News Release
Editorial Contact:
Jennifer Richards
Open Systems Advisors
617-859-0859, ext. 13
jenn@crossroads-osa.com
Winners of the Crossroads 2002 A-List Awards Announced
The best newly proven products and services transforming business today
(January 7, 2002–Boston) – Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA) today announced the winners of the ninth annual Crossroads A-List Awards (http://www.crossroads-osa.com). The credibility the award confers stems from Crossroads-OSA’s unique process of research and validation. Drawing on industry-wide interviews with line-of-business and IT executives, the program identifies the technologies and services that are making the strongest contribution to business results right now.
The Crossroads 2002 A-List Awards signal technologies that have achieved business results for early adopters and are ready for consideration by mainstream users. Additional information including excerpts from the Crossroads 2002 A-List Awards Briefs can be found at www.crossroads-osa.com.
| Company |
Category |
Product/Service Name |
ActivCard,
Inc.
(NASDAQ: ACTI) |
Strong
Authentication Technology |
Trinity |
|
Arzoon, Inc. |
Inter-enterprise Logistics Management |
Arzoon
LIFE |
|
Aventail
Corporation |
Managed
Secure Connectivity |
Aventail.Net |
|
BetaSphere,
Inc. |
Customer
Collaboration in New Product Development |
Feedback
Management Server |
|
Biz360,
Inc. |
MarCom
Performance Assessment |
Market360 |
|
CascadeWorks, Inc. |
Services
e-Procurement |
CascadeWorks Clarity |
|
Curl
Corporation |
Web
Integrated Development Environment |
Curl
Content Language and Delivery Platform |
Docent,
Inc.
(NASDAQ: DCNT) |
e-Learning
|
Docent
Enterprise |
|
EnvoyWorldWide, Inc. |
Business
Critical Communications Service |
EnvoyXpress |
|
FineGround
Networks, Inc. |
Content
Acceleration |
FineGround
Condenser |
|
Formation
Systems, Inc. |
Product
Lifecycle Management for Process Manufacturers |
Optiva |
|
Headway
Software |
Source
Code Visualization and Comprehension |
Headway
reView |
|
Hipbone,
Inc. |
Online
Customer Support |
Hipbone
Synetry Cobrowse |
IBM Corp.
(NYSE: IBM) |
Information Access Management |
Tivoli
Policy Director |
|
Illumitek,
Inc. |
Development Platform for Data Visualization |
D3
Solutions Platform |
ILOG, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ILOG) |
Rules
Engine for Java Development |
ILOG
JRules Business Rule Management Software |
|
Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) |
Analysis
of Customer Behavior |
Customer
Relationship Analytics |
|
Kintana,
Inc. |
Application Deployment Automation |
Kintana
Accelerators |
|
KnowNow,
Inc. |
Application Internetworking |
Event
Router and Microservers |
|
Micromuse
Inc. (NASDAQ: MUSE) |
IP Network Diagnosis |
Netcool/Visionary |
|
Microsoft
Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) |
Content
Management |
Content
Management Server 2001 – Enterprise Edition |
|
Microsoft
Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) |
Supply Web
Integration |
BizTalk
Server 2000 |
|
Mindjet
LLC |
Organizational Planning and Communication Tool |
MindManager 2002 |
|
PlaceWare,
Inc. |
Web-based
Conferencing |
Conference
Center |
|
ProSight,
Inc. |
IT
Portfolio Management |
ProSight
Portfolios |
|
QUIQ,
Incorporated |
Online
Customer Knowledge Base |
QUIQ
Connect |
|
Reef |
Integrated
Internet Software Suite |
Reef
Internet Ware |
Resonate,
Inc.
(NASDAQ: RSNT) |
e-Business
Service Level Management |
Resonate
Commander Solutions |
Sagent
(NASDAQ: SGNT) |
Business
Intelligence for Retail Financial Services |
Insight
for Retail Banking |
|
Satmetrix
Systems |
Customer
Satisfaction Assessment |
Satmetrix
Customer |
|
SiteScape,
Inc. |
Web-based
Team Collaboration |
SiteScape
Enterprise Forum |
|
Sleepycat
Software, Inc. |
Embedded
Database Management |
Berkeley
DB |
|
Spotfire,
Inc. |
Decision
Support For Technical Professionals |
Spotfire
DecisionSite |
|
Striva
Corporation |
Legacy
Data Access |
DETAIL |
Sun
Microsystems
(NASDAQ:
SUNW) |
Java
Integrated Development Environment |
Forte for
Java, release 3.0 |
|
Synygy,
Inc. |
Incentive
Management |
Synygy
Compensation |
Tarantella, Inc.
(NASDAQ:
TTLA) |
Web-based
Access for New and Legacy Systems |
Tarantella
Enterprise |
|
Tradec |
Direct
Procurement for Electronics Manufacturers |
Quote
Management System |
|
Unica
Corporation |
Customer
Value Optimization |
Affinium
Software Suite |
About the Crossroads A-List Awards
The Crossroads A-List Awards signal that a provider has successfully combined three elements critical to mainstream adoption: strategic focus; a viable product or service offering; and, most importantly, consistent business results for its customers. The Crossroads A-List Program, now in its ninth year, is extremely competitive. To participate in the Crossroads A-List Program, a provider must offer:
- An emerging product, technology, or service that is either new to the market or a significant enhancement to an existing offering
- Four deployed Lighthouse customers willing to speak confidentially to the Crossroads research team about the business impact of the product, technology, or service. Lighthouse customers are early implementers of the candidate offerings.
About Open Systems Advisors, Inc.
Founded in 1989, Open Systems Advisors, Inc. (OSA) provides a real-world perspective on using new technology in business. OSA's research is based on an ongoing and in-depth dialogue with hundreds of seasoned IT executives and business leaders who are using emerging technologies to achieve business results. OSA reports the Crossroads Decisions, confers the Crossroads A-List Awards and produces the Crossroads Conferences.
For additional information, contact the company at: Open Systems Advisors, Inc., 268 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, 617/859-0859; www.crossroads-osa.com.
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