| TABLE 1: Best of TechEd 2004 Category Award Winners |
| Category |
Product |
Vendor |
Judges' Comments |
| Business Productivity Solutions |
Oracle Collaboration Suite |
Oracle http://www.oracle.com |
"Oracle Collaboration Suite provides an enterprisewide and highly customizable portal solution. It facilitates collaboration within enterprise-level businesses and provides a seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook. Best of all, it's very easy to manage." |
| Data Management |
Quest Central for SQL Server |
Quest Software http://www.questsoftware.com |
"Quest Central for SQL Server enhances enterprise management of SQL Server by providing add-on functionality.The product offers two significant tools: Spotlight, a diagnostic monitoring tool, and a SQL tuning tool that generates different version statements and finds the most efficient statement." |
| Developer Tools (Components & Middleware) |
ComponentOne Studio Enterprise |
ComponentOne http://www.componentone.com |
"ComponentOne Studio Enterprise offers a full suite of Microsoft .NET controls. The product provides more than 100 controls that the developer can use to build .NET and COM solutions." |
| Developer Tools (Software) |
Altova xmlspy |
Altova http://www.altova.com |
"Altova xmlspy offers a complete solution for building XML projects. The product offers full debugging and connects to multiple database platforms including SQL, MYSQL, and DB2." |
| Management & Operations |
EdgeSight 3.0 |
Reflectent Software http://www.reflectent.com |
"Reflectent's EdgeSight 3.0 offers comprehensive operations management for the desktop and provides a level of service and support only expected on the server side." |
| Messaging |
Akonix L7 Enterprise |
Akonix http://www.akonix.com |
"Akonix L7 Enterprise takes control of Instant Messaging before it takes control of you." |
| Mobile PCs & Devices |
Intellisync Mobile Suite |
Intellisync Corporation http://www.intellisync.com |
"Intellisync Mobile Suite provides a set of tools for managing a broad selection of smart mobile phones/devices." |
| Security |
BindView Vulnerability Management suite |
BindView http://www.bindview.com |
"BindView Vulnerability Management suite offers a comprehensive security product. It detects intrusion, provides internal and external
scans and patch management, and executes overall vulnerability scanning." |
| Windows Infrastructure Solutions (Software) |
Double-Take |
NSI Software http://www.nsi.com |
"NSI's Double-Take offers an inexpensive solution for geographical replication of database servers and a range of offerings for customers. The product provides the most functionality to the largest number of IT professionals." |
| Windows Infrastructure Solutions (Hardware) |
IronPort C60 |
IronPort Systems http://www.ironport.com |
"IronPort C60 combines spam blocking and antivirus protection. It combines a number of different sources to determine whether mail is real, provides the best support for spam, and minimizes an enterprise's exposure to threats that arrive via email." |