The Best of Interop Awards recognize exhibitors that have made significant technological advancements in specific areas. The winners in each category represent the products that our teams of judges believe have the most significant technical impact on their segment and are helping to move business technology forward. Winners will be announced on the Expo Floor at Interop on April 28 at 5:30pm.
2015 WINNERS
BEST OF INTEROP GRAND AWARD AND APPLICATIONS WINNER
JumpCloud – JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service
CLOUD/VIRTUALIZATION WINNER
FixStream, Inc. – FixStream Operational Analytics and Visualization Platform
DATA CENTER WINNER
Cisco – Cisco ITD (Intelligent Traffic Director)
MOBILITY WINNER
Cisco – Cisco Hyperlocation Module
NETWORKING WINNER
ALE – Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Intelligent Fabric
PERFORMANCE/MANAGEMENT/MONITORING WINNER
VMware – vRealize Operations 6
SDN WINNER
Cisco – Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
SECURITY WINNER
Dell, Inc. – Dell Sonic Wall Secure Remote Access
STORAGE WINNER
NEC – Hydrastor HS8-4000
BEST STARTUP WINNER
VeloCloud Networks – VeloCloud Cloud Networking Services
BEST OF INTEROP 2015 FINALISTS
APPLICATIONS FINALISTS
- Hiperwall – Hiperwall 4.0
- JumpCloud – JumpCloud Directory-as-a-Service
- Redbooth – Redbooth Private Cloud
CLOUD/VIRTUALIZATION FINALISTS
- CloudVelox – CloudVelox One Hybrid Cloud(TM) Platform for Pilot Light DR
- FixStream, Inc. – FixStream Operational Analytics and Visualization Platform
- Tonomi – Tonomi
DATA CENTER FINALISTS
- Cisco – Cisco ITD (Intelligent Traffic Director)
- Cisco – Cisco UCS Mini
- Fiber Mountain – Glass Core
MOBILITY/WIRELESS FINALISTS
- Cisco – Cisco Hyperlocation Module
- Citrix – XenMobile
- EnGenius Technologies, Inc. – EZMaster Distributed Network Management System
NETWORKING FINALISTS
- ALE – Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Intelligent Fabric
- CloudGenix – CloudGenix ION
- IP Infusion – OcNOS
PERFORMANCE/MANAGEMENT/MONITORING FINALISTS
- ExtraHop Networks – ExtraHop EH9100
- Savvius – Omnipliance WiFi
- VMware – vRealize Operations 6
SDN FINALISTS
- Big Switch Networks – Big Cloud Fabric 2.5
- Cisco – Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
- VMware – VMware NSX 6.1
SECURITY FINALISTS
- Dell, Inc. – Dell SonicWall Secure Remote Access
- ESET – ESET Remote Administrator
- Tufin – Tufin Orchestration Suite R 15-1
STORAGE FINALISTS
- AIC – SB122-PH
- AirWatch by VMware – AirWatch Content Locker
- NEC – Hydrastor HS8-4000
2015 JUDGES
APPLICATIONS
Dave Wagner, Community Editor, InformationWeek
Ken Griffin, Director, IT Services and Operations, Harvard Business School Publishing
BEST STARTUP
Andrew Conry-Murray, Director of Content & Community for Interop, UBM Tech
Steve Comstock, CIO, CBS Interactive
CLOUD/VIRTUALIZATION
Ben Kepes, Advisor, Investor and Founder, Diversity Limited
Charles Babcock, Editor-at-Large, InformationWeek
DATA CENTER
Ethan Banks, Editor, Packet Pushers Podcast
Steve Hill, Senior Analyst, Business Technology and Software – Data Center Solutions, Current Analysis
MOBILITY/WIRELESS
Lee Badman, Wireless and Network Engineer, Syracuse University/Contributor, Network Computing
Tom Claburn, Editor-at-Large, InformationWeek
NETWORKING
Ethan Banks, Editor, Packet Pushers Podcast
Mike Fratto, Principal Analyst, Current Analysis/Former Editor, Network Computing
PERFORMANCE/MANAGEMENT/MONITORING
Andrew Conry-Murray, Director of Content & Community for Interop, UBM Tech
Marcia Savage, Managing Editor, Network Computing
SDN
Eric Hanselman, Chief Analyst, 451 Research
Mike Fratto, Principal Analyst, Current Analysis/Former Editor, Network Computing
SECURITY
John Pironti, President, IP Architects, LLC
Tim Wilson, Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder, Dark Reading.com
STORAGE
Howard Marks, Contributing Editor, Network Computing
Sue Fogarty, Editor in Chief, Network Computing
2014 WINNERS
BEST OF INTEROP GRAND AWARD AND SDN CATEGORY WINNER
OpenDaylight Project – Hydrogen
CATEGORY: STORAGE WINNER AND AUDIENCE CHOICE WINNER
VMware – VMware Virtual SAN
CATEGORY: CLOUD WINNER
VMware – vCloud® Hybrid Service™
CATEGORY: DATA CENTER WINNER
Cisco – Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch
CATEGORY: MANAGEMENT WINNER
NEC Corporation – NEC Unified Network Coordinator (UNC)
CATEGORY: MOBILITY WINNER
Dell Software – Dell Enterprise Mobility Management
CATEGORY: NETWORKING WINNER
Cisco – Cisco ISR 4451-X Converged Branch Infrastructure Solution
CATEGORY: PERFORMANCE WINNER
Spirent Communications – Avalanche NEXT
CATEGORY: SECURITY WINNER
SpectorSoft – Spector 360 Recon
BEST NEW STARTUP WINNER
Basic6
2014 CATEGORY FINALISTS
CLOUD FINALISTS
- iland – Enterprise Cloud Services Portal
- Spirent Communications – Spirent Velocity
- VMware – vCloud® Hybrid Service™
DATA CENTER FINALISTS
- Arista Networks– Arista 7300X 10/40GbE Data Center Switch and EOS Programmability (SSU)
- Cisco – Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch
- Stratus Technologies – Stratus everRun Enterprise
MANAGEMENT FINALISTS
- NEC Corporation – NEC Unified Network Coordinator (UNC)
- Gigamon – NetFlow Generation Application
- Extreme Networks – Purview
MOBILITY FINALISTS
- Cisco Systems – Cisco Mobility Services Engine – Enhanced Wi-Fi Location Accuracy and Analytics
- Dell Software – Dell Enterprise Mobility Management
- Presentia – PresenTable SemiPresence
NETWORKING FINALISTS
- Avaya – Avaya Fabric Attach
- Cisco Systems – Cisco ISR 4451-X Converged Branch Infrastructure Solution
- HP – HP Network Optimizer SDN Application for Microsoft Lync
PERFORMANCE FINALISTS
- APCON – APCON IntellaFlex Time Stamping & Packet Slicing Blade
- Spirent Communications – Avalanche NEXT
- PathSolutions – TotalView 5
SDN FINALISTS
- Cisco – Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
- OpenDaylight Project – Hydrogen
- VMware – VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform
SECURITY FINALISTS
- Avaya – Avaya idEngines® (aka Identity Engines) Single Sign On (SSO)
- Dell Software – Dell™ SonicWALL™ Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2600
- SpectorSoft – Spector 360 Recon
STORAGE FINALISTS
- Coho Data – Coho DataStream 1000
- SmartFile – On Premise File Sharing Appliance
- VMware – VMware Virtual SAN
