LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Names Finalists for Product Excellence Awards
FRAMINGHAM, MA – JANUARY 14, 2004 – IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets around the globe, today announced finalists for the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards, to be presented at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo® next week. Presented in conjunction with the UniForum Association, the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards recognize product and service innovations by LinuxWorld exhibitors.
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, the world’s most comprehensive Linux and open source event, will take place January 20-23, 2003 at New York City’s Javits Center. The LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards will be presented in a ceremony held on the LinuxWorld exhibit floor on Wednesday, January 21 at 4:00 p.m.
The LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards are divided into ten product categories, representing major areas of innovation in the Linux and open source community. The judges will also select one product or service that represents a major step forward for Linux in the marketplace as “Best of Show.”
Finalists include:
Best Network/Server Application
IBM: IBM Lotus Domino 6.5 for IBM eServer zSeries Linux
Novell: Novell exteNd 5
RealNetworks: Helix Universal Server
Best Development Tools
KDE: Kdevelop 3.0
Oracle: Oracle JDeveloper 10g
Silicon Graphics, Inc.: Developer Kit for the Silicon Graphics Visualization System for Linux
Best Data Storage Solution
HP: HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000
IBM: IBM Tivoli Storage Management Solution
Silicon Graphics, Inc.: SGI InfiniteStorage
VERITAS Software: VERITAS NetBackup Enterprise Server
Best System Integration Solution
BEA Systems, Inc.: BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1
BISIL North America, Inc.: Enj Ports
Microsoft: Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5
Best Security Solution
Cylant, Inc.: CylantSecure 3.0
Novell: Novell Nsure Secure Identity Management Solutions
Best Open Source Project
Gentoo: Gentoo Linux
KDE: KDE 3.2
RealNetworks, Inc.: The Helix Player Project in the Helix Community
Sun Microsystems: JXTA Technology
Best Front Office Solution
IBM: IBM Lotus Domino Web Access 6.5 for Mozilla on Linux
Xandros, Inc.: Version 2 of the Deluxe Edition of Xandros Desktop OS
Xandros, Inc.: Xandros Business Desktop OS
Best Productivity Application
IBM: IBM Lotus Workplace Products 1.1
OpenOffice.org: OpenOffice.org
Oracle: Oracle Collaboration Suite Release 2
SUSE Linux: SUSE Linux Openexchange 4.1
Best Cluster Solution
IBM: IBM eServer BladeCenter
Silicon Graphics, Inc.: SGI Altix 350
VERITAS Software: VERITAS Cluster Server
Best Sys Admin Tools
BMC Software, Inc: MAINVIEW for Linux – Servers
HP: HP Systems Insight Manager