(Menasha, Wisconsin), June 10, 2004 – Commitment to excellence has earned Banta Corporation recognition as an outstanding supplier to SBC Communications Inc., one of the world’s leading data, voice and Internet services providers. "SBC is proud of its longstanding tradition of Going Beyond the Call for its customers," said Maureen Merkle, president, SBC Procurement. "We succeed at that because strategic partners like Banta consistently go above and beyond in meeting our needs." Banta was one of a select group of 39 suppliers honored for their work in helping SBC deliver outstanding service to its customers during the past year. Banta was recognized for its contributions in the Customer Service category. “We value our partnership with SBC and will continue to provide them with the close attention to detail, world-class solutions and immediate-response systems necessary to serve their client base,” said Dan Thornton, senior vice president of print fulfillment services at Banta. As part of the annual recognition program, SBC took out a half-page advertisement in the April 29, 2004, issue of the Wall Street Journal to announce its supplier awards.