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Bidirectional API Integration at a Glance
If you clicked on this article, it’s likely because you read the title and were wondering: What are APIs? Why should I use APIs? How does OpenWater integrate with APIs? […]

What We’re Reading: August 30
This week we’re reading… BizBash 8 Audiovisual and Production Tips for Stage Presentations While your awards program is important, the event or gala at the end is a highlight for […]
Love Our Academy? See How Customers are Building Their Own (and How You Can, Too!)
If you use OpenWater, you’re familiar with our Academy. It’s where you can go to find user guides, articles, frequently asked questions, and other resources that answer virtually any question […]

Feature Spotlight: Bulk Judge Assignment
Whether you have 50 or 5,000 entries in your program, judging assignment is a tedious, time-consuming process. The newest bulk judge assignment feature directly addresses these issues and fulfills two […]

Scale Traffic and Grow Your Program With OpenWater
Downtime and outages can be crippling for awards programs, especially during the final days of the entry period. This compels many of our customers to come to us with one […]

End Abstracts Scheduling Nightmares With TED and OpenWater
If you’ve run an awards program in the past, you already know that scheduling the trajectory of events can be quite the challenge. The call-for-entry, judging, and gala or other […]

Feature Spotlight: Expanded Letters of Reference/Sub Forms
A common source of frustration for both organizations and entrants is the “letters of recommendation” section of the submission. Like the rest of your awards system setup, the letter of […]

Save Time and Frustration With Single Sign-On (SSO)
Signing in to an awards program isn’t complicated, but it can be a bit confusing. If we receive one popular question about signing in it’s this: “Does OpenWater integrate with […]

Feature Spotlight: Expedited Multi-Category Entries
You’ve demanded a better solution to expedited multicategory entries. Keep reading to find out how you can use our new feature to: Save and boost revenue by incentivizing entrants to […]

FIRST AWARDS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE OF ITS KIND LAUNCHES IN D.C.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIRST AWARDS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE OF ITS KIND LAUNCHES IN D.C. World of Awards brings together international audience to set industry standards WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2016 — […]