The Community Choice Awards, as presented by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine allow YOU to decide what IT products get chosen for acclaim and recognition. We want to hear from IT pros, DBAs, and developers about what they think the best products are in a given category.
Best Active Directory and Group Policy Product
Gold: Scriptlogic Active Administrator • Scriptlogic • www.scriptlogic.com
Silver: Group Policy Manager • Quest Software • www.quest.com
Bronze: Netwrix • NetWrix Active Directory Change Reporter • www.netwrix.com
Best Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware Product
Gold: Sunbelt Software • VIPRE Enterprise • www.sunbelt.com
Silver: ESET • ESET NOD32 • www.eset.com
Bronze: Trend Micro • Trend Micro OfficeScan • www.trendmicro.com
Best Auditing and Compliance Product
Gold: Symantec Control Compliance Suite • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Silver: GFI EventManager • GFI • www.gfi.com
Bronze: Quest ChangeAuditor • Quest Software • www.quest.com
Best Backup and Recovery Software Product
Gold: Symantec Backup Exec • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Silver: Acronis Backup and Recovery • Acronis • www.acronis.com
Bronze: Veeam Backup and Recovery • Veeam • www.veeam.com
Best Backup and Recovery (SQL Server) Software Product
Gold: Hyperbac for SQL Server • Hyperbac • www.hyperbac.com
Silver: NetVault: Backup • BakBone Software • www.bakbone.com
Bronze: Commvault Simpana • CommVault • www.commvault.com
Best Business Intelligence and Reporting Tool
Gold: IT Analytics • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Silver: Business Objects Crystal Reports • Business Objects • www.businessobjects.com
Bronze: DevExpress • XtraReports Suite • www.devexpress.com
Best Cloud Computing Product or Service
Gold: Amazon Web Services • Amazon.com • www.amazon.com
Silver: Meraki Cloud Controller • Meraki • www.meraki.com
Bronze: Salesforce.com • www.salesforce.com
Best Database Management Product
Gold: Security Explorer for SQL Server • ScriptLogic • www.scriptlogic.com
Silver: SQL Toolbelt • Red Gate Software • www.red-gate.com
Bronze: SQL diagnostic manager • Idera • www.idera.com
Best Database Monitoring and Performance Product
Gold: Zero Impact Enterprise Monitor • SQL Power Tools • www.sqlpower.com
Silver: Foglight Performance Analysis for SQL Server • Quest Software • www.quest.com
Bronze: Performance Advisor for SQL Server • SQL Sentry • www.sqlsentry.net
Best Deployment Product
Gold: Symantec Ghost • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Silver: Installaware • Installaware • www.installaware.com
Bronze: SpecOps Deploy • SpecOps • www.specops.com
Best Development Tool
Gold: Adobe Dreamweaver • Adobe • www.adobe.com
Silver: DevExpress Coderush • DevExpress • www.devexpress.com
Bronze: Telerik RadControls • Telerik • www.telerik.com
Best Development (SQL Server) Tool
Gold: Adobe Dreamweaver • Adobe • www.adobe.com
Silver: DevExpress Coderush • DevExpress • www.devexpress.com
Bronze: Telerik RadControls • Telerik • www.telerik.com
Best Hardware: Server
Gold: HP ProLiant DL380 Series • HP • www.hp.com
Silver: Dell PowerEdge 2900 Series • Dell • www.dell.com
Bronze: IBM Blade Center Server • IBM • www.ibm.com
Best Hardware: Workstation
Gold: Dell OptiPlex 760 • Dell • www.dell.com
Silver: HP Z800 • HP • www.hp.com
Bronze: Lenovo ThinkCentre • Lenovo • www.lenovo.com
Best Hardware: Laptop
Gold: Dell Latitude • Dell • www.dell.com
Silver: Apple MacBook Pro Series • Apple • www.apple.com
Bronze: HP Elitebook Series • HP • www.hp.com
Best Hardware: Networking
Gold: Cisco routers and switches • Cisco • www.cisco.com
Silver: ProCurve switches • HP • www.hp.com
Bronze: EtherFast Switches • Linksys • www.linksys.com
Best Hardware: Appliance
Gold: Cisco ASA 5500 Series • Cisco • www.cisco.com
Silver: SonicWALL NSA 2400 • SonicWALL • www.sonicwall.com
Bronze: Barracuda Spam Firewall 300 • Barracuda Networks • www.barracudanetworks.com
Best Hardware: Storage
Gold: EMC Clariion • EMC • www.emc.com
Silver: Dell EqualLogic PS5000 • Dell • www.dell.com
Bronze: NetApp FAS3100 • NetApp • www.netapp.com
Best High Availability/Disaster Recovery Product
Gold: DataKeeper Cluster Edition • SteelEye Technology • www.steeleye.com
Silver: Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation HA for Windows • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Bronze: Acronis True Image Echo Server • Acronis • www.acronis.com
Best IT Automation Product
Gold: Network Automation AutoMate 7 • Network Automation • www.networkautomation.com
Silver: Kaseya 6.0 • Kaseya • www.kaseya.com
Bronze: NetIQ Aegis • NetIQ • www.netiq.com
Best Interoperability Product
Gold: Quest Authentication Services • Quest Software • www.quest.com
Silver: GroupLogic ExtremeZ-IP 6.0 • GroupLogic • www.grouplogic.com
Bronze: Centrify Suite 2008 • Centrify • www.centrify.com
Best Messaging Product
Gold: Skype • Skype • www.skype.com
Silver: Google Apps for Business • Google • www.google.com/apps
Bronze: Lotus Notes • IBM • www.ibm.com
Best Microsoft Product
Gold: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 • Microsoft • www.microsoft.com
Silver: Microsoft Office 2007 Professional • Microsoft • www.microsoft.com
Bronze: Microsoft Windows XP Professional • Microsoft • www.microsoft.com
Best Mobile and Wireless Product
Gold: Apple iPhone OS 3.0 • Apple • www.apple.com
Silver: Blackberry Enterprise Server • Research in Motion • www.blackberry.com
Bronze: AstraSync for Blackberry •MailSite Software • www.mailsite.com
Best Network-Management Product
Gold: NetFlow • Cisco Systems • www.cisco.com
Silver: Orion Network Performance Monitor • SolarWinds • www.solarwinds.com
Bronze: GFI Network Server Monitor • GFI • www.gfi.com
Best Patch-Management Product
Gold: Patch Authority Ultimate • Scriptlogic • www.scriptlogic.com
Silver: Novell ZENworks Patch Management • Novell • www.novell.com
Bronze: Prism Patch Manager • New Boundary Technologies • www.newboundary.com
Best Scripting Tool
Gold: Idera PowerShell Plus Professional Edition • Idera • www.idera.com
Silver: TextPad • Helios Software Solutions • www.textpad.com
Bronze: UltraEdit • IDM Computer Solutions • www.ultraedit.com
Best Security Product
Gold: Symantec Endpoint Protection • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Silver: GFI Endpoint Security • GFI • www.gfi.com
Bronze: Citrix Access Gateway • Citrix • www.citrix.com
Best SharePoint Product
Gold: Site Administrator for SharePoint • Quest Software • www.quest.com
Silver: Colligo Contributor Pro • Colligo Networks • www.colligo.com
Bronze: CorasWorks Workplace Suite 10 • CorasWorks • www.corasworks.com
Best System Utility
Gold: Norton SystemWorks • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Silver: Diskeeper 2009 • Diskeeper • www.diskeeper.com
Bronze: Acronis Disk Director • Acronis • www.acronis.com
Best Systems Management Product
Gold: Altiris Client Management Suite • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Silver: Desktop Authority • ScriptLogic • www.scriptlogic.com
Bronze: HP Operations Manager • HP • www.hp.com
Best Training and Certification Product or Service
Gold: TrainSignal Premium Computer Training Videos • TrainSignal • www.trainsignal.com
Silver: TestOut Professional Training for IT Certification • TestOut • www.testout.com
Bronze: Global Knowledge IT Training Glasses • Global Knowledge • www.globalknowledge.com
Best Virtualization Product
Gold: VMware ESX Server 3.5 • VMware • www.vmware.com
Silver: Symantec Endpoint Virtualization Suite • Symantec • www.symantec.com
Bronze: Citrix XenServer • Citrix • www.citrix.com
Best Free or Open Source IT Tool
Gold: Sysinternals Suite • Microsoft • www.microsoft.com
Silver: Adobe Reader • Adobe • www.adobe.com
Bronze: AVG Free • AVG Technologies • www.avg.com
Best Vendor Support
Gold: Dell
Silver: Microsoft
Bronze: Symantec
|
Register
