Best of Interop 2010: Finalists and Winners

InformationWeek Analytics announced the finalists and winners for Interop 2010. The categories included: cloud computing; collaboration; data center and storage; infrastructure; network management, monitoring and testing; performance optimization; security; virtualization; and wireless and mobility. It's interesting to note not just who won, but also those that made the top 3 as finalists. There were some interesting new names to go along with the incumbents. Here's the complete list:

Cloud Computing

• IBM - Smart Business Development & Test on the IBM Cloud
• ManageEngine - ServiceDesk Plus On-Demand
• Morphlabs, Inc. - mClouds

Collaboration

• Alcatel-Lucent - OmniTouch 8082 My IC Phone
• Vidyo, Inc. - VidyoDesktop™ Executive Videoconferencing
• Zoho Corporation - Zoho Projects

Data Center and Storage

• Cisco Systems - Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
• Ixia - Native Fibre Channel Test Solution
• Mellanox Technologies - BridgeX 5020

Infrastructure

• 3Com Corporation - H3C® S9500E Series
• Arista Networks - Upcoming addition to the Arista 7000 Family
• Elliptical Mobile Solution - Relocatable Adaptive Suspension Equipment Rack

Network Management, Monitoring and Testing

• Apposite Technologies, Inc. - Netropy Network Emulation
• ExtraHop Networks - Network Timeout
• Gigamon - GigaSMART

Performance Optimization

• Blue Coat Systems - Blue Coat ProxySG Virtual Appliance
• Cisco Systems - Cisco WAAS for Public Clouds
• Spirent Communications - Spirent Avalanche Virtual

Security

• Astaro Corporation - Astaro RED
• Cisco Systems - Cisco ASA 5500 Series Version 8.3
• TippingPoint, a division of 3Com - TippingPoint Virtual Controller (vController)

Virtualization

• Citrix Systems - XenDesktop 4 Feature Pack 1
• Extreme Networks - Direct Attach (NW Virtualization Architecture)
• ManageEngine - ManageEngine Applications Manager

Wireless and Mobility

• AirWatch - AirWatch 5.10
• AppRiver - AppRiver's Secure Hosted Exchange
• Cisco Systems - Upcoming addition to the Aironet Series of Access Points

InformationWeek has a complete write up on the Interop 2010 Show Winners that's worth checking out if you're interested in more detail.