Windows & .NET Magazine Names Readers' Choice Award Winners.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOVELAND, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2002 Penton Media Inc.'s Windows & .NET Magazine announced today the winners of the Readers' Choice Awards. Readers were asked to vote on their product preferences in 16 broad technology categories. More than 2,300 readers voted on nearly 90 technology products. "We know that peer recommendations are important to our readership," said Dave Bernard, custom media editorial director, Windows & .NET Magazine. "The first annual Windows & .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Awards were developed as a way for readers to choose and recommend the best technology products in the industry. Receiving this award is an industry seal of approval." "Few people know more about the best values in Windows technology products and services than Windows & .NET Magazine readers -- the people who actually do the buying. By voting for the most outstanding products, IT professionals have rewarded excellence in the Windows market," said Janet Robbins, editor-in-chief, Windows & .NET Magazine. The following products were chosen as winners of the Windows & .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Awards: Best NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular -- Quantum Snap Server; Best SAN -- Veritas SanPoint Control; Best Storage Management Tools -- DataCore SAN Symphony; Best Bootcamps -- Global Knowledge; Best Computer-Based Training -- TranscenderCert Exam Simulation; Best Instructor-Led Training -- Global Knowledge; Best Web-Based Training -- Global Knowledge (winner) and Self Test Software (runner-up); Best Automation/Scheduling Tools -- Northern OptiMover; Best Defragmentation See defragment. Tools -- Executive Software Diskeeper 7.0; Best Emergency Recovery Console Utilities -- Winternals ERD Commander 2002; Best File-Compression Tools -- ACD Systems ACDZip; Best Scripting Tools -- ScriptLogic 4.0; Best File System Tools -- Winternals NTFSDOS Professional; Best Undelete To restore the last delete operation that has taken place. There may be more than one level of undelete, allowing several or all previous deletions to be restored. Files in Windows and Mac can generally be undeleted because they are only moved to the recycle bin or trash can when they are Tools -- Executive Software Undelete 2.0; Best ASP -- VIA.NET WORKS VIA Internet Portal (winner), Emergent Online (runner-up), EchoMail Relationship Management OS (runner-up); Best Security Services -- Avatier Password Station.NET; Best Site Analysis Service -- ACI ACI American Concrete Institute ACI Arch Coal Inc ACI Airports Council International (formerly Airport Associations Coordinating Council) ACI Automobile Club d'Italia ACI American Competitiveness Initiative Int. Echo DMX See DMX512. ; Best Web Site Hosting Service -- Dialtone Internet (Interland Inc) Managed Hosting; Best Antivirus-Client Side -- Panda Antivirus Platinum & Titanium; Best Antivirus-Server Side -- McAfee NetShield for Windows; Best Antivirus-Wireless -- McAfee VirusScan Wireless; Best Antivirus-Mail Server -- Panda Antivirus for Exchange Server; Best Encryption/Digital Signing Software -- WinMagic SecureDoc Disk Encryption; Best Firewalls -- Sygate Personal Firewall PRO 5.0; Best Intrusion-Detection Software -- NetIQ Security Manager; Best Password-Auditing Software -- NetIQ Security Manager; Best Security Scanners -- NetIQ Security Analyzer; Best 3rd-Party Authentication Devices -- RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. SecurID; Best Application Security Software -- KaVaDo InterDo 2.1; Best Security Information Management Software -- NetForensics 2.3; Best AD Management Tools -- NetIQ Directory and Resource Administrator; Best Application/Operations Management Tools -- NetIQ AppManager; Best Asset Management Software -- Microsoft Systems Management Server Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) is a systems management software product by Microsoft for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. SMS provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, and hardware and software inventory. ; Best Change and Configuration Management Tools -- Microsoft Systems Management Server; Best Disk Imaging Software -- Phoenix Technologies ImageCast; Best Monitoring/Alerting Software -- NetIQ AppManager; Best OS Migration Tools -- NetIQ Domain Migration Administrator; Best Performance-Tuning Tools -- NetIQ End2End Performance Monitor; Best Quota Management Software -- Northern Quota Server and Quota Server Administrator; Best Registry Management Tools -- BindView bv-Admin Mobile; Best Remote Management Tools -- Microsoft Systems Management Server; Best Service Pack Management Tools -- St. Bernard Software St. Bernard Software is an American content filtering company. It produces several hardware appliances for this purpose including the ePrism, and iPrism line. In addition also makes Liveprism, a SaS filtering solution. External Links
(2) (Remote Access Service) A Windows NT/2000 Server feature that allows remote users access to the network from their Windows laptops or desktops via modem. See RRAS and network access server. and RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Service) Software routing and remote access capability in Windows NT and 2000. RRAS combines RAS (Remote Access Service) and Multi-Protocol Routing with additional capabilities including packet filtering, demand dial routing and OSPF support. Solutions -- Northern RasTracker; Best VPNs -- InfoExpress VTCP/Secure 5.1; Best Wireless Application Protocol Solutions -- Network Instruments Observer Suite; Best Fax Servers -- GFI FAXmaker for Exchange (winner) and NET SatisFAXtion by FaxBack (runner-up); Best Unified Messaging Solutions -- Handspring Treo 180; Best VoIP Solutions -- NetIQ VoIP Manager; Best CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. Software -- ACCPAC ACCPAC Accounts Package ACCPAC Accounting Package eCRM; Best Document Management/Imaging Software -- ScanSoft OmniPage Pro 11; Best ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. Software -- Primavera Teamplay; Best Financial Applications -- Epicor eFinancials; Best Help Desk Software -- Blue Ocean Software Track-It!; Best Desktop Computers -- TDN TDN total digestible nutrients. Panther Series (winner) and Dell Optiplex (runner-up); Best Laptop/Notebook Computers -- Dell Lattitude, Best PDAs -- Handspring Visor Pro; Best Thin Clients -- Neoware Systems Eon series (winner) and TeleVideo TeleCLIENT Integrated (runner-up); Best Database Development Software -- Quest Software SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. Navigator and TOAD; Best Source Code Control Software -- MKS Source Integrity Enterprise (winner) and MKS Integrity Manager (runner-up); Best Testing/Debugging Software -- Rational Suite TestStudio; Best Web Site Development Tools -- Macromedia Dreamweaver/Fireworks Studio; Best Windows Development Tools -- InstallShield Developer; Best Enterprise Backup/Recovery/Archive Software -- Veritas Backup Exec; Best Enterprise Backup/Recovery Hardware -- Quantum SDLTtape 220; Best High-Availability Solutions -- APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. PowerStruXure (winner) and NetIQ AppManager (runner-up); Best Local Backup/Recovery/Archive Software -- Veritas NetBackup Professional; Best Replication/Data Availability Solutions -- Veritas Volume Replicator; Best Uninterruptible Power Systems -- APC Symmetra RackMount Power Array; Best Load-Balancing Solutions -- Mercury Interactive LoadRunner; Best Management Monitoring/Analysis Solutions -- NetIQ AppManager; Best Web-Access Control & Monitoring Software -- Websense Enterprise (winner) and Quest Software Big Brother (runner-up). The Product of the Year award went to BindViews' Bv-Control for Windows 2000 and the Best Service and Support award went to NetIQ. About Penton Media Windows & .NET Magazine is published by Penton Media (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PME PME Petites et Moyennes Entreprises PME Professional Military Education PME Pequenas e Médias Empresas (Portugal) PME Petite et Moyenne Entreprise PME Psychology of Mathematics Education PME Pi Mu Epsilon ), a leading, global business-to-business media company that produces market-focused magazines, trade shows and conferences, and Web sites. Penton's integrated media portfolio serves the following industries: Internet/broadband; information technology; electronics; natural products; food/retail; manufacturing; design/engineering; supply chain; aviation; government/compliance; mechanical systems/construction; and leisure/hospitality. For more information, visit www.penton.com. |
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