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The 2005 Well-Connected Awards Finalists

It's hard to believe, but we're quickly coming up to our 11th Annual Well-Connected Awards in Las Vegas. But even before the show, you can take a look at the finalists in our yearly competition for the best products and services reviewed and analyzed by our editors. Let the games begin.

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Technology Sections

  • Storage and Server Technology
  • Digital Convergence
  • Mobile and Wireless
  • Business Applications
  • Infrastructure
  • Network and Systems Management
  • Security

    Storage and Server Technology Finalists=
    CATEGORY PRODUCT NAME COMPANY
    iSCSI HBAs Adaptec iSCSI Card 7211C Adaptec
    iSCSI HBAs SES1001T iSCSI Accelerator Alacritech
    iSCSI HBAs SANblade QLA4010 iSCSI Host Bus Adapter QLogic Corp.
    SAN Managers BrightStor SAN Manager v1.1 Computer Associates International
    SAN Managers Softek SANView 5.2, now shipping 5.5 Softek Storage Solutions, formerly Fujitsu Softek
    SAN Managers SANavigator 4.0.2 McDATA Corp.
    iSCSI Targets Adaptec Snap Server 18000 Adaptec
    iSCSI Targets PeerStorage Array 100E EqualLogic
    iSCSI Targets Intransa IP5500 Intransa
    Online Backup Services InfoSure    Data Base File Tech Group
    Online Backup Services EVault Protect EVault
    Online Backup Services LiveVault Online Backup & Recovery Service, now know as LiveVault InSync  LiveVault Corp.
    Storage Virtualization IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller IBM Corp.
    Storage Virtualization StoreAge SVM StoreAge Networking Technologies
    Storage Virtualization Storage Foundation for Networks VERITAS Software
    Virtual Tape EMC CLARiiON Disk Library EMC Corp.
    Virtual Tape Virtual Tape Library Appliance Network Engines
    Virtual Tape Quantum DX30 Disk-based Backup System Quantum Corp.
    Storage Security Assurency SecureData v1.5 Kasten Chase
    Storage Security Cisco MDS 9216i Cisco Systems
    Storage Security SANtegrity Security Suite McDATA Corp.
    Servers Stratus ftServer 2300 W Series Stratus Technologies
    Servers Sun Fire V40z Server Sun Microsystems
    Digital Convergence Finalists
    CATEGORY PRODUCT NAME COMPANY
    Best Digital Printer Canon Color imageRUNNER C3220  Canon U.S.A.
    Best Digital Printer Sharp Digital IMAGER AR-BC320 Sharp Electronics
    Best Digital Printer Xerox WorkCentre Pro C2636 Advanced Color Mulifunction System Xerox Corp.
    Best Webcaster PresenterPRO Enterprise Edition Accordent Technologies
    Best Webcaster Communicast 3.0, now known as Vcall/Communicast 3.4 WILink 
    Best Webcaster Mediasite Live, now known as Mediasite ML - mobile version Sonic Foundry
    Best VoIP Package Communication Manager Avaya
    Best VoIP Package Mitel Integrated Communications Platform Release 4.1 Mitel
    Best VoIP Package HiPath 3000 V4.0 Real-Time IP System Siemens Communications
    Best Affordable SIP Phone SipTone II Ethernet Phone ipDialog
    Best Affordable SIP Phone snom200 snom technology AG
    Best Affordable SIP Phone ZIP 2 IP Telephone Zultys Technologies
    Best SIP-capable IP PBX Avaya S8300 Media Server, Avaya G700 Media Gateway, and the Avaya Converged Communications Server Avaya 
    Best SIP-capable IP PBX MX250 Enterprise Media Exchange Zultys Technologies
    Best SIP-capable IP PBX Enterprise Interaction Center (EIC), v2.3 Vonexus
    Mobile and Wireless Finalists
    CATEGORY PRODUCT NAME COMPANY
    WiFi Hotspot Provider   Boingo Wireless
    Wireless LAN Switch Aruba 2400 WLAN system Aruba Networks
    Wireless LAN Switch Airespace Wireless System, now known as Cisco Wireless LAN Controller  Cisco Systems
    Wireless LAN Switch Mobility System v3.0 Trapeze Networks
    Cellular Data Services Provider Cellular Data Service Cingular Wireless
    Cellular Data Services Provider Cellular Data Service T-Mobile
    Cellular Data Services Provider Cellular Data Service Verizon Wireless
    Smartphone HP iPAQ h6315 Pocket PC Hewlett-Packard 
    Smartphone Treo 650 smartphone palmOne
    Smartphone Siemens SX66 Pocket PC Phone  Siemens Communications
    Mobile Device Management Platform XcelleNet Afaria 5.1 iAnywhere Solutions
    Mobile Device Management Platform Intellisync Systems Management, a component of the Intellisync Mobile Suite 6 mobility platform Intellisync Corp.
    Mobile Device Management Platform Mobile Lifecycle Management Suite 6.0, now known as Endpoint Policy Management Enterprise iPass 
    Mobile Application Gateway Mobility XE NetMotion Wireless
    Mobile Application Gateway IBM WebSphere Everyplace Connection Manager v5.1 IBM Corp.
    Mobile Application Gateway Roaming Gateway 310 ipUnplugged  AB
    Business Applications Finalists
    CATEGORY PRODUCT NAME COMPANY
    Web Services Platform WebSphere Application Server v6.0 IBM Corp.
    Web Services Platform Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 with Network Load Balancing Microsoft Corp.
    Web Services Platform Novell exteNd 5.2 Novell
    Ell Platform Composite Information Server CIS 2.5   Composite Software
    Ell Platform DB2 Information Integrator, now shipping as WebSphere Information Integrator v8.2 IBM Corp.
    Ell Platform MetaMatrix Server MetaMatrix
    Web Services Management Actional SOAPstation Actional Corp.
    Web Services Management CA Web Services Distributed Management 3.1 Computer Associates International
    Web Services Management Digital Evolution Service Manager 2.3, now known as Service Manager v2.4  SOA Software 
    Midmarket EAI Platform Application Router 1000 Cast Iron Systems
    Midmarket EAI Platform Fiorano ESB v3.5 Fiorano Software
    Midmarket EAI Platform WDI Business Integration Engine (BIE) 5.7.3, now known as Redberri  WDI,  a development group of Brunswick New Technologies
    Enterprise Collaboration Interwoven WorkSite MP 4.0 Interwoven
    Enterprise Collaboration SiteScape Forum 7.1 SiteScape
    Enterprise Collaboration Vignette Collaboration release 5.6.3 Vignette Corp.
    Enterprise IM Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003, now shipping LCS 2005 Microsoft Corp.
    Enterprise IM Sun Java System Instant Messaging 6.1 Sun Microsystems
    Enterprise IM e/pop Professional 3.0 WiredRed Software
    Asset Management Systems Asset Management Suite 6.0 Altiris
    Asset Management Systems  Unicenter Asset Management r4.0 Computer Associates International
    Asset Management Systems LANDesk Asset Manager 8 LANDesk Software
    Web Analytical Service WebTrends 7 NetIQ Corp.
    Web Analytical Service SiteCatalyst 10 Omniture
    Web Analytical Service HBX On-Demand Web Analytics  WebSideStory
    Infrastructure Finalists
    CATEGORY PRODUCT NAME COMPANY
    Best Infrastructure Configuration Gold Wire Formulator 200 v3.4, now known as Intelliden R-Series v4.1  Intelliden 
    Best Infrastructure Configuration Rendition Trucontrol 3.0, now known as  Opsware Network Automation System Opsware 
    Best Infrastructure Configuration VoyenceControl  Voyence 
    Best WAN Accelerator Accelerator 4820 and 6810 Expand Networks
    Best WAN Accelerator Peribit SM-500 Peribit Networks
    Best WAN Accelerators PacketShaper Xpress 2500 and PacketShaper Xpress 6500 Packeteer
    Best Content Switch BIG-IP v9 F5 Networks
    Best Content Switch 9950 Application Delivery Switch Netscaler
    Best Content Switch Sun Secure Application Switch N2120V Sun Microsystems
    Best Console Server AlterPath ACS16 Cyclades Corp.
    Best Console Server Digi CM16 Digi International
    Best Console Server SecureLinx SLC 16 Lantronix
    Best Design, Innovation or Enhancement Cisco 3800 series integrated services routers (Cisco 3845) Cisco Systems
    Best Design, Innovation or Enhancement Polycom VSX 3000 Polycom
    Best Design, Innovation or Enhancement Solaris 10 Sun Microsystems
    Network and Systems Management Finalists
    CATEGORY PRODUCT NAME COMPANY
    Performance Management eHealth Suite version 5.6.6, now shipping v5.7 Concord Communications
    Performance Management OneSight 5.0 Empirix
    Performance Management ProactiveNet 6.0 ProactiveNet 
    SMB Network Management ipMonitor 7.1, now shipping 7.5 ipMonitor Corp.
    SMB Network Management LANsurveyor 8.5 Neon Software
    SMB Network Management Engineer's Toolset v7 SolarWinds.Net
    Job Scheduling CONTROL-M 6.1.03 BMC Software
    Job Scheduling Unicenter Autosys Computer Associates International
    Job Scheduling Tidal Enterprise Scheduler v5.0.1 Tidal Software
    Desktop Management Altiris Client Management Suite 6.0 Altiris
    Desktop Management LANDesk Management Suite 8.5 LANDesk Software
    Desktop Management Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Corp.
    Best Gigabit Analyzer Probe DA-3400 Data Network Analyzer with VoIP and Gigabit Ethernet options Acterna
    Best Gigabit Analyzer Probe OptiView Link Analyzer w/hard drive   OPV-LA/HD,  OptiView Protocol Expert Plus software w/VoIP Option, OPV-PE/PLUS,  OPV-PE/VOIP Fluke Networks
    Best Gigabit Analyzer Probe Omni3 Distributed Fault Analysis Platform v2.0 including OmniPeek, Peek DNX, Omnipliance WildPackets
    Security Finalists
    CATEGORY PRODUCT NAME COMPANY
    Network Intrusion Prevention Fortinet FortiGate-3600 Antivirus Firewall Fortinet
    Network Intrusion Prevention Proventia G1000-400 Intrusion Prevention Appliance Internet Security Systems (ISS)
    Network Intrusion Prevention NetScreen-IDP 1000 Juniper Networks
    Network Forensics Tools Forensic Toolkit 1.50 AccessData
    Network Forensics Tools EnCase Forensics Edition v4.19 Guidance Software
    Network Forensics Tools ProDiscover 3.2 Technology Pathways
    Threat Vulnerability Management Foundstone Enterprise 4.0, now known as McAfee Foundstone Enterprise, v4.0  McAfee 
    Threat Vulnerability Management QualysGuard Qualys
    Threat Vulnerability Management Lightning 2.5 Tenable Network Security
    Anti-Spam Tools Barracuda Networks Spam Firewall 300 Barracuda Networks
    Anti-Spam Tools SurfControl RiskFilter SurfControl
    Anti-Spam Tools Vircom modusGate v3.0 Vircom
    Identity & Access Management HP OpenView Select Access 6.0 Hewlett-Packard 
    Identity & Access Management Novell iChain 2.3 Novell
    Identity & Access Management RSA ClearTrust 5.5.2 RSA Security
    Authentication Servers Steel-Belted Radius v4.71 Funk Software
    Authentication Servers NavisRadius Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) Server 4.3.9 Lucent Technologies
    Authentication Servers SafeWord PremierAccess Secure Computing Corp.
    Policy Management Systems BindView Policy Operations Center v5.1 Bindview
    Policy Management Systems NetIQ's VigilEnt Policy Center 4.0 NetIQ Corp.
    Policy Management Systems DynamicPolicy 2.5.9 Zequel Technologies
    Multi-Function Appliances NetVanta 1224R Adtran
    Multi-Function Appliances Juniper Networks NetScreen ISG 2000 Juniper Networks
    Multi-Function Appliances Nitix server operating system v4.0 Net Integration Technologies
    XML Firewalls DataPower XS40 XML Security Gateway 3.2 DataPower
    XML Firewalls Sarvega XML Guardian Gateway v5.0 Sarvega
    XML Firewalls Reactivity XML Security Gateway 2400 Series Reactivity
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