Showcase Workshop

Showcase WorkshopDeveloper(s)| Showcase Software Ltd

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Initial release| 2012; 14 years ago (2012)
Written in| Python, JavaScript, Objective-C, C++
Operating system| Android, iOS, OS X, Windows Surface, Web-based platform
Type| Presentation software, Mobile sales enablement systems
Website| showcaseworkshop.com

Showcase Workshop, also referred to as Showcase, is a SaaS company that develops a presentation-building application for business use. Users upload files and images to a web platform which generates presentations viewable on a suite of mobile apps.

Showcase was founded in 2011. The company’s headquarters are in Wellington, New Zealand.[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Product
* 3 Reception
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

Showcase Workshop was originally developed in response to dynamically changing content being presented on iPads at the 2012 Olympics.[2][3]

After market-testing a beta version of the core application, Showcase Workshop launched commercially in 2012.[4][5]

In 2014 Showcase partnered with Vodafone Global Enterprise.[3][6]

## Product

Users upload pre-existing PDFs, videos, images and Microsoft Office documents to a secure server, building presentations or ‘showcases’ which can then be downloaded via the mobile apps.[7] The presentations are used for mobile sales enablement, training, or operational/health and safety purposes.[8][9][10]

## Reception

Reviewers have praised the ease of use of Showcase, calling it a “better alternative to developing a native app”[11] and “intuitive”.[12]

Criticisms include the lack of differing templates[12] and a lack of complex customisation controls.[13]

Showcase was nominated for a Tabby Award in 2014[8] and won a Tabby Award in 2015 for its Windows app.[14][15]

## See also

* Prezi
* PowerPoint

## References

1. ↑ Devlin, Collette (2014-08-06). "Kiwi app shows UK marketers the way" (in en). Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/10351573/Kiwi-app-shows-UK-marketers-the-way.
2. ↑ Corporation, Ricoh (Winter 2014). "The sales presentation comes of age". The Communicator (27): 9. http://www.ricoh.co.nz/content/pdf/Ricoh-Communicator-27-Final.pdf#page=9. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Your Business: Offshore deals with Millie Jocelyn, Showcase Workshop" (in en-NZ). New Zealand Herald. 2014-09-24. ISSN 1170-0777. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11327185.
4. ↑ "Showcase Workshop to Unveil Groundbreaking Mobile Sales Presentation Software in San Francisco on Sept. 11" (in en-US). 12 May 2015. http://www.steamfeed.com/showcase-workshop-to-unveil-groundbreaking-mobile-sales-presentation-software-in-san-francisco-on-sept-11/.
5. ↑ Pullar-Strecker, Tom (2012-07-12). "Using tablets to showcase sales material" (in en). Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/7266458/Using-tablets-to-showcase-sales-material.
6. ↑ "Wellington tech start-up Showcase Workshop expands into the UK". http://stoppress.co.nz/didge/wellington-tech-start-showcase-expands-uk.
7. ↑ "Information distribution app Showcase expands". 7 April 2015. http://theregister.co.nz/news/2015/04/information-distribution-app-showcase-expands.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wright, Heather. "Wellington company finalist in the global Tabby Awards". https://itbrief.co.nz/story/wellington-company-finalist-in-the-global-tabby-awards/.
9. ↑ "Showcase: a new tool in marketers' belts". 11 July 2012. http://idealog.co.nz/tech/2012/07/showcase-new-tool-marketing-belt.
10. ↑ "Showcased to the world". http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/69135107/wellington-app-business-showcased-in-the-united-states.
11. ↑ "Present in Style with Showcase Workshop « Web.AppStorm". http://web.appstorm.net/reviews/media-reviews/present-in-style-with-showcase-workshop/.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Showcase Workshop Review - An Effective Way to Market Your Brand When Paper Just Won't Cut It". http://blog.discovercloud.com/showcase-workshop-review/.
13. ↑ "Showcase Workshop Reviews: G2 Crowd". https://www.g2crowd.com/products/showcase-workshop/reviews.
14. ↑ "US award for Showcase Software". http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/73599234/wellington-showcase-app-judged-best-in-the-world-at-new-york.
15. ↑ "Tabby App Awards on Twitter". https://twitter.com/thetabbyawards/status/661221260722966530.

## External links

* Showcase Workshop – official site

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