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Standard Register (NYSE: SR), a leading provider of document and print management services, announced today it was named among the top 100 technology innovators in the U.S. It is one of only five companies to appear in the top 100 for six years in a row. The company has appeared on the list during the last nine years and this year it was #61. It placed first among manufacturing firms last year when it was ranked #6. The 2008 InformationWeek 500 list was revealed this week at the awards ceremony during the InformationWeek 500 conference in Monarch Beach, Calif. InformationWeek has identified and honored the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual listing for 20 years, and has tracked the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of America�s best-known companies. �This award is not about bleeding-edge technology or the largest investment, but how companies innovatively use technology to deliver value,� said Joanne Cummins, vice president, Technology for Standard Register. �Our consistent recognition through the years is evidence of the ingenuity of our associates in developing new technologies, as well as harnessing our best existing applications, to serve our customers� changing needs.� Standard Register placed in the top 100 this year due to the development of solutions for customers that combined its unique technologies. These included SR software, process and manufacturing technologies that together delivered solutions with measurable benefits to clients. �For 20 years, the InformationWeek 500 has honored the most innovative users of business technology,� said InformationWeek Editor-in-Chief Rob Preston. �Year after year, InformationWeek 500 companies use technology to improve efficiency, boost productivity, drive revenue, and establish a competitive advantage. We applaud this year�s winners, and the CIOs and other executives whose ingenuity and risk taking are at the center of business technology innovation.� Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.informationweek.com/iw500/ and www.standardregister.com/infoweek500_2008.html. About Standard Register Standard Register (NYSE: SR) is a premier document services provider, trusted by companies to manage the critical documents they need to thrive in today�s competitive climate. Employing nearly 100 years of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and leading technologies, the company helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a changing business landscape. It offers document and label solutions, technology, consulting and print supply chain services to help clients manage documents throughout their enterprises. More information is available at http://www.standardregister.com. About InformationWeek Business Technology Network (http://www.informationweek.com) The InformationWeek Business Technology Network provides business technology executives with unique perspective, market leading research and innovative tools. Through its multi-media platform and content-in-context information distribution system, the InformationWeek Business Technology Network provides trusted information developed both by editors and real-world CIO/IT professionals, delivered how and when business technology executives want it, 24/7. About TechWeb (http://www.techweb.com/aboutus) TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.