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Cardscan Wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award for Best in Business Productivity

Cardscan® Executive System Selected a 2008 Best Products and Services Winner In Business Productivity Category

Cambridge, MA – August 26, 2008 – Cardscan, today announced that Network Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and a world leading publication on technologies and solutions has named the Cardscan® Executive contact management system a winner of the 2008 Best Products and Services Award. This respected annual award honors products and services that address the rapidly changing needs and interests of the end-users of technology worldwide. As part of the tech-industry’s leading global awards program, this year’s Best Products and Services were nominated from all over the world.

The Cardscan® system is designed to capture and convert information from business cards, emails and other electronic communications into a digital contact base. The powerful and portable scanner rapidly scans and reads business cards at up to 20 cards per minute. Through the use of proprietary interpretive technology, Cardscan® software understands the nuances of reading business cards, helping to ensure an accurate contact database. In addition to scanning business cards, the Cardscan® Executive software lets users ‘drag-and-drop’ contact information from an email signature, web page and other electronic files. Users can sync Cardscan® software to Outlook, ACT!, Notes, GoldMine, Palm or Windows Mobile devices keeping information easily accessible and identical across devices.

 “Increased end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology are helping shape better products and services,” said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide. “The Cardscan® Executive system helps business professionals striving to become more productive in their everyday lives. Cardscan® software reduces the errors associated with manual data-entry processes and enables users to easily de-duplicate, create lists, categorize contacts, map addresses, print labels and synchronize to mobile devices.”

“These awards go to the best technology products every year and we are honored that the Cardscan® Executive system has gained the Network Products Guide Reader Trust recognition. With a win in the ‘Business Productivity’ category, the Cardscan® system has proven its ability to meet today’s contact management challenges,” said Jeffrey Swain, senior manager of product marketing, Cardscan. “We are committed to helping our customers improve the value and effectiveness of their contacts by providing them with the best products and services.

About Network Products Guide Awards
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About Cardscan
Cardscan is a leading provider of solutions designed to accelerate the capture, access and accuracy of contact information. Cardscan® products use a combination of hardware (business card scanners) and software to capture and convert information from business cards, emails and other electronic communications into a digital contact database. Cardscan makes products for individual users as well as small and mid-sized business. Cardscan also markets enterprise-level solutions for CRM software through partnerships with leading CRM software makers. The Cardscan® Executive product is the best-selling business card reader in the market according to The NPD Group. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cardscan is part of the Newell Rubbermaid family of brands.

About Newell Rubbermaid Technology
Newell Rubbermaid’s innovative global technology brands, including DYMO®, Cardscan®, mimio® and endicia™, enable businesses, educational institutions, and consumers to more efficiently capture, share, manage and organize information.  
 
These global technology brands are organized into four platforms: The Specialty Printing and Labeling Platform includes DYMO® label/CD/DVD printers and file scanning software (www.dymo.com) and RHINO Industrial Labeling Systems (www.rhinolabeling.com). The Analog to Digital Platform includes Cardscan® business card scanners and contact management software featuring Cardscan At Your Service™ (www.cardscan®.com), and DYMO File™, software that transforms paper documents into organized archives of electronic files (www.dymofile.com).  The Internet Postage Platform includes endicia™ online shipping, mailing and customized postage solutions (www.endicia.com) and (www.pictureitpostage.com). The Classroom Technology Platform includes mimio™ interactive whiteboards and digital ink recorders (www.mimio.com). These technology brands join a rich heritage of brands at Newell Rubbermaid including Calphalon®, EXPO®, Goody®, Graco®, Irwin®, Lenox®, Paper Mate®, Parker®, Rolodex®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Waterman®.