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Congratulations to the finalists selected for this year’s Best of Tech·Ed 2009 awards. These awards recognize the innovative products and services showcased at Microsoft Tech·Ed North America 2009. All Microsoft partners exhibiting or sponsoring at Tech·Ed North America 2009 were eligible to submit nominations for their products/services. The winners were selected by a judging panel of editors from Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine, and are evaluated based on each finalist's strategic importance, competitive advantage, and value to customers.
Tech·Ed attendees will also be able to vote for their own favorite products out of the list of finalists with the Attendees’ Pick Award. Voting takes place online during the conference — check the Expo Hall floor for details. Winners to be announced at an awards ceremony for finalists to be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Los Angeles at ESPNzone near the Conference Center. Winners will be announced, from Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine booth at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2009. |
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Business Intelligence: |
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DevExpress |
DevExpress Analytics |
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MessageSolution, Inc. |
MessageSolution Email & File Archive Enterprise Suite |
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Novell |
Novell Business Service Manager |
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Database Administration: |
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Idera |
Idera SQL admin toolset |
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Quest Software |
Spotlight® on SQL Server Enterprise |
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xkoto |
GRIDSCALE for SQL Server |
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Database Development: |
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Alchemy Solutions |
NeoData |
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Quest Software |
Toad® for SQL Server |
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Developer Tools: |
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ComponentOne |
ComponentOne Studio for WinForms |
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AVIcode |
AVIcode Intercept Studio |
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Idera |
Idera PowerShell Plus, Professional Edition |
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Hardware, Networking and Storage: |
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Cisco |
Unified Computing System |
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DataRobotics |
DroboPro |
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HP |
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array |
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Messaging: |
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NetApp |
NetApp Single Mailbox Recovery for Microsoft Exchange |
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Quest Software |
Quest Spotlight on Messaging |
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Sherpa Software |
Mail Attender for Exchange |
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Productivity & Collaboration: |
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Attachmate |
Reflection 2008 |
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Axceler |
ControlPoint |
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Idera |
Idera SharePoint admin toolset |
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K2 (SourceCode Technology Holdings, Inc.) |
K2 blackpoint |
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Quest Software |
Quest Site Administrator for SharePoint |
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Security: |
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BeyondTrust |
BeyondTrust Privilege Manager |
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Special Operations Software |
Specops Password Reset |
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Sunbelt Software |
VIPRE Enterprise |
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Software Components & Middleware: |
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Fujitsu America |
Fujitsu PROGRESSION |
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JNBridge |
JNBridgePro |
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ScaleOut Software, Inc. |
ScaleOut StateServer® Grid Computing Edition |
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Systems Management and Operations: |
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Double-Take Software |
Double-Take Move |
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Prowess |
SmartDeploy Enterprise |
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Quest Software |
Quest ActiveRoles Server |
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Symantec |
Altiris Server Management Suite |
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Virtualization: |
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Citrix |
Citrix® XenDesktop™ |
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Special Operations Software |
Specops Virtual Deploy |
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VMware |
VMware Infrastructure 3.5 |
| Best of Tech·Ed Questions: |
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Jeff James
Windows IT Pro
Email: jjames@windowsitpro.com
Phone: +1 (970) 203-2775
Jason Bovberg
Windows IT Pro
Email: jbovberg@windowsitpro.com
Phone: +1 (970) 203-2902 |