SQL Server Magazine and Windows & .NET Magazine Names Microsoft Tech Ed 2002 Best of Show Finalists

Business Wire, April 1, 2002

Business Editors

Microsoft Tech Ed 2002

LOVELAND, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2002

Penton Media Inc.'s SQL Server Magazine and Windows & .NET Magazine announced today the finalists for the Microsoft Tech Ed Best of Show Awards conducted by the magazines. Winners will be determined and announced at Microsoft Tech Ed 2002 in New Orleans, La., on April 11.

"The field included nearly 200 entries and the selection process was rigorous. We chose finalists based on the product's strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages and the value to the customer. A total of 25 companies and 27 products were chosen as finalists," said Mike Otey, Senior Technical Editor for SQL Server Magazine.

The following companies were picked as finalists. The Windows & .NET category finalists are Aelita Software's Enterprise Directory Manager, BindView Corporation's .Security Solution Suite, Heroix Corporation's eQ Management Suite, NetIQ Corporation's AppManager Suite, Security Manager and Advanced Administration Suite, Precise Wquinn's SiteStor, St. Bernard Software's UpdateEXPERT, Stratus Technologies' Stratus ftServer and Winternals Software LP's ERD Commander 2002. The SQL Server category finalists are Altova Inc.'s XML Spy 4.3 Suite, BindView Corporation's bv-Control for SQL Server, Compaq Computer Corporation's ProLiant DL760, Heroix Corporation's eQ Management Suite, NetIQ Corporation's SQL Management Suite, Red Gate Software's SQL Compare, ProClarity Corporation's Analytics Platform, Unisys Corporation's Enterprise Server and Vishwak Associates' EasyStruct Enterprise 4.0. The Exchange Server category finalists are BindView Corporation's bv-Control for Exchange Server, Compaq Computer Corporation's Storage Works Virtual Storage Management for Exchange 2000, GFI's Mail Security for Exchange 2000, kCura Corporation's kStore Explorer, Marathon Technologies Corporation's Marathon Exchange Server 3000, NetIQ Corporation's Exchange Migrator and AppAnalyzer and Trend Micro's Scan Mail for Microsoft Exchange 2000.

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