WSSM 2004 Reader's Choice Awards Announced
Readers voted on best products in 41 key technology categories.
Tech•Ed, May 24, 2004
Fawcette Technical Publications is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Windows Server System Magazine Reader's Choice Awards.
"Reader's Choice Awards are significant because they offer Windows Server System Magazine subscribers an opportunity to voice their opinions about the products they find most useful in their work," says Executive Editor Mark Cappel. "Subscribers are technical experts with strong opinions. These Reader's Choice Awards provide them with an opportunity to express those opinions and share their expertise."
Congratulations to the winners and the runners-up in all 41 categories.
Active Directory/DNS Management
Reader's Choice Award: ScriptLogic, Active Administrator
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: NetIQ, AppManager Suite
Active Directory Security Management
Reader's Choice Award: ScriptLogic, Active Administrator
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: NetIQ, Security Administration Suite
Antispam
Reader's Choice Award: Symantec, Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: McAfee, SpamKiller for Mail Servers
Antispyware
Reader's Choice Award: Lavasoft, Ad-aware
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: PepiMK Software, Spybot Search & Destroy
AntiVirus
Reader's Choice Award: Symantec, AntiVirus Corporate Edition
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: McAfee, GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange
Backup & Recovery
Reader's Choice Award: Veritas, Backup Exec
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Veritas, NetBackup
Business Management/Trend Analysis
Reader's Choice Award: Business Objects, Crystal Reports 10
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: NetIQ, WebTrends
Change & Configuration Management
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Systems Management Server 2003
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Microsoft, Application Center 2000
Collaboration/Content Management
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, SharePoint Portal Server
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Microsoft, Content Management Server
Data Management/Storage Management
Reader's Choice Award: Veritas, Backup Exec
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Microsoft, Windows Storage Server 2003
Defragmentation Utilities
Reader's Choice Award: Executive Software, Diskeeper
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Symantec, Norton Speed Disk
Disaster Recovery Utilities
Reader's Choice Award: Winternals, ERD Commander 2003
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Aelita, Recovery Manager for Active Directory & Exchange
Exchange Management
Reader's Choice Award: NetIQ, Exchange Administrator
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Legato, EmailXtender
Exchange Migration
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Microsoft Exchange Deployment Tools
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: NetIQ, Exchange Migrator
FAX Servers
Reader's Choice Award: ACCPAC International, FAXserve for Exchange
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Black Ice Software, Impact Fax Server
File Recovery
Reader's Choice Award: Winternals, FileRestore
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Executive Software, Undelete
Firewall Software
Reader's Choice Award: Zone Labs, ZoneAlarm Pro
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Cisco, Cisco PIX
Group Policy Management
Reader's Choice Award: ScriptLogic, Active Administrator
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: NetIQ, Group Policy Guardian
Help Desk
Reader's Choice Award: Remedy, Remedy Help Desk
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Remedy, HelpDeskIQ
Mobile Administration
Reader's Choice Award: ScriptLogic, Desktop Authority
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Expand Beyond, Mobile Suite for Microsoft
Operations/Event Log Management/Monitoring
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Operations Manager
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Hewlett-Packard, HP OpenView Operations for Windows
Performance Optimization
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Commerce Server
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Quest Software, Spotlight
Print Management
Reader's Choice Award: Hewlett-Packard, JetDirect
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Microsoft, Printer Migrator
Network Traffic Monitors
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Network Monitor
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Network Associates, Sniffer
Registry Management
Reader's Choice Award: ScriptLogic, ScriptLogic
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Registry Tool, Registry Tool
Remote Control/Terminal Services Management
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Remote Desktop
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Symantec, pcAnywhere
Reporting
Reader's Choice Award: Business Objects, Crystal Reports
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Business Objects, Crystal Enterprise
Scripting Automation/Scheduling
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Scriptomatic
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: ScriptLogic, ScriptLogic Enterprise
Service Pack & Patch Management
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Software Update Services
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Microsoft, Systems Management Server 2003
Software Packaging
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, SMS Installer
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Wise Solutions, Wise Package Studio
SQL Server Management
Reader's Choice Award: NetIQ, SQL Server Management Suite
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: MSDE.BIZ, MSDE Admin
Telephony/VolP Solutions
Reader's Choice Award: Cisco, Cisco CallManager
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Microsoft, Speech Server
Terminal Services on Windows
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Terminal Services (Windows Server 2003)
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Citrix, MetaFrame Access Suite
Training & Certification
Reader's Choice Award: Transcender
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Exam Cram2
Unified Messaging Solutions
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Live Communications Server
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: Cisco, Unified Messaging Solutions
User Authentication
Reader's Choice Award: RSA, SecurID
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: CRYPTOCard, CRYPTO-Server
Virtual Machine Software
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Virtual PC 2004
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: VMware, Workstation 4
Web Services
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Application Center 2000
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: IBM, Tivoli Access Manager for e-business
Web Content Filters/Proxy Servers
Reader's Choice Award: Websense, Websense Enterprise
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: NetIQ, NetIQ WebMarshal
Windows Migration
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Active Directory Migration Tool
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: LANDesk Software, LANDesk Management Suite
Windows File & Print Server Management
Reader's Choice Award: Microsoft, Print Migrator
Reader's Choice Runner-Up: ScriptLogic, Secure Copy
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