CMP Media's Network Computing Magazine Announces the Winners of the 8th Well-Connected AwardsPRNewswire-FirstCall CMP Media's Network Computing announced the winners of the 8th Annual Well-Connected Awards at a live ceremony held in Las Vegas last night. Over 122 products were evaluated over the course of the year and 52 winners were chosen. The Well-Connected Awards are the only industry awards given by editors based on real-world product testing and evaluations. The winning products, technologies and services have proven to be innovative and stand above the rest. "Our Awards are given to products, technologies and services that have withstood testing in real-world environments, and earned their place as leaders," said Fritz Nelson, Publisher of CMP's "Network Computing." According to Nelson, "When a product receives a Well-Connected Award, it is an important endorsement -- it is the top in its category and carries through with its promise of excellence." Among the 52 winners announced at the awards ceremony, the most eagerly anticipated was Most Outstanding Product of the Year, given to Intraspect Software for Intraspect 5 Applications. For the first time this year Network Computing also awarded eight core area Product's of the Year aligned with the publications core technology areas: * Business Applications Product of the Year, Intraspect Software,
Intraspect 5 Applications
* Infrastructure Product of the Year, F5 Networks, BIG-IP 5000
* Mobile & Wireless Technology Product of the Year, Symbol Technologies,
Spectrum24 High Rate Wireless LAN
* Digital Convergence Product of the Year, QuickTime Streaming Server 4
* Data Management & Storage Technology Product of the Year, Qlogic Corp.,
QLA-2300
* Network & Systems Management Product of the Year,
Keynote Systems, Keynote KeyReadiness Load Testing, now known as
Keynote LoadPro
* Security Product of the Year, Nortel Networks, Nortel Contivity VPN
4600 with Contivity VPN Client version 4.0
* Service Providers & Outsourcing Product of the Year, Caldera, TEAM
support for Linux
Winners were simultaneously posted on the Network Computing Web site where streaming coverage of the event is available for those that missed it live. A comprehensive listing of the technology areas, categories, finalist and winning products and companies can be viewed at http://www.nwc.com/redirects/wca.html. Both Well-Connected Award winners and finalists are highlighted in the May 13th issue of Network Computing. In addition to its bi-monthly circulation of 220,000, the Well-Connected issue will have additional distribution of over 14,000 copies at NetWorld+Interop, one of the industry's largest trade shows. CMP Media LLC CMP Media LLC http://www.cmp.com/ is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, tradeshows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting. Network Computing Network Computing http://www.networkcomputing.com/ published by CMP Media, defines the core issues facing people who manage technology in business -- analyzing the critical decision points in purchasing the products, technologies and services that achieve corporate initiatives. Twice a month 220,000 IT professionals turn to Network Computing to get the information they need to make the right purchase decisions. In addition, the publication consistently has the largest average-issue audience among all networking publications, according to IntelliQuest. Contact: Tracey Passuello
CMP Media LLC
Network Computing
516-562-5647
tpassuel@cmp.com
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