IDG’s InfoWorld Names the Winners of the Best of Open Source Software for 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – August 4, 2008 – IDG's InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT Decision Makers, today announced the winners of InfoWorld's Bossie Awards, a recognition program now in its second year that highlights the best of open source software. Full results are available at www.infoworld.com/5268.
Now more than ever, software solutions for the enterprise rely on open source programming. Selected by InfoWorld Test Center editors and reviewers, the 2008 Bossies celebrate software products and companies that demonstrate innovation, functionality, ease of use, implementation, and a proven track record in serving the needs of today's businesses.
"The breadth and quality of open source software continues to amaze us," notes Doug Dineley, Executive Editor of the InfoWorld Test Center. "We've singled out 60 products for Bossies — developer tools, middleware, firewalls and routers, productivity apps, CRM and ERP, etc. — and we're only scratching the surface. When you look at all that's available, and how good it is, you start to think that someday all software will be free."
This Year's InfoWorld Bossie Award Recipients (listed alphabetically) include:
Best of open source in application development
db4o, Object Database
Git, Version Control
HttpClient, Web Client Library
Intel Threaded Building Blocks, Parallel Programming
JBoss Drools, Business Rule Management System
Open Flex, Rich Internet Applications
Prototype, JavaScript Framework
soapUI, Web Services Test Tool
Best of open source in productivity applications
Audacity, Sound Editing
Blender, 3D Modeling
Firefox, Web Browser
GIMP, Image Editing
OpenOffice.org, Productivity Suite
PDFCreator, PDF Creation
Best of open source in enterprise applications
Alfresco Community, Content Management
Compiere, Enterprise Resource Planning
dotProject, Project Management
Hyperic HQ, Application Monitoring
Intalio BPMS, Business Process Management
JasperReports, Reporting
Liferay Portal, Enterprise Portal
Magento eCommerce, E-Commerce
Pentaho Open BI Suite, Business Intelligence
SugarCRM, Customer Relationship Management
Best of open source in collaboration
Elgg, Social Networking
MediaWiki, Wiki
VNC and Chicken of the VNC, Remote Control
Scalix, Mail and Calendar
WordPress, Blog Publishing
Best of open source in networking
Asterisk, IP Telephony
AWStats, Log File Analyzer
InSSIDer, Wireless Network Scanner
Nagios, Server Monitoring
NDISwrapper, Wireless Network Interface
Vyatta, Router, Firewall, & VPN
Wireshark, Network Protocol Analyzer