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LinuxWorld Conference and Expo Recap - San Francisco 2005

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By Mark R. Hinkle
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October 15, 2005 11:15 AM EDT
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LinuxWorld Product Excellence Award Winners...

14 Separate Categories Recognizing the Best Products and Services Showcased on the LinuxWorld Expo Exhibit Floor

The winners of the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards - in 14 separate categories - were presented with their awards at the LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, in a ceremony emceed by SYS-CON Media West Coast Bureau Chief Roger Strukhoff.

The Product Excellence Awards, managed by the editors of LinuxWorld Magazine in close collaboration with the show's organizers IDG World Expo, recognize the best products and services showcased on the exhibit floor at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2005 in San Francisco.

Best Security Solution:
Astaro www.astaro.com

Most Innovative Hardware Solution:
Levanta www.levanta.com

Best Servers:
Rackable Systems www.rackable.com

Best Integration Solution:
Win4Lin, Inc. www.win4lin.com

Best Data Backup or Storage Solution:
Coraid www.coraid.com

Best Database Solution:
Enterprise DB Corporation www.enterprisedb.com

Best Open Source Solution:
Mambo www.mamboserver.com

Best Systems Management Tool:
The OpenNMS Project www.opennms.org/wiki

Best Utility/Grid:
Rackable Systems www.rackable.com

Best Desktop/Productivity/Business Application:
Xandros www.xandros.com

Best Messaging Solution:
Scalix www.scalix.com

Best Clustering Solution (Joint Winners):
SteelEye Technology www.steeleye.com
Appro International www.appro.com

Best Application Development Tool:
SlickEdit www.slickedit.com

Best in Show:
LTSP www.ltsp.org

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Mark Hinkle is the Vice President of Community at Zenoss Inc. the maker of the open source application, server, and network management software. He also is along-time open source expert and advocate. He is a co-founder of both the Open Source Management Consortium and the Desktop Linux Consortium. He has served as Editor-in-Chief for both LinuxWorld Magazine and Enterprise Open Source Magazine. Hinkle is also the author of the book, "Windows to Linux Business Desktop Migration" (Thomson, 2006). His blog on open source, technology, and new media can be found at http://www.socializedsoftware.com.

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LinuxWorld News Desk 10/15/05 11:19:59 AM EDT

LinuxWorld Conference and Expo Recap - San Francisco 2005. Mark Twain once said, 'The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.' However, the sun was shining and it was beautiful the week of August 8th in the Golden Gate city for IDG's semi-annual U.S Linux event. As Linux continued into the mainstream, there were a host of vendors at the Moscone Center exhibiting their wares at this year's west coast event.
LinuxWorld News Desk 10/12/05 10:25:33 AM EDT

LinuxWorld Conference and Expo - San Francisco 2005. Mark Twain once said, 'The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.' However, the sun was shining and it was beautiful the week of August 8th in the Golden Gate city for IDG's semi-annual U.S Linux event. As Linux continued into the mainstream, there were a host of vendors at the Moscone Center exhibiting their wares at this year's west coast event.