Boston, Massachusetts and Appenzell, Switzerland-- GMC Software Technology, the standard in personalized communication, today announced that the company was named a 2009 Business Partner of the Year by Xerox Corporation's Global Business Group for its continued contribution to Xerox, its customers and the printing industry.  In addition, Xerox's Global Business Group, responsible for bringing to market the portfolio of document solutions, software, & systems, recognized 22 partner firms for superior digital workflow software and finishing solutions. GMC was recognized in the Variable Information Partner Category.

"GMC provides Xerox with a world-class solution that complements our high end production Continuous Feed and Cut Sheet equipment," said James Bircher, Segment Manager -- Alliances & Partnership Management of Xerox's Global Business Group. "In 2009, GMC demonstrated true partnership behavior with support integration between GMC's products and FreeFlow Web Services, where GMC diligently worked with Xerox/ASG to add the requested functionality, test the new releases and deliver a working system that satisfied customers."

GMC Software Technology's products enable the rapid creation, management and production of complex personalized documents for TransPromo, direct marketing, on-demand publishing, customer correspondence and transactional applications. As the industry's largest independent software company, GMC has over 800 customers and with a presence in over 45 countries worldwide.

"We our honored to have been recognized by Xerox for our contribution to our mutual growth and success in the variable data and TransPromo markets," said Scott Baker, Vice President of Worldwide Business Development at GMC Software Technology. "For GMC and Xerox, the exchange and sharing of expertise benefits both companies, as well as our joint customers, and we continue to find this a very positive and productive partnership."

GMC Software Technology continues to add to its tally of industry awards and recognitions. Most recently, the European Digital Press Association (EDP) has awarded GMC PortalBuilder the Best Web-To-Print Software of the Year for 2010 and in March, Xplor International awarded the company "Innovator of the Year" and "Technology Application of the Year for a third year in a row. In 2007, the EDP named GMC PrintNet Best Variable Data Software and in 2008 and named GMC PrintNet Connect and WebProof "Best Special Application Software of the Year."