signature was selected to the CRN Next-Gen 250 list because of the firm’s leadership in cloud computing. New Signature has been on the forefront of helping companies understand cloud computing, develop strategy and take advantage of the reliability, flexibility and security of the cloud.“Customers are hungry for solutions that reduce infrastructure complexity, decrease or eliminate capital expenditures, and increase staff productivity and collaboration. Microsoft cloud solutions such as Microsoft Office 365 and Windows Intune answer this need and provide huge advantages for companies seeking to improve productivity, mobility, control, manageability and security,” said Christopher Hertz, CEO, New Signature. “We are honored that CRN has recognized our leadership in cloud computing. With a deep bench of cloud computing experts New Signature has consistently pushed the envelope to help small and large customers’ achieve cost savings, agility and scalability by leveraging cloud solutions such as Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Windows Intune, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and Microsoft Windows Azure.”
“In today’s competitive environment solution providers have to do more than just talk about innovation. The ability to quickly implement new processes, models and technologies is what drives margins and the bottom line,” said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel. “The CRN Next-gen 250 highlights the most interesting new solution providers who are demonstrating such innovation and uncovers the new techniques and technologies that are driving their success.” (more…)
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August 16, 2011
AAAS MemberCentral Wins IMA Outstanding Achievement Award
By New Signature
MemberCentral is the new website that looks at science through the eyes of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) members, celebrating their achievements and their shared belief in the transformative power of science. New Signature is proud to announce that the innovative membership website designed and built for AAAS has won the IMA Outstanding Achievement Award in the “Association” category. The Interactive Media Awards recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honors organizations for their outstanding achievement online.MemberCentral is dedicated to highlighting AAAS activities and fostering community among our members. To support these goals, the site features original content presented as webinars, videos, podcasts, blogs, and more.
AAAS selected New Signature to provide strategy and execute on this important project. New Signature worked with AAAS from concept to launch. We started by working with stakeholders to define the requirements for the website, including providing strategic direction on how best to engage target audiences. With competition for readership increasing from online publications, MemberCentral provides a new channel to showcase additional content and multimedia to AAAS 100,000+ members, as well as engage potential new members and inspire them to join. By creating new content and multimedia and by syndicating content from their many publications, AAAS is able to provide an extensive set of resources that members can consume through MemberCentral.
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August 11, 2011
ioby Website Wins IMA Outstanding Achievement Award in the “Natural Environment/Green” Category
By New SignatureThe innovative microfunding website that New Signature designed and built for ioby has won the IMA Outstanding Achievement Award in the “Natural Environment/Green” category. The Interactive Media Awards recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honors organizations for their outstanding achievement online.New Signature worked with ioby to design and build a new social microfunding web service that connects people and money to site-based environmental projects. All of the projects funded through ioby are conceived, designed, and run by neighbors—which ensures community buy-in, long-term caretakers and daily reminders of what’s been achieved. The website provides a five step process to empower visitors to help make a difference: (1) pick a project, (2) nurture it through funding, (3) follow the results, (4) get your hands dirty and inspire others, and (5) prepare for great things. The optional sixth step is “rinse and repeat”.
New Signature used Drupal 7 as the platform for the ioby website. Drupal 7 provided a powerful and flexible platform that answered ioby’s need for a robust e-commerce and collaborative social community solution. New Signature developed the ioby Drupal 7 website to be fast, responsive and handle huge amounts of traffic. The website uses Drupal’s rich social networking integration to make it easy for visitors to share what they have learned on ioby and build their own network of ioby donors and volunteers through their profile page. The ioby website leverages Drupal Commerce–a professional e-commerce solution for Drupal 7. New Signature utilized Drupal Commerce to present a simplified and streamlined process to the visitor, empowering them to easily move from project selection through checkout and payment. New Signature further extended the Drupal platform through the use of contributed and custom modules.
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July 29, 2011
New Signature Founder and CEO Christopher Hertz Recieves Pete Kuchli Urban Empowerment Award from YearUp National Capital Region
By New SignatureNew Signature Founder and CEO Christopher Hertz received the Pete Kuchli Urban Empowerment Award from YearUp’s National Capital Region Chapter. This award honors leaders who share YearUp’s values and vision and who are making a strong and measurable impact on young adults.
Year Up is truly one of those rare programs that has a direct, immediate and lasting impact on the community. The entire community is enriched through YearUp’s empowerment of young adults. The YearUp program provides them with the skills, experience, and support that helps them reach their true potential. We have been honored to have the opportunity to assist YearUp in their efforts. New Signature has worked closely with YearUp by sponsoring interns, and providing pro bono training to enhance the educational experience for students and pro bono IT services to improve the productivity of staff and faculty.
Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults 18-24, with a unique combination of technical and professional skills, college credits, an educational stipend and corporate internship. The program enables graduates to move on to full-time employment and higher education. Year Up provides opportunities for urban young adults to demonstrate their true potential. Watch the video below to learn more about the opportunity divide in America and the steps that YearUp is taking to close it.
Interested in helping close the opportunity divide? Contact YearUp today to learn about what you or your organization can do to help!
