Best of Tech·Ed 2009

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Best of Tech·Ed 2009 awards. The judges reviewed more than 170 IT and developer products and services submitted for the contest and chose 35 finalists interviewed at the recent Microsoft Tech·Ed 2009 conference in Los Angeles, Calif. In addition, the Attendees’ Pick winner was selected by conference attendees from the list of finalists during the conference. Winners of Best of Tech·Ed 2009 awards competition will be featured in the August issues of Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine.

Business Intelligence:

DevExpress • DevExpress Analytics

Database Administration:

xkoto • GRIDSCALE for SQL Server

Database Development:

Quest Software • Toad® for SQL Server

Developer Tools:

AVIcode • AVIcode Intercept Studio

Hardware, Networking and Storage:

HP • HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array

Messaging:

Sherpa Software • Mail Attender for Exchange

Productivity & Collaboration:

Axceler • ControlPoint

Security:

Special Operations Software • Specops Password Reset

Software Components & Middleware:

JNBridge • JNBridgePro

Systems Management and Operations:

Double-Take Software • Double-Take Move

Virtualization:

VMware • VMware Infrastructure 3.5

Best Microsoft Product:

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Breakthrough Product:

Data Robotics DroboPro

Attendees' Pick:

DevExpress • DevExpress Analytics