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VARBusiness Picks Top Tech Innovators
By David Strom, VARBusiness
Tues., Dec. 09, 2003
VARBusiness’ first annual Tech Innovators Awards garnered 370 applications from more than 100 vendors. Products were judged on factors including newness, potential suitability for VARs and overall coolness. In the end, 24 companies were honored across eight technology categories. And the winners are…
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Category: Non-Web Services
Choice Award: Novell ZENworks 6
Also honored: IBM Lotus Domino V 6.5; Opsware System 4
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Contest Criteria
To determine the most innovative products, VARBusiness, along with its esteemed panel of judges, used the following five questions for guidelines. Even beyond the confines of our contest, you’ll want to ask yourself the same things when evaluating your own portfolio.
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How useful is the product in solving real problems?
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How new and improved is the product, and how well does it work compared with what came before?
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Where does the product sit on the price/performance curve?
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How much money can you make with the product?
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How cool is the product?