The Frank Award winners for office technology were announced at The Cannata Report's 40th Anniversary Awards & Charities Gala. Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America and Ricoh USA each took home three Frank Awards.

The Cannata Report’s annual event raised funds for diabetes research at the Inserra Family Diabetes Institute at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center in memory of Mike McGuirk, the founder of ProCopy Office Solutions, a Flex Technology Company. Hytec Dealer Services and TD SYNNEX were platinum sponsors of the fundraiser. The gala opened with a comedy performance by Larry Weiss, chairman of Atlantic, Tomorrow's Office, presented by HP. The event's gold sponsors were ConnectWise, Distribution Management, First Citizens Bank and Katun Corp. Silver sponsors were Nexera and Static Control. The evening’s Official After Party was sponsored by Xerox. BTA Ambassador Bob Goldberg once again served as emcee of the event.

In addition to the Frank Awards, Jerry Blaine, president, CEO and co-founder of LDI Connect, was presented with the Frank G. Cannata Philanthropy Award.

Stew Campbell of Datamax (Arkansas) received The Cannata Report's 2025 Outstanding Veteran Award.

The Dealer Channel and Office Technology Industry's "Frank Awards"

Winners of the Frank Awards are determined by The Cannata Report's Annual Dealer Survey and reflect the opinions of office technology dealers nationwide. Below is a full list of the nominees for this year’s Frank Awards, with winners indicated in bold:

Best-in-Class: Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Ricoh USA, Toshiba America Business Solutions

Best Diversification Partner: Intermedia Cloud Communications, ConnectWise, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Toshiba America Business Solutions

Best Production Print Manufacturer: Ricoh USA, Canon U.S.A., 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: Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Ricoh USA, Toshiba America Business Solutions

Best ECM/Document Management Software Provider: DocuWare, ACDI, 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: Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Kyocera Document Solutions America, Ricoh USA

Best Female Executive: Laura Blackmer, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc.; Jennie Fisher, GreatAmerica Financial Services; Ginamarie Cairone, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America

Best Male Executive: Larry White, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Jim Coriddi, Ricoh USA; Mike Marusic, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America

Winners of the Frank Awards are determined by The Cannata Report's Annual Dealer Survey and reflect the opinions of office technology dealers nationwide. The winners were announced at the gala by leading office technology executives from across the United States:

• Richard Van Dyke, Advanced Office
• Adam Weiss, Atlantic, Tomorrow's Office
• Toni Gorveatt and Noah Maphis, Cobb Technologies
• Barry Simon, Datamax
• Phil Houser, DSI
• Justin Rebhun, FTG Texas
• Patrick Flesch and Mark Flesch, Gordon Flesch Company
• Jennifer Amatucci, Hytec Dealer Services
• Mike Lepper and Anthony Cucco, Impact Networking
• Tim Renegar, Kelly Office Solutions
• Rebecca Blaine, LDI Connect
• Anthony DelGrosso and Tom McMahon, Milner Inc.
• Chris Wolowitz and Danielle Wolowitz, Shore Business Solutions
• Jacqueline Smith and Cara Spencer, Systel Business Equipment

"The Frank Awards shine a spotlight on the innovative companies and their products and solutions that are setting new standards of excellence in the industry according to office technology dealers in our annual survey," said CJ Cannata, president and CEO, The Cannata Report. "It's our honor to pay tribute to the winners at our gala while marking our own milestone of four decades. The spirit of giving that distinguishes this industry has fueled overwhelming support for our gala every year, and we are thankful for the generous donations to our fundraising initiative for diabetes research in memory of Mike McGuirk."

The Cannata Report's 40th Anniversary Awards & Charities Gala was held on Nov. 13, 2025, at The Madison Hotel in Morristown, New Jersey.

The Cannata Report has raised more than $1.75 million for Hackensack Meridian Hackensack Medical Center Foundation and more than $3.5 million for various charities nationwide.