Winners of Frank Awards to be Revealed at 40th Anniversary Gala in November
The nominees for the 2025 Frank Awards include industry OEM leaders Canon, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Sharp, Ricoh, Toshiba, and first-time Frank Award nominee Xerox, which is nominated in the Best Production Printing category.
Another first-time nominee is Kaseya, a global provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software, nominated in the Best IT and Security Services Provider category, along with ConnectWise and All Covered, a division of Konica Minolta.
Winners will be announced at The Cannata Report’s 40th Anniversary Awards & Charities Gala held at The Madison Hotel in Morristown, NJ, on November 13, 2025. The Frank Awards honor excellence and innovation in the office technology industry. Nominees represent the top three vote recipients in each of 14 categories as determined by The Cannata Report’s Annual Dealer Survey conducted earlier this year, with 415 independent office technology dealers participating.
And here are the nominees for the 2025 Frank Awards:
Best-in-Class: Ricoh USA, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Toshiba America Business Solutions
Best Diversification Partner: ConnectWise, Intermedia Cloud Communications, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Toshiba America Business Solutions (Because of a tie there are 4 nominees in this category.)
Best Production Print Manufacturer: Canon U.S.A., Ricoh USA, Xerox
Best Marketing Strategy: Ricoh USA, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Toshiba America Business Solutions
Best IT and Security Services Provider: ConnectWise, Kaseya, All Covered, a division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A.
Best Print Management Software Provider: ACDI and PaperCut, ECI Software Solutions/Printanista, ecoprintQ
Best Technical Service Provider: Ricoh USA, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Toshiba America Business Solutions
Best ECM/Document Management Software Provider: ACDI, DocuWare, Square 9 Softworks
Best A4 Manufacturer: Kyocera Document Solutions America, Ricoh USA, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America
Best Leasing Company: GreatAmerica Financial Services, LEAF Commercial Capital, U.S. Bank
Excellence in Innovation: Ricoh USA, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Toshiba America Business Solutions
Best Manufacturer: Kyocera Document Solutions America, Ricoh USA, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America
Best Female Executive: Jennie Fisher, GreatAmerica Financial Services; Laura Blackmer, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.; Ginamarie Cairone, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America
Best Male Executive: Jim Coriddi, Ricoh USA; Mike Marusic, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America; Larry White, Toshiba America Business Solutions
The Cannata Report’s 40th Anniversary Awards & Charities Gala is supported by Platinum sponsors Hytec Dealer Services and TD Synnex; Gold sponsors ConnectWise, Distribution Management, First Citizens Bank, and Katun Corporation; and Silver sponsors Nexera and Static Control. The Gala will open with a special comedy performance presented by HP featuring Larry Weiss, chairman of Atlantic, Tomorrow’s Office. The Gala’s official After Party is sponsored by Xerox.
Proceeds from the Gala will benefit The Inserra Family Diabetes Institute at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center in memory of Mike McGuirk of ProCopy Office Solutions (a Flex Technology Group company).
