End Users Select Best of the Best Networked Storage Products
LONG BEACH, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Storage
Networking Professionals (ASNP) and InfoStor Magazine today announced winners
for the jointly sponsored 2005 Most Valuable Product (MVP) Awards Program.
Winners in seven categories were announced during the awards ceremony held on
Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at Storage World Conference 2005 at Long Beach
Convention Center in Long Beach, California.
The MVP Awards Program recognizes the "best of the best" of storage
networking products in the industry, as determined by storage end-users. This
prestigious awards program is co-sponsored by two user-focused organizations:
InfoStor Magazine, the leading storage-specific publication for enterprise
storage professionals, and the Association of Storage Networking Professionals
(ASNP), the first worldwide organization dedicated to the needs of storage
networking users. This is the ONLY industry awards program where the winners
are selected exclusively by end-users among InfoStor's 22,800 end-user readers
and ASNP's 2000+ members.
"InfoStor congratulates all of the winners of the 2005 MVP Awards," said
Dave Simpson, Editor-in-Chief of InfoStor. "These awards are unique in that
end users -- both InfoStor's readers and members of the ASNP -- voted to
determine the winners based on their own criteria."
"The MVP Award Program has drawn an enthusiastic response from both the
storage industry and the end user -- to be named a finalist is an honor in
itself," said Daniel Delshad, ASNP Chairman. "We're very pleased to be able to
give the end users a voice in naming the best of the best. Our congratulations
to the winners and finalists, alike."
2005 MVP Award winners by category:
1. Storage Management Software
-- AppIQ, Inc. -- StorageAuthority Suite
2. Data Protection Software
-- VERITAS: NetBackup 5.1
3. Backup Hardware
-- StorageTek: StreamLine SL500 Modular Tape Library
4. Networking Equipment
-- Brocade: SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router
5. Disk Subsystem
-- Hitachi Data Systems: TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform (USP)
6. Compliance and Retention
-- EMC: Centera
7. Most Innovative -- 2 winners selected by industry analysts and ASNP
members.
-- Onaro, Inc.: SANScreen(R) Predictive Change Management Software
-- Tacit Networks, Inc. -- Ishared Wide Area File Services (WAFS)
Solution
For the list of the finalists in all categories, please visit
http://www.storageworldconference.com.
About ASNP
The ASNP's mission is "to build a worldwide community of storage
networking users and to provide members with valuable educational programs and
professional development opportunities." ASNP provides an open forum for
members to discuss real-world problems and solutions related to storage
networking. Through its regional chapters, annual meeting, and online portal,
ASNP offers extensive training and professional development opportunities.
About InfoStor Magazine
InfoStor is the leading monthly publication dedicated solely to storage
coverage. Its worldwide audience of 50,000 readers includes IT storage
managers and storage professionals in the channel, including value-added
resellers (VARs), storage/systems integrators and OEMs. For more information,
please visit http://www.infostor.com .
ASNP Media Contact: InfoStor Media Contact:
Daniel Delshad Dave Simpson
310-277-9950 949-497-7377
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