Software and Database Developer Finalists in the “Best of Tech·Ed North America Awards 2008” competition

Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro® and SQL Server Magazine®, have announced the finalists in the “Best of Tech·Ed North America Awards 2008” competition. The judges reviewed more than 280 IT and developer products and services submitted for the Tech·Ed 2008 IT Professionals Conference and the Tech·Ed 2008 Developers Conference, both to be held in Orlando, Fla. Finalists will be interviewed at each of the shows and one winner from each category will be selected. Winners will be featured in the August issues of Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine.

The Best of Tech·Ed 2008 Developers finalists are:

Database Development Category

  • ComponentOne Studio for WinForms by ComponentOne
  • eXpressApp Framework by Developer Express, Inc.
  • SQL Compare Pro by Red Gate Software

Developer Tools Category

  • Intercept Studio by AVIcode
  • JNBridgePro by JNBridge
  • NetAdvantage for .NET by Infragistics
  • Sitefinity CMS by Telerik Corp.

SharePoint Development Category

  • K2 blackpearl by K2
  • Office Canvas by Neudesic
  • PointFire by IceFire Studios

Software Components & Middleware Category

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  • ComponentOne Studio Enterprise by ComponentOne
  • DXperience by Developer Express, Inc.

The Best of Tech·Ed 2008 IT Professionals finalists are:

Business Intelligence Category
- OfficeWriter by SoftArtisans
- Quest MessageStats by Quest Software
- Vantage 2.0 by WebSpy Ltd

Database Administration Category
- LiteSpeed for SQL Server by Quest Software
- SQL Diagnostic Manager by Idera
- SQL Sentry Event Manager by SQL Sentry, Inc.

Hardware, Networking and Storage Category
- EMC Celerra NS20 by EMC Corporation
- StoreVault™ S550 by NetApp
- Strangeloop WS1000 Web Services Accelerator by Strangeloop Networks

Messaging Category
- Mail Attender for Exchange by Sherpa Software
- OneServer Virtual Edition by Azaleos
- Symantec Enterprise Vault 2007 for Microsoft Exchange by Symantec Corporation

Productivity & Collaboration Category
- Colligo Contributor Pro for SharePoint by Colligo Networks, Inc.
- Easy CRM SharePoint by BPA Solutions
- Resource Central by Add-On Products

Security Category
- GFI LANguard by GFI Software
- Quest Archive Manager by Quest Software
- ScanMail for Exchange by Trend Micro

SharePoint Category
- DocAve Software Platform by AvePoint
- Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint by Quest Software
- Universal SharePoint Manager 2007 by iDevFactory

Systems Management and Operations Category
- Athena Add-In for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 by Odyssey Software
-ChangeAuditor by NetPro Computing
-PowerGUI by Quest Software

Virtualization Category
-Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM) for Virtualization 1.0 by Configuresoft
-everRun VM by Marathon Technologies
- Invista V2.1 by EMC Corporation
- VM Express 1.1 by Prowess
- VMware Infrastructure 3 by Vmware


Software and Database Developer Finalists in the “Best of Tech·Ed North America Awards 2008” competition

Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro® and SQL Server Magazine®, have announced the finalists in the “Best of Tech·Ed North America Awards 2008” competition. The judges reviewed more than 280 IT and developer products and services submitted for the Tech·Ed 2008 IT Professionals Conference and the Tech·Ed 2008 Developers Conference, both to be held in Orlando, Fla. Finalists will be interviewed at each of the shows and one winner from each category will be selected. Winners will be featured in the August issues of Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine.

The Best of Tech·Ed 2008 Developers finalists are:

Database Development Category

  • ComponentOne Studio for WinForms by ComponentOne
  • eXpressApp Framework by Developer Express, Inc.
  • SQL Compare Pro by Red Gate Software

Developer Tools Category

  • Intercept Studio by AVIcode
  • JNBridgePro by JNBridge
  • NetAdvantage for .NET by Infragistics
  • Sitefinity CMS by Telerik Corp.

SharePoint Development Category

  • K2 blackpearl by K2
  • Office Canvas by Neudesic
  • PointFire by IceFire Studios

Software Components & Middleware Category

  • /n software Red Carpet Subscription by /n software
  • ComponentOne Studio Enterprise by ComponentOne
  • DXperience by Developer Express, Inc.

The Best of Tech·Ed 2008 IT Professionals finalists are:

Business Intelligence Category
- OfficeWriter by SoftArtisans
- Quest MessageStats by Quest Software
- Vantage 2.0 by WebSpy Ltd

Database Administration Category
- LiteSpeed for SQL Server by Quest Software
- SQL Diagnostic Manager by Idera
- SQL Sentry Event Manager by SQL Sentry, Inc.

Hardware, Networking and Storage Category
- EMC Celerra NS20 by EMC Corporation
- StoreVault™ S550 by NetApp
- Strangeloop WS1000 Web Services Accelerator by Strangeloop Networks

Messaging Category
- Mail Attender for Exchange by Sherpa Software
- OneServer Virtual Edition by Azaleos
- Symantec Enterprise Vault 2007 for Microsoft Exchange by Symantec Corporation

Productivity & Collaboration Category
- Colligo Contributor Pro for SharePoint by Colligo Networks, Inc.
- Easy CRM SharePoint by BPA Solutions
- Resource Central by Add-On Products

Security Category
- GFI LANguard by GFI Software
- Quest Archive Manager by Quest Software
- ScanMail for Exchange by Trend Micro

SharePoint Category
- DocAve Software Platform by AvePoint
- Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint by Quest Software
- Universal SharePoint Manager 2007 by iDevFactory

Systems Management and Operations Category
- Athena Add-In for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 by Odyssey Software
-ChangeAuditor by NetPro Computing
-PowerGUI by Quest Software

Virtualization Category
-Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM) for Virtualization 1.0 by Configuresoft
-everRun VM by Marathon Technologies
- Invista V2.1 by EMC Corporation
- VM Express 1.1 by Prowess
- VMware Infrastructure 3 by Vmware