Zultys Wins "Best IP PBX" Award from InfoWorld   IDG's InfoWorld Names the 100 Most Innovative Corporate IT Solutions for 2004 Annual Technology of the Year Awards Honor 33 Innovative Solutions January 3, 2005 -- San Francisco, CA -- Today, InfoWorld announced the recipients of its 2005 Technology of the Year honors. The awards recognize significant technologies of the past year that promise to make the greatest impact on enterprise IT strategies as well as the products that best exemplify the implementation of those technologies. The InfoWorld Technology of the Year awards are not open to outside nominations; only products reviewed by InfoWorld's Test Center during the previous year are eligible. The final selections are made by InfoWorld's Test Center analysts and editors. Winners are formally announced in the January 3, 2005, edition of InfoWorld and are available online at http://www.infoworld.com. "Innovation trumps consolidation," said Steve Fox, InfoWorld's editor-in-chief. "InfoWorld's annual Technology of the Year awards highlight the value of more powerful systems, more flexible storage, richer networks, more elegant applications, smoother integration, automated management, and granular security. The real winners are the organizations implementing these technologies." InfoWorld's 2005 Technology of the Year award winners (listed alphabetically by category) include: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Best Application Testing Tool: RadView TestView Best Java Development Tool: Agitar Agitator 1.5 Best Software Change Management Solution: IBM Rational ClearCase 6.0 Best Web Services Development Tool: Mindreef SOAPscope 3.0 COLLABORATION SOFTWARE Best Enterprise IM Solution: IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing 3.1 Best IM Management Solution: IMlogic IM Manager 6.0 Best Team Collaboration Solution: Groove Virtual Office 3.0 DATABASES & DATA MANAGEMENT Best Content Management Solution: CrownPeak Advantage CMS Best Database: Oracle Database 10g Best Mobile Database: IBM DB2 Everyplace Enterprise 8.1.4 ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS AND INTEGRATION Best Enterprise Portal: Plumtree Enterprise Web Suite Best CRM Application: Salesforce.com Winter '05 Best Process Automation Solution: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Best Web Services Integration Solution: Grand Central Business Services Network 4.0 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PLATFORMS Best Blade System: HP Consolidated Client Infrastructure Best Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3, Panther Best Server Hardware: Apple Xserve G5 Best Virtual Server: VMware ESX Server 2.1.1 NETWORKING Best IP PBX: Zultys MX250 Enterprise Media Exchange Best Networking Hardware: Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 10808 Best WAN Accelerator: Riverbed Steelhead 2000 Best Wireless LAN Solution: Trapeze MX-20 Mobility System SECURITY Best Firewall: SonicWall Pro 2040 Best Network IDS: Lancope StealthWatch 4.0 Best WLAN Security Product: AirDefense 4.0 Best Host-based IDS: McAfee Entercept 5.0 Best Anti-Spam Solution: Brightmail Anti-Spam 6.0 STORAGE Best IP Storage Router: Stonefly Networks i3000 Storage Concentrator Best NAS Solution: NetApp FAS270C Best SAN Solution: Dell/EMC AX100 Best Storage Router: Brocade Silkworm Multiprotocol Router SYSTEMS AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT Best Network Management Solution: Rendition Networks TrueControl 3.0 Best Systems Management Solution: Novell ZENworks 6.5 About InfoWorld Media Group For 25 years, InfoWorld Media Group has provided cutting-edge coverage and evaluation of IT products and services for technology experts in senior management. Through integrated channels including print, online, events, and demand generation, InfoWorld reaches the most influential senior-level information technologists -- those who drive their enterprises' strategies and technology purchases. Powered by a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com. About IDG InfoWorld Media Group is a division of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and event company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 300 targeted Web sites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com. Contact: Paul Calento Vice President of Marketing InfoWorld Media Group 415-978-3212 paul_calento@infoworld.com