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Innovative Technology Awards 2003: List of Winners

September 22, 2003 12:00 PM ET

Computerworld -


Brocade Communications Systems Inc.


CATEGORY: Networking equipment



LOCATION: San Jose



TECHNOLOGY: Brocade Fabric Manager



HOW IT WORKS: Simplifies management of storage-area networks by helping storage managers configure and monitor Brocade switches and Brocade SANs from a single console. These tasks include security management in SANs and management and aggregation of host bus adapters and downloads of firmware.



PARTNERS: Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM, EMC Corp., Hitachi Data Systems Corp.



Centerpost Corp.


CATEGORY: CRM



LOCATION: Chicago



TECHNOLOGY: Multichannel notification



HOW IT WORKS: It integrates with client systems to mine data, manage user preferences and deliver multichannel notifications.



CUSTOMER SAMPLING: United Air Lines Inc., The Weather Channel Interactive Inc.



ClearForest Corp.


CATEGORY: Data management



LOCATION: New York



TECHNOLOGY: ClearTags



HOW IT WORKS: ClearForest's technology assimilates text data of any size and structure, extracts key terms, assigns the terms to meaningful categories (a taxonomy) and establishes their interrelationships. By combining semantic, statistical and structural analysis, ClearTags automatically classifies documents and discovers pertinent entities, facts, events and relationships buried deep within the text.



CUSTOMER SAMPLING: Credit Suisse Group, General Motors Co., Dow Chemical Co., Eastman Kodak Co.



ClickTracks


CATEGORY: Web site management



LOCATION: Scotts Valley, Calif.



TECHNOLOGY: ClickTracks Analyzer



HOW IT WORKS: It displays visitor behavior on a user's Web page, letting marketers see which keywords drive the most purchases.



CUSTOMER SAMPLING: Green Mountain Energy Co., Brother Industries Ltd.



Creekpath


CATEGORY: Application development



LOCATION: Denver



TECHNOLOGY: CreekPath Storage Operations Management Suite



HOW IT WORKS: A workflow engine, it integrates with a policy engine to help obtain maximum value from a storage network.



CUSTOMER SAMPLING: UAL Loyalty Services



Endeca Technologies Inc.


CATEGORY: Internet applications



LOCATION: Cambridge, Mass.



TECHNOLOGY: Endeca ProFind



HOW IT WORKS: The tool combines traditional query search with a guided navigation technology to eliminate dead ends.



CUSTOMER SAMPLING: Barnesandnoble.com Inc., Tower Records, Crate and Barrel



EnvoyWorldWide Inc.


CATEGORY: CRM



LOCATION: Bedford, Mass.



TECHNOLOGY: EnvoyExpress



HOW IT WORKS: EnvoyWorldWide's flagship service lets users communicate time-sensitive personalized information to many individuals instantly and simultaneously. It consists of a scalable interaction management platform, real-time tracking capabilities and a two-way, actionable response mechanism.



CUSTOMER SAMPLING: Symantec Corp., Southern California Edison Co.



Extended Systems Inc.


CATEGORY: Mobile/wireless



LOCATION: Boise, Idaho



TECHNOLOGY: OneBridge Mobile Platform (formerly XtndConnect Server)



HOW IT WORKS: OneBridge enables a variety of devices to access up-to-the-minute corporate data and applications, whether through a dial-up synchronization cradle, a wireless connection or a browser. "Push" technology enables wireless users to receive e-mail in real time. OneBridge also provides IT with tools to secure and manage the mobile environment, as well as a development platform for mobile applications.



CUSTOMER SAMPLING: CBS Broadcasting Inc., DaimlerChrysler AG, Major League Baseball, Chase Manhattan Bank



FrontBridge Technologies Inc.


CATEGORY: Security



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