Finalists for each category are as follows:
Application Networks & Performance:
• A10 Networks AX Series
• Network General Virtualization Forensics
• Silver Peak Systems, Inc. NX-8504
Data Center & Storage:
• APC-MGE InfrasStruXure InRow RP
• Avocent MergePoint 5224/5240
• Highly Reliable Systems RAIDFrame
Infrastructure:
• Cisco 3G Wireless WAN High-Speed WAN Interface Card (3G WWAN HWIC) for the Cisco Intergrated Services Router
• Foundry Networks BigIron RX-32
• NetXen, Inc. NetXen 10G Ethernet Expansion card
Management, Network Software & Services:
• Novell, Inc. Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management
• Raritan CommandCenter NOC Virtual Appliance
• Verdiem Corporation SURVEYOR 4.0
Security:
• Array Networks LLC SiteDirect SSL VPN for Extranets
• Blue Lane VirtualShield
• TriGeo Network Security, Inc. TriGeo SIM v4.0
VoIP & Collaboration:
• ADTRAN, Inc. NetVanta 1355
• AirMagnet Inc. AirMagnet VoFi Analyzer 3.0
• Samsung OfficeServ 7100
Wireless & Mobility:
• Aerohive Networks, Inc. Areohive Hive AP 20ag
• Aruba Networks Aruba Secure Enterprise Mesh
• SonicWALL, Inc. SonicWALL TZ 190 Wireless
Winners will be announced after the judges have had the opportunity to
meet face-to-face with the nominees during Interop Las Vegas 2007 and have
further examined the products and technologies on a point-by-point basis.
The awards ceremony will be held at during Interop Las Vegas 2007 on
Tuesday, May 22 at 4:00 p.m. in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
In addition to the seven category winners, there will be two special
awards for Grand Prize Winner and Best Start-Up. An additional eligibility
criterion for the Best Start-Up category is that the vendor must have
existed as an independent company for two years or less. The judges will
determine the overall Grand Prize Winner from the pool of category winners.
For more information about the Best of Interop categories and awards, visit
http://www.bestofinterop.com.