Techweb : 2005 Readers’ Choice Awards :: Category Winners

Best BI Suite
Business Objects

Best Performance Management Suite
Microsoft Business Solutions

Best Data Mining Toolset
SAS

Best Statistical Analysis Toolset
SAS

Best Visualization Utility
IBM

Best Text Mining Toolset (tie)
SAS
IBM

Best Complex Event Processing System
iSpheres

Best Business Activity Monitoring System (tie)
Tibco
webMethods

Best Web or Clickstream Analytics
SAS

Best Portal Platform
IBM

Best CRM Suite
salesforce.com

Best Customer or CRM Analytics
Siebel Systems

Best Embedded/Guided CRM Analytics
Microsoft Business Solutions

Best Customer Data Integration Application
Oracle

Best Enterprise Information Integration Application
IBM

Best Extract, Transform and Load Toolset
Informatica

Best Data Quality and Profiling Toolset
Ascential

Best Database Management System (tie)
Microsoft
Oracle

Best Geographic Information System
ESRI

Best Metadata Management Toolset
Informatica

Best XML Database (tie)
IBM
Microsoft
Oracle

Best XML Authoring, Managing and Publishing Application
Adobe

Best Data and Document Capture System
Adobe

Best Collaborative Content Management System
Microsoft

Best Enterprise Content Management System
IBM

Best Web Content Management System
Microsoft

Best Search, Taxonomy or Categorization Tool
Google

Best Enterprise Resource Planning System
SAP

Best Supply Chain Management System
SAP

Best Application Change Management Toolset
Computer Associates

Best Enterprise Application Management System
Computer Associates

Best IT Systems Management Toolset
Computer Associates

Best SOA Toolset
Microsoft

Best B2B Integration Middleware
IBM

Best Enterprise Service Bus Middleware
IBM

Best Business Process Management System (tie)
Computer Associates
Microsoft Business Solutions
Oracle

Best Business Rules Engine
Fair Isaac

Best Corporate Governance and Compliance Solution
Microsoft Business Solutions

Best Consulting or Outsourcing Services
IBM Global Services