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Best Application Management Solution

• GridServer/GRIDesign, DataSynapse
• AppSight, Identify Software
• Micromuse's BSM Solution, Micromuse
• sforce, salesforce.com
• The Shunra Virtual Enterprise, Shunra Software

Best Asset Management Product or Service

• Altiris Asset Management Suite, Altiris
• ASAP Technology Management Ecosystem, ASAP Software
• Centennial Discovery, Centennial Software
• EnterpriseEM Software Entitlements Management System, Eracent, Inc.
• The Everdream Management Suite, Everdream Corp.
• TS Census License Compliance Suite, Tally Systems Corp.

Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution

• Celequest Activity Server, Celequest Corporation
• Cognos ReportNet 1.1, Cognos, Inc.
• Kanisa6, Kanisa Inc.
• Survey Suite, Scalable Software
• ServiceWare Enterprise, ServiceWare Technologies, Inc.
• Theoris Vision Software, Theoris, Inc.

Best Business Process Automation Solution

• Adobe LiveCycle, Adobe Systems Inc.
• Citadon Velocity, Citadon
• Comergent E-Business System, Comergent Technologies, Inc.
• newScale RequestCenter, newScale, Inc.
• Peopleclick VMS 4.3 version, Peopleclick, Inc.

Best Business Productivity Product or Service

• Autotask, Autotask Corporation
• DecisionExpress, LiveCapital, Inc.
• MindManager X5 Pro Release 5.2, Mindjet
• PDF Converter Professional 2, ScanSoft, Inc.
• Communications Management Platform (CMP), Tangoe, Inc.
• Telcordia STRIDE, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

Best Business Software Product or Service

• Axentis Enterprise 4.0, Axentis, Inc.
• Timecard Monitor, Count Me In, LLC
• QuickBase, Intuit
• PilotWorks, Pilot Software
• TIBCO Business Works, TIBCO Software Inc.
• ZANTAZ Enterprise Archive Solution (EAS), ZANTAZ, Inc.

Best CAD/CAM/CAE/Electronic Design Automation Product

• Autodesk DWF Composer, Autodesk, Inc.
• Iced*CAD, Deligo Technologies
• SimOffice Product Development Suite, MSC.Software Corporation
• SolidWorks 2005, Solidworks Corporation
• Teja NP Software Platform, Teja Technologies, Inc.

Best Communication or Collaboration Solution

• Citrix GoToMeeting, Citrix Online
• EMC Documentum eRoom, EMC Corp.
• GetActive Suite, GetActive Software
• OZ Mobile IM Gateway, OZ
• Validian SIM/Flash Communicator, Validian Corporation
• WebEx Meeting Center, WebEx Communications, Inc.

Best Consumer Productivity Product or Service

• System Mechanic 5 Professional, iolo technologies, LLC
• Macromedia Contribute 3, Macromedia, Inc.
• Microsoft Works Suite 2005, Microsoft
• Plaxo 2.0, Plaxo, Inc.
• SideStep.com, SideStep, Inc.
• Streamload, Streamload, Inc.

Best Content Management Solution

• CrownPeak CMS, CrownPeak
• Ektron CMS400.NET, Ektron, Inc.
• Ingeniux CMS 4.1, Ingeniux Corporation
• Macromedia Web Publishing System, Macromedia, Inc.
• Stellent Site Studio, Stellent, Inc.
• Vignette Content Management, Vignette

Best Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution

• Amdocs ClarifyCRM, Amdocs
• SalesLogix CRM Suite, Best Software
• Epiphany E.6 CRM Suite, Epiphany
• Maximizer Enterprise 8, Maximizer Software
• RightNow CRM 7.0, RightNow Technologies, Inc.
• salesforce.com, salesforce.com

Best Database Management Product or Service

• Altova MapForce 2005 Enterprise Edition, Altova
• FileMaker Pro 7, FileMaker
• SQL Anywhere, iAnywhere
• Muze Navigator, Muze, Inc.
• ORION Integrator, Vision Solutions

Best Digital Rights Management Solution: Software

• iCopyright.net Toolbar Plug-in, Data Depth Corporation - iCopyright
• FLEXnet Universal Software Licensing Platform, Macrovision Corporation
• Sentinel UltraPro, SafeNet, Inc.
• SealedMedia Document Security Solution, SealedMedia
• CodeMeter, WIBU-SYSTEMS AG

Best Distributed Computing Solution

• AppStream, AppStream, Inc.
• Emic Application Cluster, Emic Networks
• The Everdream Management Suite, Everdream Corp.
• WebSphere MQ 5.3, IBM
• ShareDirect, Laplink Software Inc.
• FlexComputing: A New Utility Computing Model, Speedera Networks

Best Document Management Product or Service

• eWebView, ChartOne, Inc.
• ProjectNet Small Team Edition (STE), Citadon
• Esker DeliveryWare Platform, Esker Software
• Vignette Records & Documents, Vignette
• ZANTAZ Introspect 5, ZANTAZ, Inc.

Best eCommerce Solution

• Comergent E-Business System, Comergent Technologies, Inc.
• StoreSense 5.7 Professional Edition Plus, Kurant Corporation
• MonsterCommerce V4.1, MonsterCommerce, LLC
• Nexternal E-Commerce Software, Nexternal Solutions
• Volusion eCommerce Software, Volusion, Inc.
• WebTrends 7 On Demand, WebTrends Inc.

Best Enterprise Search Engine

• EasyAsk Enterprise 9, EasyAsk, Inc.
• Entopia Enterprise Search, Entopia
• FAST ESP, Fast Search & Transfer (FAST)
• CSN - Commerce Search & Navigation, Mercado Software
• NEXminer, Nexidia, Inc.
• MatchPoint 3.2 Enterprise Edition, TripleHop Technologies

Best Enterprise Security Solution

• Blink, eEye Digital Security
• Foundstone Enterprise v4.0, McAfee, Inc.
• Novell Nsure, Novell, Inc.
• BusinesSecure Enterprise Software, Panda Software
• Enterprise Security Management System, Preventsys, Inc.
• RMS™ (Risk Management System™), SecureInfo Corporation

Best Financial Product or Service

• eCredit Editions, eCredit, Inc.
• ERP On Demand, Intacct
• DecisionExpress, LiveCapital, Inc.
• Khalix by Longview Solutions, Longview Solutions
• Sarbanes-Oxley Express (SOX Express), OpenPages
• Theoris Vision Software, Theoris, Inc.

Best Human Resources Product or Service

• Authoria Manager Advisor, Authoria, Inc.
• Enterprise 7, BrassRing LLC
• Kronos Workforce Scheduler, Kronos Incorporated
• Recruitmax Aloha, Recruitmax
• Workforce Performance Management Suite, SuccessFactors
• Taleo Assessment Solution, Taleo Corporation

Best Mobile Product or Service

• Brand-n-Go, Action Engine
• ArcSoft Photobase Deluxe: Mobile Edition, ArcSoft, Inc.
• Citrix GoToMyPC, Citrix Online
• GoodLink 3.7, Good Technology
• The BREW Solution, QUALCOMM
• Sendia Wireless Salesforce Automation, Sendia Corporation

Best Open Source Product or Service

• Apache Beehive, BEA Systems
• IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, IBM
• Laszlo Presentation Server, Laszlo Systems
• PGP Universal, PGP Corporation
• Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat
• NetBeans 3.6, Sun Microsystems

Best Security Product or Service

• AT&T Internet Protect(sm), AT&T
• Aventail EX-1500 SSL VPN Platform, Aventail Corporation
• BigFix Patch Manager, BigFix
• FrontBridge TrueProtect, FrontBridge Technologies, Inc.
• Novell Nsure Identity Manager, Novell, Inc.

Best Software Component Product

• activePDF Toolkit, activePDF Inc.
• NetAdvantage 2004, Infragistics
• Essential Studio, Syncfusion, Inc.
• Verity LiquidBPM, Verity (formerly Dralasoft Workflow, Dralasoft, Inc.)
• NetCharts Pro v 4.5, Visual Mining, Inc.

Best Software Development Product

• BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1, BEA Systems
• CollabNet Enterprise Edition, CollabNet
• NetAdvantage 2004, Infragistics
• Macromedia Flex, Macromedia, Inc.
• Perforce SCM 2004.2, Perforce Software
• NetBeans 3.6, Sun Microsystems

Best Software Service

• MetaFrame Password Manager, Citrix Systems Inc.
• NetSuite, NetSuite
• PayCycle 2005, PayCycle, Inc.
• salesforce.com, salesforce.com
• The NewsMarket, The NewsMarket, Inc.
• ViewCentral vConference, ViewCentral, Inc.

Best Software Testing Product or Service

• Agitator, Agitar, Inc.
• TestComplete, AutomatedQA Corp.
• Jtest, Parasoft
• TestView Suite, RadView Software Ltd.
• Seapine SQA, Seapine Software, Inc.
• The Shunra Virtual Enterprise, Shunra Software

Best Storage Software

• AppIQ StorageAuthority Suite SAN management and SRM software, AppIQ
• Axion, Avamar Technologies
• EMC ControlCenter 5.2, EMC Corp.
• EqualLogic PS100E, EqualLogic
• Ishared Wide Area File Services Software, Tacit Networks
• VERITAS NetBackup, VERITAS Software

Best Systems Management Solution

• BigFix Enterprise Suite 5.0, BigFix
• HP OpenView Infrastructure Management, HP
• SuperAgent v5, NetQoS, Inc.
• SEMPRE (formerly ClusterFrame), Qlusters, Inc.
• Qovia VoIP Monitoring and Management System (VMMS), Qovia, Inc.
• The Shunra Virtual Enterprise, Shunra Software

Best Vertical Market Product or Service

• CADstream, Confirma
• MarkLogic Server, Mark Logic Corporation
• Brand Protection, MarkMonitor, Inc.
• ShopConnect, OnStation
• Virtual Demo Management System, Surgient, Inc.
• PocketScript, Zix Corporation

Best Web Services Solution

• Above All Studio, Above All Software
• Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com
• BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1, BEA Systems
• WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation 5.1, IBM
• Novell exteNd, Novell, Inc.
• Systinet Registry, Systinet Corporation

Best Content Aggregation Service

• Engineering Village 2, Elsevier Engineering Information
• HighBeam Research, HighBeam Research, Inc.
• EMIS (Emerging Market Information Service), ISI Emerging Markets
• The NewsMarket, The NewsMarket, Inc.
• ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific (a business of Thomson)

Best Mobile Content Service

• Handmark Pocket Express, Handmark, Inc.
• AvantGo, iAnywhere Solutions
• LexisNexis® Content via the BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds™, LexisNexis
• Microsoft Streets & Trips with GPS Locator, Microsoft
• www.weightwatchers.com, WeightWatchers.com, Inc.

Best Online Business Information Service: non-News

• CareerJournal.com, Dow Jones & Company
• EDGAR Online Pro, EDGAR Online, Inc.
• Factiva.com, Factiva, a Dow Jones and Reuters Company
• Hoover's Online, Hoover's, Inc.
• McGraw-Hill Construction Network™, McGraw-Hill Construction

Best Online Consumer Information Service

• Science Bulletins, American Museum of Natural History
• Britannica Online, Encyclopædia Britannica
• www.vegas.com, Greenspun Corporation
• HighBeam Research, HighBeam Research, Inc.
• www.weightwatchers.com, WeightWatchers.com, Inc.

Best Online Government Information Service

• CCH Tax Research NetWork, CCH Tax and Accounting
• CQ.com, Congressional Quarterly
• EDGAR Online Pro, EDGAR Online, Inc.
• Pike & Fischer's Communications Regulation, Pike & Fischer - A BNA Company
• Checkpoint, RIA, a Thomson business

Best Online News Service

• CCH Tax Tracker News, CCH Tax and Accounting
• CQ Homeland Security, Congressional Quarterly
• The Wall Street Journal Online, Dow Jones & Company
• Moreover CI-Metabase, Moreover Technologies
• Vocus News-On-Demand, Vocus, Inc.

Best Online Professional Financial Information Service

• Capital IQ, Capital IQ, Inc.
• Dow Jones Wealth Manager, Dow Jones & Company
• eSignal, eSignal
• Mergent Online, Mergent, Inc.
• Thomson ONE, Thomson Financial

Best Online Reference Service

• Britannica Online School Edition, Encyclopædia Britannica
• National Geographic MapMachine, National Geographic
• Oxford Scholarship Online, Oxford University Press
• The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press
• CultureGrams Online Database, ProQuest Information and Learning

Best Online Science or Technology Service

• CSA Illumina, CSA
• The Wall Street Journal Online's Health Industry Edition, Dow Jones & Company
• Engineering Village 2, Elsevier Engineering Information
• Computing Reviews, Reviews.com & ACM
• ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific (a business of Thomson)

Best Solution Integrating Content into an Application

• Capital IQ, Capital IQ, Inc.
• CCH ClientRelate, CCH Tax and Accounting
• Epiplex, Epiance
• LexisNexis® Total Search V.2, LexisNexis
• Checkpoint, RIA, a Thomson business

Best Vertical Market Business Content Solution

• CCH Tax Research NetWork, CCH Tax and Accounting
• RealEstateJournal.com, Dow Jones & Company
• IFIS (Islamic Finance Information Service), ISI Emerging Markets
• KellerOnline, J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

Best Elementary Education Instructional Solution: Language Arts/Reading

• Earobics, Cognitive Concepts, Inc.
• CompassLearning Odyssey Writer, CompassLearning
• Kidspiration 2, Inspiration Software, Inc.
• Destination Success, Riverdeep
• The Reading Assistant Manager, Soliloquy Learning
• Thinking Reader, Tom Snyder Productions

Best Elementary Education Instructional Solution: Mathematics

• Numbers Up! 2: Baggin' the Dragon, EdAlive
• Ultimate Maths Invaders, EdAlive
• Yearly ProgressPro, McGraw-Hill Digital Learning
• Destination Success, Riverdeep

Best Elementary Education Instructional Solution: Other Content Areas

• 2Simple Music Toolkit, 2Simple Software
• JASON Expedition: Disappearing Wetlands, JASON Foundation for Education
• Ripple Effects for Kids, Ripple Effects, Inc.
• netTrekker - the trusted search engine for schools, Thinkronize
• Go! Temp Solution, Vernier Software & Technology

Best Secondary Education Instructional Solution: Language Arts/English

• The Lexile Framework for Reading, MetaMetrics, Inc.
• PLATO Advanced Writing Process and Practice, PLATO Learning
• AceReader Pro Deluxe Plus, StepWare, Inc.
• MY Access!, Vantage Learning

Best Secondary Education Instructional Solution: Mathematics

• Cognitive Tutor Algebra I, Carnegie Learning, Inc.
• Maple 9.5, Maplesoft
• Yearly ProgressPro, McGraw-Hill Digital Learning
• Malaysia Ministry of Education Mathematics Teaching Courseware Project, Siemens Business Services Turkey
• TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator Applications, Texas Instruments, Inc.

Best Secondary Education Instructional Solution: Other Content Areas

• Connected Tech, Classroom Connect
• Discovery School v2.0 CD-ROMs, Discovery Education
• MediaStage, Immersive Education
• Study Skills Online 3.0, Kaplan K12 Learning Services
• BizTech™, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
• Quantum Artificial Intelligence Tutors, Quantum Simulations, Inc.

Best Postsecondary Education Instructional/Curriculum Solution

• Seminars on Science, American Museum of Natural History
• Macromedia Captivate, Macromedia, Inc.
• REEL Justice, McGraw-Hill Higher Education / WILL Interactive, Inc.
• PsychStudy, Wadsworth - Thomson Higher Education
• New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology 5.1, Zondervan

Best Education Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students

• Failure Free Reading Online Solution, Failure Free Reading
• First Words Sterling Edition, Laureate Learning Systems
• Bring It On, Ripple Effects, Inc.
• Thinking Reader, Tom Snyder Productions
• Just 2 Days - Special Needs Edition, WILL Interactive, Inc.

Best Instructional Solution for English Language Learners

• CompassLearning Odyssey ELL, CompassLearning
• MY Access!, Vantage Learning

Best Web-Based Instructional Solution

• Atomic Learning, Atomic Learning, Inc.
• EasyTech, Learning.com
• Education Desktop, LearningStation
• TechCONNECT, The McGraw-Hill Companies
• netTrekker - the trusted search engine for schools, Thinkronize

Best Business Administration System: Education Enterprises

• The ENCORE!™ Suite of Special Education Management Solutions, 4GL School Solutions, Inc.
• ClassLink System 2000, ClassLink Technologies
• Deep Freeze Enterprise, Faronics
• FileMaker Server 7 Advanced, FileMaker
• HigherMarkets, SciQuest

Best Classroom Instructional Management Solution

• CompassLearning Odyssey Manager, CompassLearning
• Pinnacle Plus/Gradebook2, Excelsior Software, Inc.
• Achievement Planner 5.0, Kaplan K12 Learning Services
• Destination Success, Riverdeep
• SchoolNet Instructional Management Solutions 5.0, SchoolNet, Inc.

Best Corporate Learning Technology Solution

• Avacaster 4.1, Avacast Corporation
• The Executive Challenge, Enspire Learning
• Epiplex eLearning Solution, Epiance
• Case in Point™:The Coach's Role, Harvard Business School Publishing
• TopClass e-Learning Suite, WBT Systems
• eQuality Producer, Witness Systems

Best Education Technology Solution for Productivity/Creativity

• FileMaker Server 7 Advanced, FileMaker
• Atajo 4.0 Tutorial & Writing Assistant Software, Heinle - Thomson Higher Education
• Inspiration 7.5, Inspiration Software, Inc.
• KidPix Deluxe 4 for Schools, Riverdeep
• Scholastic Keys, Tom Snyder Productions

Best Education Technology Solution for Students at Home

• OLogy, American Museum of Natural History
• Britannica Online, Encyclopædia Britannica
• Microsoft Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005, Microsoft
• I SPY Spooky Mansion Deluxe, Scholastic Inc.
• Videolab 3.0, Wadsworth - Thomson Higher Education

Best Gradebook or Student Information System for K-12 or Postsecondary

• eSIS, AAL (The Administrative Assistants Ltd.)
• Pinnacle Plus/Gradebook2, Excelsior Software, Inc.
• EnrollmentVerify, DegreeVerify & Transcript Ordering, National Student Clearinghouse
• PowerSchool Premier, PowerSchool, A Division of Apple

Best Handheld Education Solution

• Inspiration for Palm OS, Inspiration Software, Inc.
• LearnStar SC v7.5, LearnStar, Inc.
• Qwizdom Interactive Learning System, Qwizdom Inc.
• TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Calculator Applications, Texas Instruments, Inc.
• mCLASS:DIBELS, Wireless Generation

Best Interoperability Product for Schools

• Chancery SMS, Chancery Software Ltd.
• SIFWorks Enterprise Zone Integration Server 1.5, Edustructures
• SchoolNet Instructional Management Solutions 5.0, SchoolNet, Inc.

Best Postsecondary Education Learning Management Solution

• Blackboard Learning System™, Blackboard Inc.
• eGrade Plus, John Wiley & Sons
• WebCT Vista 3.0, WebCT

Best Professional Development Product or Service for Educators

• Seminars on Science, American Museum of Natural History
• Atomic Learning, Atomic Learning, Inc.
• eSchool Online, Classroom Connect
• The Institute for School Leaders, Little Planet Learning
• Scholastic Red Professional Development, Scholastic Inc.

Best Student Test Preparation or Assessment Solution

• CompassLearning Odyssey Assessment, CompassLearning
• Edusoft Assessment Platform, Edusoft
• Achievement Planner 5.0, Kaplan K12 Learning Services
• Progress Assessment Series, Pearson Educational Measurement
• PLATO eduTest Assessment, PLATO Learning
• Performance Series, Scantron Corporation

Corporate Achievement Award

• Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd.
• Antenna Software
• Application Security Inc.
• ASAP Software
• Automated QA
• Centra Software
• Chancery Software, Ltd.
• Digital River
• eBay Developers Program
• eEye Digital Security
• eMeta Corporation
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
• FileNet
• InnoPath Software
• Intrusic, Inc.
• iolo technologies, LLC
• Kanoodle
• Ketera Technologies
• MindBox
• Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies
• Qualys, Inc.
• Real Networks, Inc.
• RSA Security Inc.
• salesforce.com
• Sun Microsystems
• Sybase, Inc.
• The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
• WebSideStory
• Wind River

Content Newcomer of the Year

• Client Dynamics
• HighBeam Research, Inc.
• Idetic, Inc.
• Mark Logic Corporation
• Tacit Networks, Inc.

Education Newcomer of the Year

• Curriculum Advantage, Inc.
• QLD Learning
• Way Interactive, Inc.

Software Newcomer of the Year