LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Names Finalists for Product Excellence Awards

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Names Finalists for Product Excellence Awards

Winners to be announced next week in San Francisco

LinuxWorld San Francisco 2007

IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events, today announced finalists for the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards, to be presented at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo® next week in San Francisco. Judged by a group of respected industry experts managed by LinuxWorld.com, the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards recognize product and service innovations by LinuxWorld and NGDC exhibitors. Winners will be announced in a ceremony at the event on Tuesday, August 7 at 4:00 p.m. in the “Ask The Experts” Theater.

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo runs August 6-9, 2007 at the Moscone Center. The LinuxWorld exhibit hall floor opens on Tuesday, August 7 at 10:00 a.m. Exhibit hall passes are free on or before August 5 2007 – passes cost $50.00 thereafter. Register for free exhibit hall passes at http://www.linuxworldexpo.com.

The LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards are divided into 13 product categories, including a “Best of Show,” that represent major areas of innovation in the Linux and Open Source community.

Finalists include:

Best Security Solution
Blue Lane Technologies, Inc.: Blue Lane Virtual Shield
Centrify Corporation: Centrify DirectAudit
Untangle: Untangle Gateway Platform

Most Innovative Hardware Solution
Appro International; Appro 4P XtremeWorkstation
Bivio Networks: Bivio 7000
Rackable Systems: Concentro

Best System Management Tool
Hyperic: Hyperic HQ 3.1
Splunk, Inc.: Splunk 3.0
The OpenNMS Project: OpenNMS

Best Integration Solution
Centeris Corporation: Centeris Likewise Identity
Novacoast Inc.: Voice RD Q2
Openbravo: Openbravo ERP

Best Clustering Solution
Coyote Popint Systems: Aral Cluster Platform
HP: HP Scalable Visualization Array
SteelEye Technology: LifeKeeper Protection Suite for VMware Infrastructure 3

Best Database Solution
EnterpriseDB Corporation: EnterpriseDB Advanced Server 8.2
Jaspersoft: JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite Professional Edition
Oracle: Oracle Database 11g

Best Desktop Solution
Canonical, Ltd.: Ubuntu 7.08
EmperorLinux Inc.: Rhino D830 w/EVDO
NoMachine: NX Server

Best Grid Computing Solution
EnterpriseDB: GridSQL for EnterpriseDB Advanced Server
ServePath: Grid Series Internet Hosting Platform
ServePath: GoGrid

Best Application Development Tool
CentricCRM: Team Elements
Concurrent: NightStar 4.1
Coverity: Scan.Coverity.com

Best Messaging Solution
Novell: GroupWise 7 SP2 (Linux on the client and server)
Kerio Technologies Inc.: Kerio MailServer 6.4
StrongMail Systems: StrongMail

Best Mobility Solution
Kerio Technologies Inc.: Kerio MailServer 6.4
Trolltech: Qtopia Greenphone SDK
Unicon Systems, Inc.: System on Display

Best Virtualization Solution
3Leaf Systems: V-8000 Virtual I/O Server
FastScale Technology: FastScale Composer Suite
Scalent Systems: Scalent V/OE

For more information on the awards and LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, visit www.linuxworldexpo.com.

About LinuxWorld Conference & Expo

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on Linux and open source solutions. As the world’s most comprehensive marketplace for open source products and services, LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and open source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks. For more information or to register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com, or call (800) 657-1474. For exhibiting opportunities, please contact Amy Bonner at (508) 424-4892 or amy_bonner {at} idg(.)com or Christian Montminy at (508) 424-4852 or christian_montminy {at} idg(.)com. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ellen Boland at (508) 988-7830 or ellen_bolland {at} idg(.)com.

About IDG World Expo

IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces tradeshows and events for professionals seeking world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping. IDG World Expo’s portfolio of conferences and events includes Entertainment For All™ (E For All™), E3 Media & Business Summit, GreenXchange Xpo™, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, Macworld Conference & Expo® and Next Generation Data Center™ (NGDC™). IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, research and event company.

About International Data Group (IDG)

International Data Group (IDG) is the world’s leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG’s online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG’s lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers.

IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.

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Contacts

IDG World Expo
Charlotte McCormack, 508-424-4837
charlotte_mccormack {at} idg(.)com