Last year WindowsNetworking.com conducted a number of Readers' Choice Award contests to find out which products most network administrators recommended. A variety of different products were listed on the site and visitors had a chance to cast their vote for their favorite products.
Throughout the year there were thousands of responses for the various Enterprise Networking products people preferred. The following results are taken from over 3,000 respondents. Listed below are the top choices for each category and also the schedule for the 2013 Readers' Choice Awards.
- Help Desk - ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- Administration Tools - Hyena
- Network Inventory - ClearApps Network Inventory Advisor
- Anti Virus Hardware - Cisco Web Security Appliances
- Backup - Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
- Firewalls & VPN Hardware - Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
- Email Archiving Software - Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange
- Data Recovery - Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
- IP PBX Servers - Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Anti Spam Hardware - Barracuda Spam Firewall
- Network Monitoring - ServersCheck Monitoring Software
- Remote Control - DameWare NT Utilities
Help Desk - December 2012
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ServiceDesk Plus| Results | ||
| 1st | ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus | 24% |
| 2nd | SolarWinds Web Help Desk | 20% |
| 3rd | Help Desk Pilot | 14% |
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Administration Tools - November 2012
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| 1st | Hyena | 35% |
| 2nd | SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset | 15% |
| 3rd | Alchemy Network Administrator's Toolkit | 12% |
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Network Inventory - October 2012
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Network Inventory Advisor | Results | ||
| 1st | ClearApps Network Inventory Advisor | 22% |
| 2nd | Alloy Discovery | 14% |
| 3rd | Lansweeper | 12% |
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Anti Virus Hardware - September 2012
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| 1st | Cisco Web Security Appliances | 23% |
| 2nd | McAfee Web Gateway | 15% |
| 3rd | Check Point UTM-1 Appliances | 11% |
See the full results for the Anti Virus Hardware category.
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Backup - August 2012
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| 1st | Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 | 38% |
| 2nd | Symantec NetBackup | 20% |
| 3rd | ShadowProtect Server | 9% |
See the full results for the Backup category.
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Firewalls & VPN Hardware - July 2012
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ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition |
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| 1st | Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition | 35% |
| 2nd | Juniper Networks NetScreen | 12% |
| 3rd | Avaya Secure Router 2000 Series | 10% |
See the full results for the Firewalls & VPN Hardware category.
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Email Archiving Software - June 2012
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Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange| Results | ||
| 1st | Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange | 26% |
| 2nd | Symantec Enterprise Vault | 24% |
| 3rd | Sherpa Software Archive Attender | 13% |
See the full results for the Email Archiving Software category.
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Data Recovery - May 2012
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| 1st | Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 | 34% |
| 2nd | Symantec Backup Exec | 25% |
| 3rd | Quick Recovery RAID | 7% |
See the full results of the Data Recovery category.
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IP PBX Servers - April 2012
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Unified Communications Manager |
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| 1st | Cisco Unified Communications Manager | 31% |
| 2nd | Asterisk | 25% |
| 3rd | 3CX Phone System for Windows | 19% |
See the full results for the IP PBX Servers category.
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Anti Spam Hardware - March 2012
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Spam Firewall | Results | ||
| 1st | Barracuda Spam Firewall | 38% |
| 2nd | WatchGuard XCS | 12% |
| 3rd | Abaca Email Protection Gateway | 10% |
See the full results for the Anti Spam Hardware category.
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Network Monitoring - February 2012
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Monitoring Software| Results | ||
| 1st | ServersCheck Monitoring Software | 26% |
| 2nd | Spiceworks | 16% |
| 3rd | Solarwinds Orion Network Performance Monitor | 12% |
See the full results for the Network Monitoring category.
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Remote Control - January 2012
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NT Utilities| 1st | DameWare NT Utilities | 24% |
| 2nd | VNC Enterprise Edition | 19% |
| 3rd | Radmin 3 Remote Control Software | 10% |
See the full results for the Remote Control category.
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If you’d like to see past Readers’ Choice winners, please take a look at last years' Readers’ Choice Awards Yearly Roundup 2011.
2013 Readers' Choice Awards
Even more awards will be given out during 2013. Visitors to WindowsNetworking.com will once again have the opportunity to vote for their preferred Enterprise Networking products by submitting their votes for the Readers' Choice Award poll in the site's left-hand bar. Below is a list of the Readers' Choice categories and the month that visitors can submit their votes.
- Remote Control - January 2013 - DameWare Remote Support
- Network Monitoring - February 2013 - AggreGate Network Manager
- Anti Malware Hardware - March 2013 - Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall
- IP PBX Servers - April 2013 - Asterisk
- Data Recovery Software - May 2013 - Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
- Email Archiving Software - June 2013 - Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange
- Firewalls & VPN Hardware - July 2013 - Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
- Backup - August 2013 - Symantec Backup Exec
- AD Management - September 2013 - NETsec Enterprise Permission Reporter
- Network Inventory - October 2013 - Hemoco Lansweeper
- Administration Tools - November 2013 - Hyena
- Help Desk - December 2013 - SolarWinds Web Help Desk