LinuxWorld Product Award Finalists

Hope this finds you well.

Just a quick FYI from IDG World Expo re: next week's LinuxWorld.  The
announcement below details the companies named as finalists for the Open
Source Product Awards.  The winners will receive their awards at the
close of next week's show.


LINUXWORLD NAMES FINALISTS FOR OPEN SOURCE PRODUCT EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Award winners to be announced at next week's event in New York City

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - January 16, 2003 - IDG World Expo, the leading
producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for IT
markets, today announced finalists for the LinuxWorld Open Source
Product Excellence Awards, to be presented at LinuxWorld Conference &
Expo next week.  Sponsored by OSDN and presented in conjunction with the
UniForum Association, the Open Source Product Excellence Awards
recognize Open Source product and service innovations by LinuxWorld
exhibitors.

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, the premier event exclusively focused on
Linux and Open Source solutions, will take place January 21-24, 2003 at
New York City's Javits Center.  The Open Source Product Excellence
Awards will be presented in a ceremony held on the LinuxWorld show floor
on Wednesday, January 22 at 4:30 p.m.

The Open Source Product Excellence Awards are divided into ten product
categories, representing major areas of innovation in the Linux and Open
Source community.  For the first time this year, Awards will be
presented to the Best Front Office Solution, Best Cluster Solution and
Best Sys Admin Tools.

Finalists include:

Best Network/Server Application
Computer Associates - Unicenter Management Portal
IBM - WebSphere Portal 
JBoss - 3.0 Series
SuSE - Linux OpenExchange Server
Vision Solutions - ORION

Best Developer Tools
Active State - Komodo
APPX - 4.1.2
Bugopolis - Bug Station
IBM - Websphere Studio Appl. Developer V.5
LTrix - lice

 
Best Data Storage Solution
Computer Associates - BrightStor ARCserve Backup
IBM - Tivoli Storage Mgr
Novell - iFolder
Sistina - LVM 2.0 
Storix - Backup

Best System Integration Software
Astaro - Security
BISIL North America Inc. -  Enj-Ports 
Computer Associates - Clever Path Aion
IBM - zSeries, Blue Ice, with DB2
Microsoft - Services for Unix 3.0
Voicetronix - OpenWiz

Best Security Solution
Astaro - Security Linux Version 3
Computer Associates - e-Trust Antivirus v7
Cylant - Secure 2.1
IBM - Tivoli Access Mgr

Best Open Source Project
Eclipse - R2.1 
Ephibian, Inc. - dot.che
JBoss - 3.0
OpenOffice - 1.0
Vovida - Vocal 1.4.0
Ximian - Mono

Best Front Office Solution
ABAS - erp
IBM - WebSphere Portal for multi platforms 
Novell - NetMail
Ximian - Evolution

Best Productivity Application
ABAS - erp
Computer Associates - Unicenter Server Plus Service Desk
HRsmart - Applicant Tracking
IBM - iSeries Capacity on Demand
Ximian - Evolution

Best Cluster Solution
Computer Associates - Unicenter NSM 
HP - Proliant BL2DP
IBM - eServer Blade Center 
Red Hat - Advanced Server
SGI - Altix 3000
Sun Microsystems - Grid Engine 

Best Sys Admin Tools
Active State -  Pure Message 
Computer Associates - Unicenter Network and Systems Mgt 
IBM - Director 4.1 on IBM e Server Blade Center
Novell - eDirectory 8.7
SCO- Volution Mgr
SuSE - YaST2
Ximian - Red Carpet enterprise


For more information on the awards and LinuxWorld Conference & Expo/New
York 2003, go to www.linuxworldexpo.com. 

For more information on OSDN, visit www.osdn.com.  For more information
on the UniForum Association, visit www.uniforum.org.

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 Frank Netherwood (A-K) at (508) 424-4860
or frank_netherwood@idg.com or John Yurewicz (L-Z) at (508) 424-4852 or
john_yurewicz@idg.com.

About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces IT-focused tradeshows,
conferences and events for professionals seeking world-class education,
peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison shopping.  As the
leading IT event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its
experience and knowledge of IT-focused events and conferences, enabling
technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential
buyers.  IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes
Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Bio-ITWorld
Conference & Expo, COMNET Conference & Expo, Integrated Security
Conference & Expo and BiometricsWorld Conference & Expo.  IDG World Expo
is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading technology media,
research and event company.

About IDG
IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online
users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world
through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 330 targeted
Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168
computer-related events worldwide, and IDG's research company, IDC,
provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43
countries. Company information is available at www.idg.com.

Contact:

Beth Wickenhiser					Rob Halpin
IDG World Expo					MS&L/Boston
(508) 424-4855					617-937-2532
beth_wickenhiser@idg.com				robert.halpin@mslpr.com

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