InfoCase Wins Tech & Learning Best of Show Award at ISTELive 2026 for PermaLock™ XP Case

CINCINNATI, OH — InfoCase announced that its PermaLock™ XP Case has been named a winner of Future’s Best of Show Award, presented by Tech & Learning at ISTELive 2026, in the Primary Education category.

The Tech & Learning Best of Show Awards are judged by a panel of industry experts and editors, with winners selected based on innovation, feature set, reliability, and performance. The program recognizes products and solutions that are making a meaningful impact in education and helping schools better support teaching and learning.

Built for the Realities of Student Device Use

PermaLock™ XP was recognized for bringing a new level of certainty to device protection in K–12. Designed specifically for student-issued devices, the patent-pending case physically locks onto the device to help prevent removal during everyday use. That means schools can maintain continuous protection without relying on student compliance, helping reduce damage, limit disruptions, and extend device life across 1:1 programs.

One judge commented, “The PermaLock XP case provides real protection for student devices… If I had a student with a 1:1 device, this is the case I’d get!”

With the campaign message “Locked Once. Protected 24/7.”, PermaLock™ XP addresses one of the most persistent problems that school districts face: protective cases that are removed, lost, or discarded by the students, leaving devices vulnerable to costly damage. Once installed, PermaLock™ XP remains in place, helping IT teams protect fleets more consistently from deployment through end of life.

Extending Value Beyond Protection

In addition to helping reduce breakage and improve fleet durability, PermaLock™ XP also supports stronger long-term value recovery. Through InfoCase’s partnership with Refreshed Tech, schools using PermaLock™ XP are guaranteed a Grade B or better on all functional devices at end of life, with the opportunity to receive an A grade and greater return if devices are in even better condition. This gives districts greater financial certainty for budgeting and helps return more funds to support other school needs.

“The products nominated for the Best of Show program provide an outstanding overview of new technology on the show floor and shine a spotlight on the products, and businesses behind them, who are transforming education in schools around the world,” said the awards editorial team.

“We’re honored to receive this recognition from Tech & Learning,” said John Matthews, General Manager of InfoCase. “PermaLock™ XP was developed to solve a real and costly challenge for schools by ensuring protection stays on the device. This award reflects our commitment to building solutions that help districts reduce damage, improve device longevity, and bring more predictability to their technology programs.”

PermaLock™ XP is available now for leading K–12 student device platforms.

To learn more, visit www.infocase.com/permalock.

About InfoCase

InfoCase, a Gamber-Johnson brand, has been delivering rugged device protection solutions for education for more than 30 years. By combining durable design, thoughtful engineering, and deep expertise in K–12 technology deployments, InfoCase helps schools extend device lifecycles, reduce preventable damage, and protect taxpayer-funded technology investments.

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