Charlotte McCormack
03/30/2006 - Oracle, Novell, SugarCRM, BakBone and Levanta among finalists in several categories; Award winners to be announced next week in Boston
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and Montvale, NJ - March 30, 2006 - IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets around the globe, in conjunction with Sys-Con Media, the world's leading i-technology media company, today announced finalists for the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards, to be presented at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, April 3-6 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. These awards recognize product and service innovations by LinuxWorld exhibitors and will be presented in 12 separate categories, including a “Best of Show” award.
“The exhibitors at LinuxWorld Expo continue to innovate and improve existing products, providing quality solutions for levels ranging from personal users to the large enterprise,” said Mark R. Hinkle, Editor-In-Chief, LinuxWorld Magazine. “For those seeking the very best in Linux and open source solutions there’s no better forum to visit and review products than the ones showcased at this event.”
“The LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards are considered the industry standard for innovation in the Linux community,” said Melinda Kendall, group vice president, IDG World Expo. “Every year we look forward to recognizing the developers of these products, which represent the best technology available to users of Linux and open source.”
The award judges represent a spectrum of technical professionals, business professionals and journalists from the open source industry. Award winners will be announced during a ceremony on the LinuxWorld exhibit floor in the Product Excellence Awards Theater on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 12:30pm EST.
Finalists include:
Best Application Development Platform
• Parasoft Corporation - Parasoft SOAtest
• Trolltech - Qtopia Series 4
• Novell Inc. - Mono Development Framework
Best Clustering Solution
• Continuent - Continuent p/Cluster
• PathScale - Infiniband Interconnect
Best Desktop Solution
• SugarCRM - Sugar Enterprise 4.0
• SunWah - Linux Rays LX 1.5
Best Grid Computing Solution
• Themis - DCRM
Best Database Solution
• Centeric CRM - Centeric CRM
• Oracle - Oracle Database 10g Express Edition
Best Messaging Solution
• Barracuda Networks - Spam Firewall 900
• Scalix - Scalix Appliance
• Message Solution, Inc. - Enterprise Email Archiving 3.0
Best Open Source Solution
• Xchange Server 5 - Open
• Project.Net Inc. - Project.Net
• SugarForge.org - Sugar Open Source
• Sleepycat Software - Berkley DB 4.4
Best Security Solution
• Barracuda Networks - Barracuda Spyware Firewall
• Configuresoft, Inc - ECM 4.8 .
• Novell Inc - Novell Identity Manager 3
Best Systems Management Tools
• rPath Inc. - rBuilder
• BakBone - NetVault Replicator for Linux
• Splunk Professional - Splunk Professional
Best Virtualization Solution
• DataSynapse Inc - GridServer 4.2 Virtual Enterprise Edition
• rPath Inc - rBuilder Online
• Swsoft Inc. - Virtuozzo for Linux
Most Innovative Hardware
• AMD - Dual Core AMD Opteron processors Models 885, 285 and 185
Levanta - Intrepid M 4.1
• Emperor Linux - Raven X41
Best Integration Solution
• Novell - Novell Integration Manager
• Xandros - Xandros Server
• DataDirect Technologies - Connect for ODBC 51. Service Pack 2
For more information on the awards and LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, visit www.linuxworldexpo.com/Boston.
About LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on Linux and open source solutions. As the world’s most comprehensive marketplace for Linux and open source products and services, LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and open source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks. For more information or to register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com/Boston, or call (800) 657-1474. For exhibiting opportunities, please contact Ellen Boland at (508) 988-7830 or Ellen_Boland@idg.com or Christian Montminy at (508) 424-4852 or Christian_Montminy@idg.com.
About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces technology-focused tradeshows, conferences and events for professionals seeking world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping. As the leading technology event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of technology-focused events and conferences, enabling technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers. IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld Conference & Expo®, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, , Wireless Sensing Solutions®, Syndicāte™, GridWorld™, OSBC®, Digital ID World®, RoboBusiness and RoboNexus. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company.
About IDG
International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, research, and event company. A privately-held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, Macworld Conference & Expo®, DEMO®, and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com.
About SYS-CON Media
SYS-CON Media, listed in Inc 500 three years in a row as the fastest-growing, privately held publishing company in America, is the world's leading publisher exclusively serving i-technology markets.
SYS-CON's well-known and respected magazine titles include: Java Developer's Journal (www.JavaDevelopersJournal.com), .NET Developer's Journal (www.DotNETDevelopersJournal.com), Enterprise Open Source Magazine (www.opensource.sys-con.com), LinuxWorld Magazine (www.linuxworld.com), SOA Web Services Journal (www.WSJ2.com), Wireless Business & Technology (www.WBT2.com), XML-Journal (www.XML-Journal.com), WLDJ-WebLogic Developer's Journal (www.WeblogicDevelopersJournal.com), Symbian Developer’s Journal (www.symbian.sys-con.com), WebSphere Journal (www.WebSphereJournal.com), Adobe Developer's Journal (www.mx.sys-con.com.com), ColdFusion Developer's Journal (www.ColdFusionJournal.com), PowerBuilder Developer's Journal (www.PowerBuilderJournal.com), IT Solutions Guide (www.itsolutions.sys-con.com), ISSJ - Information Storage & Security Journal (www.issjournal.com), Eclipse Developer's Journal (www.eclipsedevelopersjournal.com); AJAX Developer’s Journal (www.ajax.sys-con.com), Web Hosting Journal (www.webhosting.sys-con.com), and Web 2.0 Journal (http://web2.sys-con.com).
Each month SYS-CON Media reaches over two million i-technology professionals through its specialty journals, magazines, conferences, education programs (www.education.sys-con.com), SYS-CON.TV (www.SYS-CON.TV), the world's first branded blog community (www.blog-n-play.com), live and on-demand Webcasts (www.webcast.sys-con.com), and the SYS-CON interactive portal with more than 100 websites at www.sys-con.com.
About SYS-CON Events, Inc.
SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.events.sys-con.com) is the world's leading producer of i-technology conferences, seminars and expos, including SOA Web Services Edge - International Web Services Conference, Enterprise Open Source Conference, “Real-World AJAX” Seminar Series (www.ajaxseminar.com), and iTVcon - Internet TV Conference & Expo 2006 (www.itvcon.com) and AjaxWorld Conference & Expo (www.ajaxworldconference.com).
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IDG World Expo Contact
Charlotte McCormack
(508) 424-4837
charlotte_mccormack@idg.com
Jeremy Geelan
(201) 802-3040
news@sys-con.com
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