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Readers' Choice Awards 2000

Once again the readers have spoken, and once again "Oracle" was the word on many lips. But unlike in years past, Microsoft overtook Oracle and won the most categories. Oracle's wins were mostly in operational applications; Microsoft stole the database server category as well as some middleware and development environment top spots from Oracle. And Microsoft continued to provide the favorite OS, now occupying both first and second place with Windows NT and 2000, respectively.

Two landslide wins came in this year: Data Junction was the clear favorite in integration and transformation, and Boston whomped its runner-up Las Vegas as the favorite conference destination.

Ralph Kimball, the incumbent favorite columnist, and Joe Celko, incumbent close runner-up, held steady in their exalted places. Thanks to all the readers who cast their votes online.

ACCESS, REPORTING, VISUALIZATION, AND BI PORTAL

Winner Seagate Software:
CrystalReports
Runner-up MicroStrategy Inc.:
MicroStrategy InfoCenter

ANALYSIS AND MINING

Winner MicroStrategy Inc.:
MicroStrategy Agent
Runner-up Business Objects:
BusinessObjects

DATABASE/DATA WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT

Winner MicroStrategy Inc.:
MicroStrategy Administrator

Runner-up Oracle:
Oracle Enterprise Manager

INTEGRATION AND TRANSFORMATION

Winner Data Junction Corp.:
Data Junction
Runner-up Informatica Corp.:
PowerMart

ANALYTIC APPLICATION

Winner Informatica Inc.:
Informatica Applications
Runner-up Oracle: Sales Analyzer

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Winner PeopleSoft:
Enterprise Performance Management
Runner-up SAS Institute Inc.:
CFO Vision

B2B-E-COMMERCE (Comprehensive Suites & Platforms)

Winner Ariba Inc.:
B2B Commerce Applications
Runner-up Oracle: Oracle Exchange

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Winner (TIE) Oracle: Oracle CRM
Siebel Systems Inc.: Siebel 99
Runner-up PeopleSoft:
Vantive Enterprise

DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

Winner Hewlett-Packard: OpenView
Runner-up Tivoli Systems Inc.: TME

ERP/PACKAGED CORPORATE APPLICATION

Winner Oracle: Oracle Applications
Runner-up PeopleSoft: PeopleSoft

SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Winner Oracle:
Supply-Chain Applications
Runner-up I2 Technologies Inc.: Rhythm

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION/CONSULTING

Winner IBM Global Services
Runner-up PricewaterhouseCoopers

CUSTOMER INTERACTION

Winner BroadVision Inc.: One-to-One Enterprise
Runner-up Vignette Corp.:
StoryServer

MARKETING AUTOMATION AND ONE-TO-ONE MARKETING

Winner Trilogy Software Inc.:
Multichannel Commerce
Runner-up Epiphany/Octane:
Octane 2000

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOL

Winner Microsoft: Visual Studio
Runner-up IBM: VisualAge

APPLICATION, COMPONENT, AND EJB SERVER

Winner Microsoft:
Internet Information Server
Runner-up Allaire Corp.: ColdFusion

APPLICATION INTEGRATION TRANSPORT

Winner Microsoft: MSMQ
Runner-up IBM: MQSeries

B2B E-COMMERCE (IT/Application Development)

Winner Bluestone Software Inc.:
XML Suite Integration Server
Runner-up WebMethods Inc.:
WebMethods B2B

DESIGN & MODELING

Winner Microsoft: Visio 2000
Runner-up Rational Software Inc.:
Rational Rose

ENTERPRISE INFORMATION PORTAL

Winner Sybase:
Sybase Enterprise Portal
Runner-up Hummingbird:
Hummingbird EIP

CONTENT/DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

Winner Microsoft:
Microsoft Exchange
Runner-up Lotus: Lotus Notes/Domino

SEARCH ENGINE

Winner Yahoo
Runner-up Alta Vista

MEDIA/DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Winner Oracle: Oracle8i InterMedia
Runner-up (TIE)
IBM: DB2 Digital Library
Informix: Dynamic Server With
Universal Data Option

DATABASE SERVER

Winner Microsoft: SQL Server
Runner-up Oracle: Oracle 8i

MOBILE/EMBEDDED DATABASE

Winner Oracle: Oracle8i Lite
Runner-up Sybase:
Adaptive Server Anywhere

OPERATING SYSTEM

Winner Windows NT
Runner-up Windows 2000

SPECIALIZED DATA MANAGEMENT

Winner MapInfo Corp:
SpatialWare
Runner-up (TIE)
ESRI: ArcInfo
Versant Corp.: Versant ODBMS

SCALABLE HARDWARE: HIGH-END

Winner Sun Microsystems:
E10000 (Starfire)
Runner-up IBM: S/390

SCALABLE HARDWARE: MIDRANGE

Winner Compaq: ProLiant Series
Runner-up Sun Microsystems:
Enterprise Series

STORAGE SYSTEM

Winner EMC: Symmetrix
Runner-up Seagate/Veritas:
Foundation Suite

BEST INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE COLUMNIST

Winner Ralph Kimball
Runner-up Joe Celko

BEST CITY FOR A CONFERENCE OR TRADE SHOW

Winner Boston
Runner-up Las Vegas