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LINUXWORLD NAMES FINALISTS FOR PRODUCT EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Award winners to be announced at next week’s event in San Francisco
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – July 29, 2003 – IDG World Expo, the leading producer of
world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, 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 Product Excellence Awards recognize open source product
and service innovations by LinuxWorld exhibitors.
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, the premier event exclusively focused on Linux and
Open Source solutions, will take place August 4-7, 2003 at San Francisco’s Moscone
Center. The Product Excellence Awards will be presented in a ceremony held on the
LinuxWorld show floor on Tuesday, August 5 at 4:00 p.m.
The Product Excellence Awards are divided into ten product categories, representing
major areas of innovation in the Linux and open source community. Finalists include:
Best Development Tools
ActiveState - Komodo
BUGOPOLIS - ProjectStation
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - OpenOffice.org SDK
Trolltech - Qt 3.2
Zend Technologies - Zend Studio 2.6
Best Data Storage Solution
BakBone Software - NetVault 7
Computer Associates - BrightStor ARCserve Backup v9 for Linux
HP - HP StorageWorks NAS 8000
IBM - IBM Tivoli Data Storage Solution
MySQL - MySQL
Best Sys Admin Tools
ActiveState - PureMessage
Computer Associates - Unicenter Management for WebSphere
IBM Tivoli Software - IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance
Novell, Inc. - Novell iManager 2.0
Oracle Corp. - Linux Migration Tool
SuSE Inc. - SuSE Linux Yast (Yet Another Setup Tool)
Best Productivity Application
BMC Software - Deployment Manager for Linux
Computer Associates - Unicenter ServicePlus Service Desk
Oracle Corp. - Oracle Collaboration Suite on Linux
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - StarOffice 7
SuSE Inc. - SuSE Linux Openexchange Server
Best Open Source Project
K Desktop Environment - K Desktop Environment 3.1
Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) - Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP)
Oracle Corp. - Oracle Cluster File System for Linux
RealNetworks - Helix Community
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - OpenOffice.org
Best Cluster Solution
Appro International, Inc. - Appro HyperBlade Cluster Solution
IBM - IBM DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment
Oracle Corp. - Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters on Linux
Qlusters - ClusterFrame 1.6
Red Hat - Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
Best Security Solution
Astaro - Astaro Security Linux v4
Computer Associates - eTrust Access Control
IBM Tivoli Software - IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business 4.1.2
Novell, Inc. - Novell Nsure
Sourcefire - Sourcefire Intrusion Management System
Best System Integration Solution
Avocent Corporation - DSR800
Center7, Inc. - Vintela Authentication Services
IBM - IBM eServer Integrated Platform for e-business for iSeries and pSeries
Tatung Science & Technology, Inc. - TUD 3114 Blade Server
Best Front Office Solution
ACCPAC International, Inc. - ACCPAC Advantage Series for Linux v5.1
Computer Associates - CleverPath Portal v4.5.1 and CleverPath Aion v9.5
Kerio Technologies Inc. - Kerio MailServer 5.6
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - StarOffice 7
SuSE Inc. - SuSE Linux Desktop
Best Network/Server Application
APPX Software, Inc. - APPX Financials
IBM - IBM Grid Offering for Analytics Acceleration: Financial Markets
Novell, Inc. - Novell eDirectory 8.7.1
Real Networks - Helixa Universal Server
SuSE Inc. - SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
Stalker Software - CommuniGate Pro v4.1
For more information on the awards and LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, go to
www.linuxworldexpo.com.
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 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, or call (800) 657-
1474. For exhibiting opportunities, please contact Frank Netherwood (A-K) at (508) 424-
4860 or Frank_Netherwood@idg.com or John Yurewicz (L-Z) at (508) 424-4852 or
John_Yurewicz@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?,
Bio-ITWorld Conference & Expo?, COMNET Conference & Expo?, Integrated Security
Conference & Expo?, BiometricsWorld Global Series™ and Portable Power Conference
& Expo?. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology
media, research and event company.
About IDG
IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the
largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net
(www.idg.net), which comprises more than 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG
is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG’s
research company, IDC, provides global market intelligence and advice through 51
offices in 43 countries. Company information is available at www.idg.com.
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