2003 Networld+Interop Best of Show Awards
This year's judges had to consider 172 products submitted by 124 vendors in 10 categories. Find out which ones got the top honors.
May 12, 2003
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Then the fun started. Front-runners were put on the hot seat as judging teams dug into the nitty-gritty of each product. After these face-to-face meetings, the judges convened to discuss the merits of each qualifier and selected a winner in each category. There were also two special awards: Best Start-Up, given to the outstanding product from a company less than two years old, and the coveted Best of Interop Grand Prize.
Now on to the winners...
Enterprise Network Infrastructure | Network Application Software | Network Servers and Peripherals | Convergence Technology | Wireless Technologies | Networked Storage | Network Test & Measurement | Network Management | Performance Enhancement | Security
Enterprise Network Infrastructure
Winner: 3Com Corp. NJ90 Network Jack (www.3com.com)
3Com Corp. NJ90 Network Jackclick to enlarge |
The NJ90 is a four-port, 10/100 switch packaged into a wall jack, giving new meaning to the term small footprint. It multiplies the capacity of cramped wiring closets by a factor of four while eliminating the disruption, cost and time involved in running and terminating new cable. The icing on the cake: a retail price of $99.
Finalists:
• EmergeCore Networks IT-100 "IT in a Box" (www.emergecore.com)
• Sprint SprintLink Frame Relay (www.sprint.com)
Network Applications Software
Winner: Computer Associates International CleverPath Portal (www.ca.com)CleverPath's Information In Action program lets organizations add high-octane knowledge management and business intelligence to their CleverPath Portal applications by welding business metrics into the dashboard. The portal features prebuilt portlets, support for multiple Web standards, autotranscoding, both .Net and J2EE Web services and integration portlets for major document-management vendors.
Finalists:
• Enpia CDMaster (www.enpia.net)