Each year, Network World gives out a host of awards to users and companies and their products. Below is a listing of those awards. Click on an award or category to learn more.
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Network World Network World honors outstanding network initiatives through the Enterprise All-Star Awards program, launched in 2005 to replace the Extended Enterprise Innovator Award and User Excellence Award.
Recognizes exceptional use of network technology to further business objectives, with winners profiled in a special September issue. Nominations will be accepted through May 10, 2006. Click here for the entry form.
Enterprise All-Star Award categories include:
Criteria: Award winners must demonstrate exceptional use of network technology act as role models for the use of one or more of these technologies within their particular vertical markets and the business world at large.
See last year’s winners. Click here for the entry form.
Editorial contact: Beth Schultz, editor, Signature Series, or Julie Bort, executive editor, Signature Series.
Network World honors stellar products and services that have gone through our rigorous testing program, as well as products that win kudos from our columnists, newsletter writers and readers.
Network World Clear Choice
Awarded throughout the year during the testing cycle
The Network World Clear Choice designation goes to any product that wins a comparative test conducted by a Network World Lab Alliance partner if it also achieves a score higher than 3.7, on a 1-to-5 scale. Additionally, products that score exceptionally high (4.5 or above) in single product tests will also receive the Network World Clear Choice designation.
Editorial contacts: Christine Burns, Lab Alliance director; Keith Shaw, senior reviews editor.
Best of the Tests Award
Published: Best Products Issue (February)
This award goes to the top products that have gone through our rigorous, hands-on testing within a 12-month eligibility period. Many of these products already will have received the Network World Clear Choice designation.
The Best of the Tests Award identifies which among all products tested are the best of the best.
Network World testing editors divide the products into critical enterprise network categories and then consider the scores awarded to each product in a category by the Network World Lab Alliance members who conducted the tests. To break a tie, testing editors pick the winner based on how well each product outperforms or out-features the products against which it was tested.
Best of the Test Award-winning products are profiled in our annual Best Products Issue, a Signature Series special edition that publishes in February. Check out 2005 Best of the Tests Award winners.Editorial contacts: Keith Shaw, senior reviews editor; Christine Burns, Test Alliance director.
Category-Breaker Award
Published: Best Issue (February)
This award honors products and services introduced in a 12-month eligibility period that break market boundaries. Participating Network World columnists and newsletter writers, people tasked with the daily responsibility of analyzing and researching technologies, select one product they feel deserving of the Category-Breaker Award. Unsolicited nominations are not accepted.
The Category-Breaker Award winning products are profiled in our annual Best Issue, a Signature Series special edition that publishes in February. Check out the 2005 choices.
Editorial contact: Beth Schultz, editor, Signature Series.
Network World honors established and new network vendors in a variety of ways.
The Network World 200
Send list candidates year-round to nw200@idg.com
Published: NW200 Issue (April)
Network World teams with IDG Research to compile our annual Network World 200 list. The NW200 ranks the top 200 publicly traded network companies in North America, based on revenue. The NW200 list appears in our annual Network World 200 Issue, a Signature Series special edition that publishes in April, and can be downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet. We also offer an interactive tool that allows comparisons of two or more NW200 companies in a variety of categories. Send list candidates to nw200@idg.com.
Editorial contact: Beth Schultz, editor, Signature Series.
10 Start-ups to Watch
The nomination period for the 2006 picks will open in January 2006.
Published: NW200 Issue (April)
Network World identifies hot, young network companies that have compelling business plans, strategies and products; seasoned leadership; and solid backing. We profile these companies in our annual Network World 200 Issue, a special Signature Series special edition that publishes in April, and track their performance throughout the year. Network World editors pick the companies to watch out of a pool of nominations submitted by the editorial staff, columnists, newsletter writers and external sources. Winners are selected in early February. Click here for a look at the 2003 picks.
Editorial contact: Beth Schultz, editor, Signature Series.
10 Most Powerful Companies
Published: Power Issue (December)
Network World names the 10 most powerful companies in networking in our annual year-end Power Issue, a Signature Series special edition that publishes the last week in December. Network World editors pick the companies based on nominations submitted by editorial staff, columnists, newsletter writers, Network World Lab Alliance members and select third-party sources. Decisions are based on criteria such as revenue, market share, customer service, support, leadership and industry influence. Unsolicited nominations are not accepted. Take a look at the 2004/5 picks.
Editorial contact: Beth Schultz, editor, Signature Series.
50 Most Powerful People
Published: Power IssueDec. 27, 2004
Network World honors the network elite in its annual 50 most powerful people in networking in our annual year-end Power Issue, a Signature Series special edition that publishes the last week in December.
Network World editors pick the winners based on nominations submitted by editorial staff, columnists, newsletter writers, Global Test Alliance members and select third-party sources. Decisions are based on criteria such as the person's industry and corporate stature, strategic moves and ability to influence others in the network field. Unsolicited nominations are not accepted. Take a look at the 2005 picks.
Editorial contact: Beth Schultz, editor, Signature Series.
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