Data Communications And Lan Times Magazines Announce The Six Best Of Show Award Winners At Networld+Interop 97 Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV, May 6, 1997
--LAN Times and Data Communications, the McGraw-Hill Companies'
premier networking publications, today announced the winners of the
BEST OF SHOW Awards at NetWorld+Interop 97 Las Vegas. The renowned BEST
OF SHOW program honors the leading new products and services announced
at NetWorld+Interop that significantly advance the state of the art of
distributed computing and networking.
Six winners were selected from 19 initial finalists chosen last week
from over 300 BEST OF SHOW award entries. Products were selected from
the following categories:
- Network Server Software category includes NOSs, directories, and
databases, as well as groupware and messaging applications. - Intranet Applications category covers intranet-specific software,
such as Web servers and browsers. - Network Infrastructure category includes LAN and campus switches,
hubs, routers, firewalls and other connectivity devices. - Remote Access category includes remote-access and branch-office
networking software and hardware, as well as mobile computing
software and hardware. - WAN and Internet Services and Equipment category covers public
and private WAN services and equipment, as well as value-added
services and wireless data networks. - Network Management and Analysis category includes systems and
utilities for managing network devices and applications software, as
well as network analyzers and test equipment.
The six BEST OF SHOW winners and their innovative products according
to category were:
- Network Server Software: V-One's Smartgate is a security
server that provides authentication and encryption with 56-bit keys
and higher. This product has a unique key recovery system that allows
users to perform key escrow without setting up a costly third-party
key management system. - Intranet Applications: BMC Software's Patrol CGI Server
Suite--Common gateway interface scripting has become one of the most
resource-intensive activities on Web servers. BMC Software has
addressed this real-world problem with its BMC Patrol CGI Server
Suite. By dedicating a separate platform to process scripts,
BMC's Patrol CGI Server Suite aims to speed up Web servers--and
the response time for corporate Web applications. - Network Infrastructure: Extreme Networks' Summit 1 is a
gigabit to gigabit Ethernet switch that has a nonblocking
architecture and routing intelligence. Not only does the switch
offer Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing, but also it offers
prioritization class-of-service capabilities using RSVP, 802.1p,
802.1q and Extreme's own policy-based management software. This
entry also was chosen the Overall "Best of the Best" Award
Winner. - Remote Access: Ramp Networks' WebRamp M3 is an integrated
analog router and Ethernet hub that features bandwidth allocation
capabilities that allows three separate analog connections to be
aggregated for ISDN-like performance. In addition, connections can be
brought up at the net manager's discretion, and a striping
capability allows one user accessing one Web site to use the data
channels of all three modems for faster performance. and Equipment: WorldCom's ATM WEB NMS--WorldCom has taken
web-based monitoring of public services to the next level by
allowing customers to access ATM performance reports from any Web
browser. Data is updated every 15 minutes and is stored for 45
days, making it easy to review historical network performance.
Additionally, reports are available in a range of formats
(graphical, tabular, text) and with a variety of parameters, such
as average utilization and number of cells discarded.- Network Management and Analysis: Netcom Systems' SmartBits
Gigabit Ethernet Test System is the first system capable of measuring
performance, conformance, and device interoperability for gigabit
LANs. It is a high-end, multiport system capable of sending,
receiving, and monitoring packets on multiple connections
simultaneously.
The BEST OF SHOW Product Awards program is designed to help end-users
evaluate the expansive offering of new products that debut at
NetWorld+Interop '97 Las Vegas. The editors of Data Communications
and LAN Times scour the industry and show floor evaluating hundreds of
new products. They select winners for unique and innovative products
that strive to provide end-users with cutting-edge networking benefits.
The BEST OF SHOW winners were announced on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at the
NetWorld+Interop stage in the lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center,
BEST OF SHOW applicants were required to be NetWorld+Interop 97 Las
Vegas exhibitors and had to submit entries for consideration by April
18, 1997. In addition, the products entered had to be introduced no
earlier than April 4, 1997 with a product release date no later than
November 21, 1997.
Data Communications is the only global networking magazine written for
the enterprise network architect who plans, designs, and manages large
enterprise-wide backbone networks. With a corporate backbone network
perspective, Data Communications' in-depth editorial coverage
focuses on today's hot infrastructure products and services, such
as Intranets, firewalls, ATM, remote access, and VLANs. Data
Communications on the Web -- an interactive source of information about
networking products, services, and technologies -- can be reached at
http://www.data.com.
LAN Times is a biweekly publication of The McGraw-Hill Companies that
provides more than 215,000 network professionals who build and maintain
enterprise networks with responsible analysis of networking trends and
products in order for them to better satisfy expanding business
objectives. Since its inception, LAN Times has been committed to
exploring and explaining the potential of distributed networking. It
began with the vision that networks would one day become the pervasive
model employed by organizations worldwide. LAN Times OnLine is an
electronic source for network computing that can be accessed on the
Internet's World Wide Web at http://www.lantimes.com.
Data Communications and LAN Times are part of The McGraw-Hill Companies
Information Technology and Communcations Group. Founded in 1888, The
McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading information services organization
serving worldwide markets in education business, finance, the
professions, and government. Company revenues in 1996 exceeded $3
billion.
NetWorld+Interop is the world's largest event providing networking
and Internet professionals an unprecedented forum for education,
products, services and up-to-date information to make critical
purchasing decisions. The event provides these professionals with the
opportunity to experience and demonstrate emerging and existing
technologies in the Internet and networking market, focusing on
interoperability in a multivendor, multiprotocol environment.
NetWorld+Interop occurs annually in Las Vegas, Atlanta, Tokyo, Paris,
London, Sydney and Singapore. Visit Interop Online at
http://www.interop.com for year-round news and information.
WorldCom is a global business telecommunications company. Operating
in more than 50 countries, the company is a premier provider of
facilities-based and fully integrated local, long distance,
international and Internet services. WorldCom's subsidiary, UUNET
Technologies, Inc., is the world's largest provider of Internet
services. WorldCom's World Wide Web address is
http://www.wcom.com
. The common and depositary shares of WorldCom trade on the Nasdaq
National Market (U.S.) under the symbol WCOM and WCOMP,
respectively.
