Cambridge, MA, June 16, 2009 — OfficeDrop, interactive document management service for small businesses, has been selected as a winner in the category of Innovation in Cloud Computing for the 2009 MITX Technology Awards. The annual awards program recognizes achievements in the development and implementation of innovative technologies. Winners were announced in ten categories, as well the new PricewaterCoopers Promise Awards, at a sold out ceremony attended by more than 350 industry professionals held on June 16th at the Copley Westin in Boston.
Anand Rajaram of OfficeDrop accepted the award. “We take pride in finding innovative ways to solve our customers’ problems (our easy workflow using pre-paid Scanvelopes or boxes, our adoption of the Cloud even before it was the next big thing to name a couple), so it feels great to win the MITX Technology Innovation award in the Cloud Computing Category,” stated Anand. Anand is pictured to the right accepting the award. 
For the Cloud Computing Category, a panel of judges evaluated entries based on a defined set of criteria including: business solution, technical merit, scalability and innovation. Judges also considered security and energy efficiency.
“This year’s award winners represent some of the most innovative thinkers in the world of technology. These companies and individuals help solve real-world challenges and help push the use and adoption of technology,” said Kiki Mills, executive director of MITX. “MITX is proud to be the foundation for New England’s vibrant digital community and to recognize and help our local talent receive the recognition they deserve, being at the forefront of innovation.”
The MITX Technology Awards program is sponsored through the generous support of: Atom Group, DLA Piper, LEWIS PR, Mad*Pow, Microsoft New England Research & Development Center, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Technology Review. Creative partners also included: Cramer, LVI Print Optimization and massAV.
For the complete list of winners and other information please visit the MITX Awards Web site.
About MITX
Established in 1996, The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) is the region's premier professional organization for the Internet business & marketing industry. Reaching more than 7,000 professionals in New England, MITX is the community for thought leadership, building business relationships and professional training and development. Members of the MITX community take advantage of events, sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking to make business connections and exchange ideas. With more than 70 events annually, MITX provides its members with the opportunity to promote their companies to targeted audiences and provides a valuable forum for networking to source potential business leads, partnerships, ideas, funding and other likeminded peers in the industry. MITX is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more information please go to www.mitx.org .
About OfficeDrop
OfficeDrop is an interactive document management service that helps consumers and small businesses be more organized and efficient. For consumers, OfficeDrop is a digital organization assistant that quickly organizes paper and electronic materials online so information can be found in an instant, whenever and wherever it is needed. OfficeDrop is also an affordable on-demand document management service for businesses that saves organizations time and money and enables them to be more environmentally friendly. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, OfficeDrop was founded in 2007. For more information about OfficeDrop, visit www.officedrop.com.
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