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ComNet/DC '99 Announces New Product Achievement Awards Finalists
Business Wire, Jan 25, 1999
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 1999--
Emerging Companies Make Strong Showing For the Year's Best
New Products in Networking, Data and Telecommunications
The organizers of ComNet/DC '99 Monday announced 27 finalists will compete for top honors in the ComNet New Product Achievement Awards (NPAA) competition.
Sponsored by IDG's InfoWorld, the Awards recognize the best new computer networking hardware, software, services, and solutions debuting at ComNet.
Scheduled for Jan. 26 - 28 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center and the Washington, D.C. Renaissance Hotel, ComNet is the largest technology conference and exhibition dedicated to enterprise networking and communications.
This year several emerging companies such as Softcom Systems, New Access Communications, and PakNetX make a strong showing as Awards finalists, joining 3Com, Cisco Systems, Lucent Technologies, MCI Worldcom, and Sprint.
The winners of this year's competition will join past honorees from ComNet '98, including 3Com, Atmosphere Networks, Cisco Systems, Ganymede Software, Nbase, NetReality Inc., networkMCI, Newbridge Networks, and Grand Prizewinner Network Associates. A complete list of this year's finalists, product descriptions and company contacts follows.
"ComNet continues to be the industry's major event where leading networking and communications companies unveil new products and services," said Debra Hart, ComNet show director from IDG Expo Management. "This year more than 300 exhibiting companies will introduce new products and services, and the New Product Achievement Awards will honor those companies that have contributed the most innovative products which promise to change the networking and communications industry."
Winners will be chosen by non-exhibitor attendees, who will cast votes during the show and choose the best new product in each of eight categories, as well as one product for the ComNet '99 Most Innovative New Product or Service. Finalists' products will be on display in the New Product Showcase located in the main lobby of the Washington, D.C. Convention Center.
All winners will be announced at the New Product Achievement Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999 at 5:30 p.m. in the Washington, D.C. Renaissance Hotel. The Awards will be presented by InfoWorld Publisher Phil Branon.
To qualify for the competition, products must be introduced for the first time at ComNet '99, or announced within eight weeks preceding ComNet and cannot have been introduced or exhibited in the same form at previous trade shows.
The finalists were chosen by a panel of judges consisting of representatives from the trade and business press, industry research firms, the financial community and academia. They were evaluated on the basis of innovation, industry contribution, integration with current product lines, migration capabilities and return on investment.
ComNet '99 is expected to attract close to 50,000 communications and networking professionals to the Washington, D.C. Convention Center to test and evaluate more than 400 companies demonstrating the latest networking and telecommunications technologies. This year's keynote speakers are C. Michael Armstrong of AT&T, John Chambers of Cisco Systems, and John Sidgmore of UUNET and MCI Worldcom. -0-
1999 NPAA FINALISTS
CARRIER/WAN SERVICE OR PRODUCT
Company Product Description Company Contact
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Castle Networks C2100 Services Mediation Matthew Burke
Westford, Mass. Platform (SMP) 978/692-9500
New Access Communications MetroFusion Network Jeff Graham
Santa Barbara, Calif. 818/773-0900
Salix Technologies ETX5000 Kit Goldfarb
Gaithersburg, Md. 301/417-0017
Sprint Corp. Sprint ION Joey Mooring
Dallas (Integrated On-Demand 972/405-5345
Network)
INTERNET/INTRANET PRODUCT
Company Product Company Contact
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IRE/SafeNet SafeNet DSP Maureen Walsh
Baltimore, Md. 410/931-1103
Loral Orion WorldCast Premier Lisa Koppel
Rockville, Md. 301/258-8101
MCI Worldcom MCI Worldcom Interact Paul Adams
Atlanta 770/280-6406
MEMCO Software SECURED For Internet Cherity Morrison
Redwood City, Calif 415/677-0219
LAN/INTERNETWORKING PRODUCT
Company Product Contact
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Carrier Access Corp. Access Bank II/SDSL Michele Yamada
Boulder, Colo. (Symmetric Digital 303/442-5455
Subscriber Line)
LANart SxC1215 - 12 Channel Sondra Barrison
Needham, Mass. 100Base-TX to 100Base SX 781/444-1994
Converter
Softcom Microsystems GigaBlade(TM)Network Melissa Crowton
Fremont, Calif. 510/497-3962
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE PRODUCT
Company Product Contact
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Cisco Systems MGX 8850 Wide Area Edge Everett Tackett
San Jose, Calif. 408/527-8607
Glenayre Western Multiplex Tsunami Shauna Schinella
Sunnyvale, Calif. 408/542-5210
Siemens Information & HiNet RC Austen Briggs
Communication Networks 650/363-0982
Santa Clara, Calif.
VINA Technologies Multiservice Pamela Rupert
Fremont, Calif. 408/286-2611
NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Company Product Contact
------- ------- -------
Cornet Technology FSX Fiber Crosspoint Rosemarie
Springfield, Va. D'Agostino
703/658-6746
RADCOM Equipment WireSpeed(TM)622 ATM Bob Geller
Mahwah, N.J. and Israel and Packet over SONET 212/840-5905
(POS)
Voelker Technologies AxxS 9200 Tom Burniece
San Ramon, Calif. 925/551-6400
WIRELESS PRODUCT
Company Product Contact
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3Com 3Com/Citrix thin Steve Plavny
Rolling Meadows, Ill. 847/262-1329
Metricom Richocet SX Modem John Wernke
Los Gatos, Calif. 408/399-8315
Nbase/Xyplex Wireless Fiber Driver Jeff Graham
Chatsworth, Calif. 818/773-0900
SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS PRODUCT
Company Product Contact
------- ------- -------
3Com DynamicAccess Molly Mulloy
Salt Lake City Mobile Software 408/326-3021
LAN-hopper Systems PATHmaster v4.0 Ike de Diego
Norcross, Ga. 770/446-9266
Visio Corp. Visio Enterprise Susanne Buti
Seattle 425/637-9097
TELEPHONY/FAX/CONFERENCING PRODUCT
Company Product Contact
------- ------- -------
Lucent Technologies PacketStar IP Steven
Basking Ridge, N.J. Gateway 1000 Loudermilk and
Carolyn
Kostka
908/953-7514
Open Port Technology IP Launch Pad Rand Pitzer
Chicago, Ill. 312/867-5023
PakNetX PNX ACD Jennifer Trevor
Salem, N.H. 603/890-6616
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