e have good news again! For the fourth year in a row, The Green Sheet Inc. has been recognized for its print and online publications. This year we received six APEX Awards of Excellence in Communication Concepts Inc.'s annual competition.

The awards were announced July 1, 2005 for publications and articles that appeared in 2004. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted overall for consideration.

Both The Green Sheet and GSQ (our four-color quarterly report) were honored with awards in categories for all-around excellence, as well as for specific articles, issues and columns.

The Green Sheet received Awards of Excellence in the following categories:

• Magazine and Journal Writing (The Green Sheet)
• Magazines and Journals – Printed Four Color (GSQ, March 2004, Vol. 7 No.1, "All Aboard! Online Payment Technology on the Move")
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• Feature Writing ("Compliance: Challenges in Protecting Cardholder Data," Sept. 27, 2004, issue 04:09:02)
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• Columns and Editorials ("Insider's Reports on Payments," By Patti Murphy)
• Design and Layout (GSQ, September 2004, Vol. 7 No. 3, "The Quest for the King's Portfolio")
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• Web and Intranet Site Design

"Once again, we are thrilled to receive these awards," said Paul Green, Publisher of The Green Sheet. "It's an honor, but it's also a testament to the high-quality publications our staff continues to produce, twice a month every month, and then again four times a year, in an effort to provide the electronic payments industry with solid and actionable information."

The Green Sheet won six APEX Awards, including a Grand Award, in 2004; five awards in 2003; and three in 2002. APEX (Awards of Publication Excellence) 2005 was the 17th annual program sponsored by Communications Concepts, which received submissions from businesses, freelance communicators, professional organizations and non-profit groups from across the country.