Portland, OR-8/8/08- Leading west coast interactive and branding firm, the Overland Agency, has been recognized by the international Communicator Awards ( www.communicatorawards.com ) with a silver award of distinction under the health and wellness category, for the Welch Allyn Flash video demonstration. This marks the third Communicator award won by the Overland Agency this year. Other recent awards for the Overland Agency include platinum, silver, and gold awards in such competitions as the Interactive Media Awards, Webby Awards, and W3 Awards for a variety of interactive work ranging from websites, other Flash-based demos, and a documentary film.

Welch Allyn, a global manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment, needed a compelling demonstration to showcase the features of their new wireless application. Overland created a dynamic demo that illustrates the Welch Allyn software’s time and cost savings abilities and which helps ensure better patient care. The Flash piece includes everything from technical specifications to instructions for implementing the platform into one’s workflow, and serves as an effective sales tool.

About the Awards
The Communicator Awards (www.communicatorawards.com) is a leading international awards program, which honors creative excellence for Communications Professionals. The Award of Distinction is presented for projects that exceed industry standards in quality and achievement.

About The Overland Agency
The Overland Agency is an award-winning Portland, Oregon-based brand marketing and interactive agency with deep capabilities in web design and development that combines high-level strategic consulting with smart, passionate creative execution. The agency serves as an online integrated marketing partner: an ad agency, web development shop, search-optimization consultancy, and brand specialists within one company. Clients include adidas (OTC: ADDDF.PK), Aegon Insurance (NYSE:AEG), Dolphin Software, Extensis, Fila (NYSE:FLH), LightSPEED Technologies, Merix (NASDAQ:MERX), and Volt Information Sciences (NYSE:VOL). The agency also does pro bono work for such groups as the Oregon Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.