2008 TABBIE WINNERS     Click on images to see larger version. (Images/links will be added as winners provide them to us.)   Department Gold Storage Trends Trina MacDonald, Ellen O'Brien, Rich Castagna, Kim Hefner, Heather Darcy      Judging comments: "Very nice use of shorts and graphics for interesting reading. Information is applicable to its audience and provides useful tools. Visually appealing, engaging and insightful."     Silver Civil Engineering History Lesson Brett Hansen    Judging comments: "Great concept. Design, while simple, provides a historical look which is the subject of the pieces. Well-chosen events illustrate and provide useful information and lessons learned for today's civil engineer."       Bronze Construction Equipment Buying File Mike Anderson    Judging comments: "Well laid out and written, genuinely useful to the reader."       Honorable Mention HemAware HemAware, Jr. The Magazine Group; National Hemophilia Foundation; Gregory Atkins; Meredith Stanton     Honorable Mention Scotsman Guide, residential edition Spotlight Ivanna C. Sukkar, Kirsten Terry   Editor's Column Gold Publishers Weekly Stet the Edit Sara Nelson     Judging comments: "Article is simple and easy to follow. Makes a strong case for the recognition of the editor's contributions to great written works. A lively, personable delivery (thanks to some deft editing, no doubt) citing a compelling example (stories by Raymond Carver)."   Silver Shipping Digest Commerce with Cuba William Armbruster     Judging comments: "A clear and unassailably logical case against maintaining a trade embargo with Cuba. Language is direct and concise. Provides a link to a report of interest. A masterfully executed editorial."   Bronze Architect Walter Netsch, Architect Ned Cramer     Judging comments: "Nothing like making it personal. Writer uses the example of a respected, elderly architect to take the profession to task for stripping its elders of ther professional identity when they retire."   Honorable Mention Construction Equipment Sutton Report Rod Sutton     Honorable Mention PC World Techlog Harry McCracken, editor in chief; Ramon G. McLeod, editor; Steven Gray, senior copy editor; Barbara Adamson, art director; Beth Kamoroff, deputy art director     Honorable Mention Network World Breaches: Boards need to wake up John Dix     Honorable Mention Lebanon Opportunities Bikini or Veil Ramzi El Hafez   Focus/Profile Article Gold Fortune The Strange Existence of Ram Charan David Whitford     Judging comments: "Outstanding, captivating piece effectively capturing the character of one of the world's most interesting men in a thought-provoking manner. A riveting read from beginning to end, thoughtfully describing Ram Charan's inspiring accomplishments. The brevity of the piece in no way hides the portrayed nuances of Charan's day-to-day existence, which a dedicated writer could only have observed and described having spent a significant amount of time with the subject." Silver rt image A Floating Miracle rt image staff     Judging comments: "Heartening tale of an admirable project that inspires the reader to want to do more and read more about the topic. Seeking to create awareness and mobilize support for the cause, the writer has managed not to foster a sense of guilt. By describing the plight of individuals treated on these Mercy Ships, the actual contribution being made is all the more personalised, keeping the reader engaged right to the end of the article. A must-read, captivating account of a worthy cause and a worthy tribute to those who contribute to it." Bronze Exhibitor Magazine Music to their Rears Exhibitor Magazine Staff     Judging comments: "A saucy, sassy tribute to Napster's award-winning 'purrlesque' exhibition booth written in a compelling, humourous way. Despite the risqué topic, the writer has managed to reveal the accomplishment in a tongue-in-cheek yet educational manner. The layout is appealing and the length of the article totally accessible, easy to read and captivating."   Honorable Mention H — The Hotel Magazine Stand by your Grand Mark Hayes     Honorable Mention SQM Built to Last Sally Lindsay, Deborah Hill Cone (writer), Mark Synnott (managing director)   How-To Article Gold BUILDER Trade Secrets: Crunch Time Pat Curry, Steve Zurier, Denise Dersin, Evan Potler, Deborah Leopold   Judging comments: "Very well-written section with real examples and quotes to back up information. Very attractive design with theming and analogy carried through all pieces. It's hard to imagine a perfect article, but I believe this is one. Thorough and fun-to-read text was tied together with a playful football theme — and it worked!"     Silver PC World How to Survive the Worst PC Disasters Dennis O'Reilly, senior associate editor; Edward N. Albro, editor; Stephen Compton, senior copy editor; Barbara Adamson, art director; Beth Kamoroff, deputy art director   Judging comments: "Great information and well-written. Simple but addresses real issues. Reader Tales is a very nice element. Nice focused use of layout, design and conjunction of elements throughout the piece. In the introduction, it says to keep this article for when you need it — I will probably do that myself! An excellent combination of modern, witty graphics with practical tips and detailed advice. It's obvious this article took a substantial amount of time and effort, as well as creativity."     Bronze Realtor Magazine Fifth Annual List Issue: The Only Tool You Need Julie Fournier, Manager of Creative Design; Isabella Mathews, Graphic Designer    Judging comments: "If a person wanted to become a realtor, they would find this article extremely helpful. The pocketknife theme worked well as a graphic element to tie it all together."   Honorable Mention Buildings Four Ways to Shrink Your Building's Carbon Footprint Leah B. Garris     Honorable Mention Exhibitor Magazine Six Simple Snips for Significant Savings Exhibitor Magazine Staff       News Coverage Gold Chemist+Druggist Max Gosney, Jennifer Richardson, Tom Hawkins, Zoe Smeaton, Gary Paragpuri    Judging comments: "Although C+D's news section is small, it is incredibly focused on issues that affect its readers. C+D does a great job of mixing opinion with reporting. The man on the street section does a great job of blending opinion and fact to engage the reader in what's going on."     Silver Computerworld September 10, 2007 and November 12, 2007 Issues Computerworld Editorial Staff    Judging comments: "Computerworld has an outstanding news section that is attractive, easy to read and is also on the pulse of what is happening in the industry. Information presented is well-rounded and well-researched. The news staff does a great job of providing analyses in short bites that are easy for readers to digest."     Bronze New Zealand Retail Newsclips Lynda Gray, Ange Hinricks    Judging comments: "New Zealand Retail has a fun, eye-catching news section that made me want to read every entry. While it was fun, bright and cheerful, it still presented information that is crucial to its audience. The layout makes excellent use of art and space."     Honorable Mention Property People Focus News & Views Property People Staff     Honorable Mention Australian Dairy Foods October, December 2007 Issues Irina Fainberg, Natalie Stewart, Anne Burgi     Honorable Mention Best's Review Briefing Best's Review Staff     Regular Column Gold Law Technology News Ball in Your Court Craig Ball, Monica Bay, Shane Deleers    Judging comments: "Excellent layout. The writing is a departure from unnecessary legalese, with a nice explanation to the myth of evidence (page equivalency)."     Silver The Medical Post Spirit of Medicine Dr. Max Zahir, Dr. Paul Caldwell    Judging comments: "Excellent and deserving human angle features, with great story telling. The features illustrate with captivating flow, and engage the reader well. Good story telling; strong lesson for readers, but not told too forcefully; art accompanying story was effective; both examples were very thoughtful."     Bronze Network World 'Net Buzz Paul McNamara    Judging comments: "Clear thoughts from the writer, and yet succinct. His cynicism is not unnecessarily caustic, but with a logical presentation. Concise, well laid out, easy to read; example one was clever and a fresh take on a common theme; example 2 was strong and well-reported."     Honorable Mention School Planning & Management Top Flight School Law Enforcement Officers and Safety in Word and Deed Michael Dorn, Columnist; Deborah P. Moore, Executive Editor/Publisher; Jerry Enderle, Editor     Honorable Mention CRM magazine Pint of View Marshall Lager, Editors of CRM magazine     Honorable Mention Computerworld Frankly Speaking: What, IT worry? / Game-changer Frank Hayes   Single News Article Gold Network World How close is World War 3.0? Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Bob Brown   Judging comments: "Fascinating story and indepth anaysis of the problem as well. Wonderful reporting and fantastic sidebars — nice way to bring the problem close to the readers by offering the 10 steps. Great map as well, which contributed to the great design of the news story."   Silver Computerworld Iranians claim to use AMD chips in supercomputer Patrick Thibodeau, Craig Stedman   Judging comments: "I liked the story behind how the story came into the magazine. Good reporting on an interesting topic, even for an industry outsider."   Bronze EContent TechPresident Takes a Web 2.0 Look at the 2008 Presidential Campaign Michelle Manafy, Michael LoPresti   Judging comments: "Very interesting article, even from an industry outsider's view. It would be great if mainstream media or eContent conducted follow-up articles now that the election is closer. Good analysis in addition to solid reporting."     Honorable Mention Realtor Magazine Real Estate's Wild Card Robert Freedman, Senior Editor     Honorable Mention Pensions & Investments Pension goldmine awaits AT&T, Occidental CEOs Barry B. Burr, Nancy Webman   Special Section Gold NYSE Developing the Future Sharon Kahn, Lauren Donaldson   Judging comments: "Editorial style appropriate and inspiring to readership; Well researched and interesting slant to topics. Brave topics covered; bold layout with white space effectively used. A very slick package. Beautiful artwork, nicely tied together. I liked the duality between the info-based front section and the bylined articles at the end. Good variety to represent a diverse readership, too."   Silver Pharmacy Practice Health & Disease Management Rosalind Stefanac, Honey Fisher, Shawn Samson, Jeffrey Smith, Tanya Stuart, Lu-Ann Murdoch   Judging comments: "An excellent package of easy-to-use information. Format was consistent and very accessible. Content was concise but not simplified. A very valuable tool for the readership."   Bronze Law Technology News EDD Showcase Monica Bay, Shane DeLeers, Russ Curtis     Judging comments: "Well balanced editorial, appropriate and applicable for the market it serves; articles well researched to give different opinions. Layout draws reader into topics, lives up to initial promise of magazine."   Honorable Mention Buildings Interior Products: Buying Gone Bad Linda K. Monroe, Jana J. Madsen, Leah B. Garris     Honorable Mention Network World New Data Center Beth Schultz     Honorable Mention CRM magazine CRM Market Awards David Myron, Laura Hegyi, Joshua Weinberger, Marshall Lager, Editors of CRM magazine     Honorable Mention BUILDER Out of Reach The Builder Staff   Technical Article Gold Storage Face-off: EMC DMX-3 vs. Hitachi USP1100 Brad O'Neill, Rich Castagna, Rich Friedman, Kim Hefner, Heather Darcy     Judging comments: "Professional and interesting design immediately draws the reader's interest despite the technical nature of the content. Juxtaposing two storage systems, with practical examples and case studies showcasing the pros and cons of each system assists reader's with their choice between the two systems. The article draws on the expertise of industry leaders who have used both systems providing readers with first-hand accounts of the benefits and drawbacks. Highly educational! This article was a well researched and analyzed piece of business journalism. It honestly compared two competing technologies in a no-nonsense manner."     Silver Speech Technology Heightened Level of Alert Leonard Klie     Judging comments: "Practical explanation of the risks and challenges associated with VoIP providing a variety of contrasting views and practical tips on how to manage the associated risks. Very useful article presented in an accessible way. Wonderful lead image of a scary dog and a cute dog! This feature was a thoroughly researched analysis of one of today's modern technologies — Voice over Internet Protocol — and its less understood security concerns. Well done."     Bronze Architect 3555 Hayden Ned Cramer, Vernon Mays     Judging comments: "Detailed technical specs and explanation provided for architects who 'love detail'. Visuals and text combine to present a useful perspective on a cutting-edge, innovative architectural design, inspiring readers to push conventional boundaries."     Honorable Mention Medical Design Turning thoughts into action Victoria Reitz     Honorable Mention Network World What can NAC do for you now? Christine Burns, Joel Snyder     Honorable Mention Best's Review House Calls Lori Chordas