Streaming Media - October/November 2007 - (Page 31) Collaboration/Conference Solution - WEBEX • First runner-up: Tandberg • Second runner-up: VectorMAX MeetingAnywhere ■ Content Management Platform - VERISIGN INTELLIGENT CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK • First runner-up: Multicast Media Technologies Vidego • Second runner-up: Accordent Media Management System ■ Copy Protection/DRM Solution BUYDRM KEYOS PAY MEDIA PLATFORM • First runner-up: Entriq MediaSphere • Second runner-up: Widevine Cypher for the PC ■ Encoding Hardware VIEWCAST OSPREY VIDEO CAPTURE CARDS • First runner-up: Digital Rapids DRC-Stream Cards • Second runner-up: Streambox Portable Video Transport, Rugged Version ■ Encoding Software - SORENSON SQUEEZE • First runnerup: ViewCast Niagara SCX • Second runner-up: RealNetworks RealProducer and Helix Mobile Producer ■ Global Content Delivery Network - AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES • First runner-up: RealNetworks • Second runner-up (tie): Limelight Networks, Mirror Image, PowerStream ■ IPTV Hardware - VBRICK ETHERNETV • First runner-up: Digital Rapids StreamZ Media Encoding Systems • Second runner-up: Sling Media SlingCatcher ■ IPTV Software - ll we knew going into this, the inaugural STREAMING MEDIA READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS, was that we had no idea what we were getting into. Maybe that’s not entirely true, but the two-week nomination period and three-week voting process brought with it more surprises than any of us here could have anticipated. After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, we’d settled upon 16 categories that we felt covered the breadth of products and services in the industry. But we severely underestimated just how fluid some of these categories would be (Quick: Define “IPTV” in ten words or less, and simply saying “internet protocol television” won’t cut it) or how multipurpose so many of these products are. For almost every argument why a particular product belonged in a particular category, there was a counterargument that it belonged elsewhere, or at least that any single category was insufficient to define everything that product was capable of. But even if it was under protest, 92 companies submitted almost 120 products or services (or were nominated by customers or others in the industry). When all was said and done, more than 3,000 readers of Streaming Media and StreamingMedia.com logged their votes—and that count came after our crack IT department deduped the list and we removed some of the obvious ballot-box stuffers (you know who you are). So here are the winners and first and second runners-up in each category. It’s a list full of names both familiar and new, and while we might quibble about what any particular first-place finish means, one thing is beyond argument: This industry is healthier, more dynamic, and more vital than it’s ever been. And with that, everyone wins. We'll be honoring the winners at a special reception at Streaming Media West on November 7; please join us in the celebration. A By Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen SLING MEDIA SLINGPLAYER MOBILE • First runner-up: LEAD Technologies Inc. LEADTOOLS Multimedia SD • Second runner-up: VectorMAX TVAnywhere ■ P2P Delivery Network - BITTORRENT • First runner-up: VeriSign Kontiki Delivery Management System • Second runner-up: Itiva QStream ■ Regional CDN REAL BROADCAST NETWORK • First runner-up: Streaming Media Hosting • Second runner-up: PowerStream ■ Search and Indexing Platform - GOTUIT POWERVIDEO SUITE • First runner-up: Blinkx • Second runner-up: Coveo Enterprise Search ■ Server Hardware/Software - ADOBE FLASH MEDIA SERVER • First runner-up: Microsoft Windows Media Server • Second runnerup: Wowza Media Server ■ Streaming Radio Solution - LIVE365 • First runner-up: Abacast Ad Injection System • Second runner-up: Liquid Compass ■ Video Advertising Platform - SPOTXCHANGE • First runner-up: Digitalsmiths V ideoSense • Second runner-up: Eyeblaster Ad Campaign Manager http://StreamingMedia.com
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