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SYS-CON’s SOA World Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards Winners
Known as the ‘Oscars of the Software Industry,’ RCA has been one of the most prestigious award programs for over a decade
Apr. 3, 2009 09:17 AM
SYS-CON Media, the world's leading i-technology media and events company, has announced the winners of its SOA World Magazine Readers' Choice Awards. SYS-CON's Readers' Choice Awards, also known as the "Oscars of the Software Industry," has been one of the most prestigious industry award programs for over a decade.
The SOA World Magazine Readers' Choice Awards recognize the best tools, solutions, and platform offerings in 19 categories. Winners were selected through reader-submitted nominations, followed by online voting at SYS-CON Media's world-leading SOA World Magazine online magazine site.
"This year's results show that the future of Enterprise IT is as bright as ever and reflect an infrastructure industry that is completely committed to product excellence and to providing maximum value for each IT dollar spent. In fact, the winners and finalists were as strong this year as in any year since the Readers' Choice Awards program began thirteen years ago," said Jeremy Geelan, Sr. Vice-President of SYS-CON Media.
Following is a list of the 2008 SOA World Magazine Reader's Choice Awards winners and finalists:
Best Application Server
Winner
-WebSphere Application Server, IBM
Finalists
-GlassFish, Sun Microsystems
-WebLogic Server, BEA
-WSO2 Web Services Application Server, WSO2, Inc.
Best Automation Tool
Winner
-Rational Functional Tester, IBM Rational
Finalists
-Hudson, Sun Microsystems
-SOAStore, SOAMatrix Software Pvt. Ltd.
-Oracle Enterprise Manager SOA Management Pack, Oracle Corporation
Best BPM Engine
Winner
-IBM WebSphere Process Server, IBM Corp.
Finalists
-JBoss jBPM Framework, Red Hat, Inc.
-webMethods BPMS, Software AG
-Oracle BPEL Process Manager, Oracle
Best Framework
Winner
-WebSphere Business Services Fabric, IBM Corp
Finalists
-Metro Web Services Stack, Sun Microsystems
-FUSE Services Framework, IONA Technologies
Best IDE
Winner
-NetBeans IDE, Sun Microsystems
Finalists
-Rational Application Developer, IBM, Rational Software
-Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle
-Force.com IDE, salesforce.com, inc.
Best Integration Tool
Winner
-WebSphere Integration Developer, IBM
Finalists
-Fiorano ESB, Fiorano Software, Inc
-Java CAPS, Sun Microsystems
-LegaSuite Integration, Seagull Software
Best Legacy Adapter
Winner
-IBM CICS Transaction Gateway, IBM
Finalists
-webMethods Application Modernization Suite, Software AG
-LegaSuite Integration, Seagull Software
-Oracle Integration Adapters, Oracle
Best Open Source SOA Tool
Winner
-IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, IBM
Finalists
-Sun Project Open ESB, Sun Microsystems
-soapUI, eviware software ab
-WSO2 Mashup Server, WSO2, Inc.
Best Portal Platform
Winner
-IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM Corporation
Finalists
-Sun Java System Portal Server, Sun Microsystems
-WebLogic Portal 10.2, BEA
-Oracle WebCenter, Oracle
Best Security Solution
Winner
-DataPower XML Security Gateway XS40, IBM
Finalists
-Sun Access Manager/OpenSSO, Sun Microsystems
-Oracle Web Services Management, Oracle
-Metro: XML and Web Services Security, Sun Microsystems
Best SOA or XML Site
Winner
-IBM's SOA Microsite, IBM
Finalists
-www.fiorano.com, Fiorano Software
-DataDirect XML Developer's Sites, DataDirect Technologies
-SOA Software, SOA Software
Best SOA or XML Training
Winner
-IBM SOA Sandbox, IBM Corporation
Finalists
-SOA Training Curriculum, MomentumSI
-Comprehensive SOA Training offerings from HP, Hewlett-Packard
Best SOA Platform
Winner
-IBM WebSphere, IBM Corp.
Finalists
-Fiorano SOA Platform, Fiorano Software, Inc.
-Sun Java CAPS, Sun Microsystems
-Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle
Best SOA Testing Tool
Winner
-Rational Tester for SOA Quality, IBM Rational
Finalists
-soapUI, eviware software ab
-Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle
- iTKO LISA, iTKO, Inc
Best SOA Tool
Winner
-Fiorano ESB, Enterprise Service Bus, Fiorano Software
Finalists
-Java CAPS, Sun Microsystems
-Rational Software Architect, IBM, Rational Software
-IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Rational
Best SOA/Web Services Book
Winner
-"The New Language of Business: SOA & Web 2.0", IBM
Finalists
-An Implementor's Guide to SOA - Getting it Right, AmberPoint, BearingPoint Inc., Composite Software, MomentumSI, & Progress Software
-Understanding SOA with Web Services, IONA Technologies
-Understanding Enterprise SOA, SOA Software
Best Web Services Utility
Winner
-IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services, IBM
Finalists
-Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) , Sun Microsystems
-SOLA, SOA Software
-soapUI, eviware software ab
Best XML Database
Winner
-IBM DB2 pureXML technology, IBM Corporation
Finalists
-webMethods Tamino XML Server, Software AG
-Oracle XML DB, Oracle
Best XML Parser
Winner
-Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) , Sun Microsystems
Finalists
-WebSphere App Server XML Feature Pack, IBM
-SOLA Parser, SOA Software
-Intel XML Software Suite 1.0, Intel Corporation
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