Winners of the Crossroads 2002 A-List Awards Announced The Best Newly Proven Products and Services Transforming Business Today.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002 Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA 1. OSA - Open Scripting Architecture. 2. OSA - Open System Architecture. ) today announced the winners of the ninth annual Crossroads A-List Awards (http://www.crossroads-osa.com). The credibility Believability. The major legal application of the term credibility relates to the testimony of a witness or party during a trial. Testimony must be both competent and credible if it is to be accepted by the trier of fact as proof of an issue being litigated. the award confers stems from Crossroads-OSA's unique process of research and validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. . Drawing on industry-wide interviews with line-of-business and IT executives, the program identifies the technologies and services that are making the strongest contribution to business results right now. The Crossroads 2002 A-List Awards signal technologies that have achieved business results for early adopters and are ready for consideration by mainstream users. Additional information including excerpts from the Crossroads 2002 A-List Awards Briefs can be found at www.crossroads-osa.com.
Crossroads 2002 A-List Award Winners
Company Name Category Product/Service Name
ActivCard, Inc. Strong Authentication Trinity
(NASDAQ: ACTI) Technology
Arzoon, Inc. Inter-enterprise Arzoon LIFE
Logistics Management
Aventail Corporation Managed Secure Aventail.Net
Connectivity
BetaSphere, Inc. Customer Collaboration Feedback
in New Product Management Server
Development
Biz360, Inc. MarCom Performance Market360
Assessment
CascadeWorks, Inc. Services e-Procurement CascadeWorks Clarity
Curl Corporation Web Integrated Curl Content
Development Language and
Environment Delivery Platform
Docent, Inc. e-Learning Docent Enterprise
(NASDAQ: DCNT)
EnvoyWorldWide, Inc. Business Critical EnvoyXpress
Communications
Service
FineGround Networks, Content Acceleration FineGround Condenser
Inc.
Formation Systems, Inc. Product Lifecycle Optiva
Management for
Process Manufacturers
Headway Software Source Code Headway reView
Visualization and
Comprehension
Hipbone, Inc. Online Customer Hipbone Synetry
Support Cobrowse
IBM Corp. Information Access Tivoli
(NYSE: IBM) Management Policy Director
Illumitek, Inc. Development Platform D3 Solutions Platform
for Data
Visualization
ILOG, Inc. Rules Engine for ILOG JRules
(NASDAQ: ILOG) Java Development Business Rule
Management Software
Informatica Analysis of Customer Relationship
Corporation Customer Behavior Analytics
(NASDAQ: INFA)
Kintana, Inc. Application Deployment Kintana Accelerators
Automation
KnowNow, Inc. Application Event Router and
Internetworking Microservers
Micromuse Inc. IP Network Diagnosis Netcool/Visionary
(NASDAQ: MUSE)
Microsoft Content Content Management
Corporation Management Server 2001 -
(NASDAQ: MSFT) Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Corporation Supply Web Integration BizTalk Server 2000
(NASDAQ: MSFT)
Mindjet LLC Organizational MindManager 2002
Planning and
Communication Tool
PlaceWare, Inc. Web-based Conferencing Conference Center
ProSight, Inc. IT Portfolio Management ProSight Portfolios
QUIQ, Incorporated Online Customer QUIQ Connect
Knowledge Base
Reef Integrated Internet Reef Internet Ware
Software Suite
Resonate, Inc. e-Business Service Resonate Commander
(NASDAQ: RSNT) Level Management Solutions
Sagent Business Intelligence Insight for Retail
(NASDAQ: SGNT) for Retail Financial Banking
Services
Satmetrix Systems Customer Satisfaction Satmetrix Customer
Assessment
SiteScape, Inc. Web-based Team SiteScape
Collaboration Enterprise Forum
Sleepycat Software, Embedded Database Berkeley DB
Inc. Management
Spotfire, Inc. Decision Support For Spotfire DecisionSite
Technical Professionals
Striva Corporation Legacy Data Access DETAIL
Sun Microsystems Java Integrated Forte for Java,
(NASDAQ: SUNW) Development Environment release 3.0
Synygy, Inc. Incentive Management Synygy Compensation
Tarantella, Inc. Web-based Access Tarantella Enterprise
(NASDAQ: TTLA) for New and Legacy
Systems
Tradec Direct Procurement for Quote Management
Electronics System
Manufacturers
Unica Corporation Customer Value Affinium
Optimization Software Suite
About the Crossroads A-List Awards The Crossroads A-List Awards signal that a provider has successfully combined three elements critical to mainstream adoption: strategic focus; a viable product or service offering; and, most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , consistent business results for its customers. The Crossroads A-List Program, now in its ninth year, is extremely competitive. To participate in the Crossroads A-List Program, a provider must offer: -- An emerging product, technology, or service that is either new to the market or a significant enhancement to an existing offering -- Four deployed Lighthouse customers willing to speak confidentially to the Crossroads research team about the business impact of the product, technology, or service. Lighthouse customers are early implementers of the candidate offerings. About Open Systems Advisors, Inc. Founded in 1989, Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA) provides a real-world perspective on using new technology in business. OSA's research is based on an ongoing and in-depth in-depth adj. Detailed; thorough: an in-depth study. in-depth Adjective detailed or thorough: an in-depth analysis dialogue with hundreds of seasoned IT executives and business leaders who are using emerging technologies to achieve business results. OSA reports the Crossroads Decisions, confers the Crossroads A-List Awards and produces the Crossroads Conferences. For additional information, contact the company at: Open Systems Advisors, Inc., 268 Newbury Newbury, town (1991 pop. 31,488), West Berkshire, S central England. In a farming region, Newbury trades in wool, malt, and farm products. Paper, furniture, and metal products are also made. In the Middle Ages the town was an important textile manufacturing center. Street, Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. , MA 02116, 617/859-0859; www.crossroads-osa.com (R) Crossroads is a registered trademark, and (TM)Crossroads A-List, (TM)Crossroads Decisions and (TM)Bizno-tech are trademarks of Open Systems Advisors, Inc.; any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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