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SYS-CON Announces Readers' Choice Awards for SOA, Java, Linux, .NET, MX, ColdFusion, and XML Technologies
Also known as the "Oscars of the Software Industry" the winners were chosen by more than 17,000 SYS-CON readers
Feb. 6, 2006 01:30 PM
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2005 Java Developer’s Journal Readers’ Choice Awards
Winners and runners-up in 26 award categories
1) Best Java Application Server
Winner: BEA WebLogic Server (BEA Systems)
Runners-Up:
1) JBoss Application Server (JBoss)
2) Sun Java Application Server (Sun Microsystems)
3) IBM WebSphere Application Server (IBM)
2) Best Java Application
Winner: Eclipse (Eclipse Foundation)
Runners-Up:
1) IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains)
2) BEA WebLogic Server (BEA Systems)
3) IBM WebSphere Application Server (IBM)
3) Best Enterprise Database
Winner: Oracle Database 10g (Oracle)
Runners-Up:
1) IBM DB2 Universal Database (IBM)
2) HSQLDB (HSQLDB Development Team)
3) Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (Sybase)
4) Best Java IDE
Winner: IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains)
Runners-Up:
1) Eclipse (Eclipse Foundation)
2) NetBeans Java Studio Enterprise (Sun Microsystems)
3) IBM Rational Application Developer (IBM)
5) Best Java Installation Tool
Winner: InstallAnywhere (Macrovision)
Runners-Up:
1) InstallShield (Macrovision)
2) Install4j (ej-technologies)
3) Advanced Installer for Java (Caphyon)
6) Best Java Application Monitoring Tool
Winner: IBM Tivoli (IBM)
Runners-Up:
1) APM Suite for Java 2 Platform (Quest)
2) Borland Deployment Op-Center (Borland)
3) Veritas Java 2 Adaptive Instrumentation (Veritas/Symantec)
7) Best Java Business Intelligence Tool
Winner: SAP Business Intelligence Development Kit (SAP)
Runners-Up:
1) Crystal Enterprise (Business Objects)
2) Oracle Business Intelligence Beans (Oracle)
3) JReport (Jinfonet Software)
8) Most Mobile Database
Winner: IBM DB2 Everyplace (IBM)
Runners-Up:
1) PointBase Micro (DataMirror)
2) SQL Anywhere Studio (Sybase)
3) Berkeley DB Java Edition (Sleepycat Software)
9) Best Java Reporting Tool
Winner: Style Report (InetSoft)
Runners-Up:
1) Crystal Reports (Business Objects)
2) JReport (Jinfonet Software)
3) JasperAssistant (JasperAssistant Software)
10) Best Rich Client Platform
Winner: Eclipse Rich Client Platform (Eclipse Foundation)
Runners-Up:
1) Ultra Light Client for Java 2 (Canoo)
2) Nexaweb Platform (Nexaweb Technologies)
3) Laszlo Presentation Server (Laszlo Systems)
11) Best Java Component
Winner: Oracle ADF Business Components (Oracle)
Runners-Up:
1) IMS DL/I Model Utility (IBM)
2) Chart FX for Java (Software FX)
3) JClass (Quest Software)
12) Best Java Data Access Tool
Winner: IBM Rational Application Developer (IBM)
Runners-Up:
1) Oracle Application Server TopLink 10g (Oracle)
2) DBVisualizer (Minq Sofware)
3) Kodo JDO (SolarMetric/BEA Systems)
13) Best Java Messaging Tool
Winner: IBM WebSphere MQ (IBM)
Runners-Up:
1) Sun Java System Message Queue (Sun Microsystems)
2) TIBCO Enterprise Message Service (TIBCO)
3) JORAM (ScalAgent Distributed Technologies)
14) Best Java Profiling / Testing Tool
Winner: JProfiler (ej-technologies)
Runners-Up:
1) IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere (IBM)
2) Optimizeit Enterprise Suit (Borland)
3) Oracle JDeveloper (Oracle)
15) Best Java Training
Winner: Java BluePrints (Sun Microsystems)
Runners-Up:
1) developerWorks Java Tutorials (IBM)
2) dev2dev (BEA Systems)
3) Essential Java (DevelopMentor)
16) Best Java Virtual Machine
Winner: Java SE (Sun Microsystems)
Runners-Up:
1) BEA WebLogic JRockit (BEA Systems)
2) IBM Java SDK (IBM)
3) Kaffe (Kaffe.org)
17) Best Team Development Tool
Winner: Eclipse IDE (Eclipse Foundation)
Runners-Up:
1) IBM WebSphere Studio with Rational ClearCase (IBM)
2) Oracle JDeveloper (Oracle)
3) BEA WebLogic Workshop (BEA Systems)
18) Most Innovative Java Product
Winner: Eclipse IDE (Eclipse Foundation)
Runners-Up:
1) Java Studio Creator (Sun Microsystems)
2) IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains)
3) BEA WebLogic Workshop (BEA Systems)
19) Best Java SOA Kit
Winner: BEA WebLogic Workshop (BEA Systems)
Runners-Up:
1) Java Web Services Developer Pack (Sun Microsystems)
2) IBM Emerging Technologies Toolkit (IBM)
3) Oracle JDeveloper (Oracle)
20) Best Wireless Application
Winner: IBM WebSphere MQ Everyplace (IBM)
Runners-Up:
1) RIM Blackberry Wireless Handheld (Research in Motion)
2) Ericsson Wireless Office (Ericsson)
3) ValueFirst Velocity Plus (ValueFirst)
21) Best Java Class Library
Winner: SWT (Eclipse Foundation)
Runners-Up:
1) Asynchronous IO Java Package (IBM)
2) Quest JClass (Quest)
3) Unified IO for Java (Andrey Kuznetsov)
22) Best Database Tool or Driver
Winner: MagicDraw UML (No Magic)
Runners-Up:
1) Oracle JDeveloper (Oracle)
2) IBM Rational Rose Data Modeler (IBM)
3) AllFusion ERwin Data Modeler (CA)
23) Best Java Persistence Architecture
Winner: Oracle Application Server TopLink 10g (Oracle)
Runners-Up:
1) WebObjects (Apple)
2) iBatis SQL Map (Open Source: iBatis)
3) Kodo JDO (SolarMetric)
24) Best Java Debugging Tool
Winner: Eclipse (Eclipse Foundation)
Runners-Up:
1) NetBeans (Sun Microsystems)
2) Enerjy Code Analyzer (Enerjy Software)
3) IBM Rational (IBM)
25) Best Java Application Development Framework
Winner: Sun Java Studio Enterprise (Sun Microsystems)
Runners-Up:
1) IBM Rational (IBM)
2) IntelliJ IDEA (JetBrains)
3) BEA WebLogic Workshop (BEA Systems)
26) Best Java Book
Winner: Hibernate in Action (Manning Publications)
Runners-Up:
1) J2EE BluePrints (Sun Microsystems)
2) Core Java 2 (Sun Microsystems)
3) Java Developer’s Guide to Eclipse (IBM)
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