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Press Release
5 November 2002
Toronto, ON - 5 November 2002 -
Qvadis has been honored with the first Innovative Technology Achievement Award
by the Digital Literature Institute, organizer of the 2002 Independent e-Book Awards.
Winners were announced during the inaugural Digital Literature Festival
recently held in Santa Barbara, California.
Judges included Martin Eberhard, former CEO and co-founder of NuvoMedia,
creators of the revolutionary Rocket eBook, and other industry luminaries.
Qvadis was recognized for Innovative Technology Achievement,
an award presented for the development of software, hardware or technical information
that benefits the field of digital literature. Finalists in the category
included E-Ink, developers of electronic paper technology,
and OverDrive, developers of ReaderWorks publishing tools for Microsoft Reader.
"We are proud to have been selected for this award," said Sam Peralta, CEO of Qvadis.
"But mostly we are honored to be in the company of these industry pioneers."
Recognized as "the Sundance of e-book awards",
the Independent e-Book Awards were founded to recognize
the year's outstanding works in the digital publishing industry;
Achievement Awards were introduced this year to recognize body of work
and commitment to the field of digital literature.
Qvadis is best known for its popular, award-winning Express Reader ebook viewer
and publishing system for Palm powered handhelds,
which has won numerous Editor's Choice awards in industry
magazines and on the Web. Recently, Qvadis introduced Lexica,
a powerful reference viewer, dictionary and multilingual translator for
the Palm OS platform.
In addition, Qvadis also offers an extensive ebook library and bookstore
with over 10,000 available titles, and its recently-acquired Editio-Books subsidiary
publishes original content for handheld devices.
About Qvadis
Qvadis, the Pocket Ready company,
provides industry-leading software and Web-based services
for mobile professionals and enterprises.
Its solutions for Palm Powered handhelds include the award-winning
Qvadis Express Reader and Publisher applications,
the Ex Libris online archive and Editio-Books digital publishing services,
and the Qvadis Lexica reference guides.
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