Network Magazine Announces Annual Product of the Year Awards
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Magazine, the only monthly
magazine to cover computer networks, today announced the winners of its 12th
annual Product of the Year Awards.
As one of the longest running independent product awards in the
networking/IT field, Network Magazine's Product of the Year Awards are given
to those products that according to Editor-in-Chief, Steve Steinke, "matter
most to the readers -- the people who manage, administer and support
enterprise networks."
With no unsolicited input from vendors, the selection process is internal
and takes over three months to complete. The various editors of the magazine
were asked to look within their realms of expertise and come up with products
"that stand out from the surrounding landscape," says Steinke. "These choices
were then opened up for the group to scrutinize."
The number and types of categories have evolved over the years to keep up
with changing technology. This is probably best exemplified this year by the
expanded number of security awards, which is a result of the network becoming
so vital to the running of the enterprise: Firewall; Intrusion Monitoring;
Proxy Server; Public Key Infrastructure; Authentication; Anti-Virus; and VPN.
To qualify, Product of the Year winners had to ship during calendar year
1998. Network Magazines' product coverage is designed to "help network
managers be successful by not only delivering information about network
technology, product offerings and the competitive environment, but also by
paying constant attention to the business context that justifies any
investment in network infrastructure."
Award winners will be featured in the May issue of Network Magazine, which
goes out to over 204,000 network professionals. The awards themselves will be
given out May 12th during Networld + Interop, at a reception at the Bellagio
Hotel in Las Vegas.
The 1999 Network Magazine Product of the Year Winners are:
Product Category Company Product
Wireless Networking Aironet Wireless AP4800 Turbo DS
Communications
Load Balancing Alteon WebSystems ACEdirector 2.0
Interconnect Hardware Brocade Communication SilkWorm Express
Systems
Enterprise Router Cabletron SmartSwitch Router
8600
Unified Messaging CallWare Technologies Callegra
Enterprise Switch Cisco Systems Catalyst 8540
Workgroup Router Cisco Systems 1720 VPN Access
Router
Server-based Storage Compaq Computer StorageWorks
Storage Management Computer Associates ARCserveIT
Enterprise Edition
6.6
Workgroup Server Dell Computer PowerEdge 2300
PKI/Certificate
Technology Entrust Technologies Entrust/PKI 4.0
Troubleshooting Tool Fluke Network Inspector
High-Speed Networking Fore Systems ForeRunner ASX-4000
Systems Management Ganymede Software Chariot 2.2
Workgroup Switch Hewlett Packard ProCurve 4000M
Enterprise PC Server IBM Netfinity 7000 M10
Intrusion Monitoring Internet Security Systems RealSecure 3.0
E-Mail Server Isocor N-Plex Connect 1.0
Desktop Management Mission Critical Software Enterprise
Administrator
Remote Access Mobiliti Network Unplugged
1.0
Network Analyzer Network Associates Sniffer Pro 98 2.0
Directory Services Novell NDS for NT 2.0
Groupware Novell GroupWise 5.5
Proxy Server Novell BorderManager 3.0
Server Operating
System Novell NetWare 5
Network Faxing Omtool Fax Sr. 3.0
Host Connectivity OpenConnect Systems OC://WebConnect Pro
4.0
Firewall Secure Computing Sidewinder Security
Server 4.0
Authentication Intel Shiva Access
Manager 4.5
VPN TimeStep Permit Enterprise
Management Platform Tivoli Systems Tivoli Enterprise
3.2
Network Anti-Virus Trend Micro Trend Virus Control
System
Multimedia
Conferencing VideoServer Encounter
High-Availability
System Vinca CoStandby Server
for Windows NT
Network Design Visio Visio Enterprise
Telephony Integration VocalTec Communications Gatekeeper
Network Printing Xerox DocuPrint N40
Network Magazine is published by Miller Freeman Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of United News & Media plc (Nasdq: UNEWY). Miller Freeman is the
world's largest trade show producer and a leading publisher of technical and
industry-specific magazines. With divisions in Asia and Europe as well as the
U.S., Miller Freeman produces more than 370 exhibitions and conferences and
nearly 400 publications, including 270 magazines and a growing portfolio of
digital media services. For more information, visit the Miller Freeman website
at www.mfi.com.
SOURCE Network Magazine
CO: Network Magazine
ST: California
IN: PUB CPR
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04/19/99 06:00 EDT prnewswire.com
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