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 2014 Readers' Choice Awards.
- Help Desk - SolarWinds Web Help Desk
- Administration Tools - Hyena
- Network Inventory - Hemoco Lansweeper
- AD Management - NETsec Enterprise Permission Reporter
- Backup - Symantec Backup Exec
- 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 - Asterisk
- Anti Spam Hardware - Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall
- Network Monitoring - AggreGate Network Manager
- Remote Control - DameWare Remote Support
Help Desk - December 2013
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| 1st | SolarWinds Web Help Desk | 23% |
| 2nd | ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus | 19% |
| 3rd | Help Desk Pilot | 15% |
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Administration Tools - November 2013
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| 1st | Hyena | 31% |
| 2nd | Lepide Active Directory Manager | 21% |
| 3rd | SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor | 17% |
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Network Inventory - October 2013
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| 1st | Hemoco Lansweeper | 26% |
| 2nd | ClearApps Network Inventory Advisor | 20% |
| 3rd | Solarwinds Network Topology Mapper | 17% |
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AD Management - September 2013
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Enterprise Permission Reporter| Results | ||
| 1st | NETsec Enterprise Permission Reporter | 25% |
| 2nd | ManageEngine ADManager Plus | 24% |
| 3rd | Lepide Active Directory Management & Reports | 15% |
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Backup - August 2013
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| 1st | Symantec Backup Exec | 25% |
| 2nd | Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 | 20% |
| 3rd | Unitrends Enterprise Backup | 18% |
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Firewalls & VPN Hardware - July 2013
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| 1st | Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition | 28% |
| 2nd | Dell Sonicwall NSA E5500 | 19% |
| 3rd | Juniper Networks NetScreen | 14% |
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Email Archiving Software - June 2013
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Archive Manager for Exchange| Results | ||
| 1st | Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange | 18% |
| 2nd | Exclaimer Exchange Mail Archiver | 16% |
| 3rd | GFI MailArchiver for Exchange | 15% |
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Data Recovery - May 2013
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| 1st | Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 | 30% |
| 2nd | ShadowProtect Server | 23% |
| 3rd | EMC NetWorker | 17% |
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IP PBX Servers - April 2013
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| 1st | Asterisk | 28% |
| 2nd | Cisco Unified Communications Manager | 17% |
| 3rd | SwyxWare SmartOffice | 15% |
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Anti Spam Hardware - March 2013
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Spam Firewall | Results | ||
| 1st | Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall | 32% |
| 2nd | WatchGuard XCS | 21% |
| 3rd | SonicWALL Email Security | 15% |
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Network Monitoring - February 2013
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Network Manager |
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| 1st | AggreGate Network Manager | 22% |
| 2nd | Spiceworks' Network Monitoring Software | 20% |
| 3rd | ManageEngine OpManager | 18% |
See the full results for the Network Monitoring category.
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Remote Control - January 2013
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Remote Support| Results | ||
| 1st | DameWare Remote Support | 26% |
| 2nd | EMCO Remote Desktop Professional | 15% |
| 3rd | Smart-X ControlUp | 12% |
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 2012.
2014 Readers' Choice Awards
Even more awards will be given out during 2014. 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 right-hand bar. Below is a list of the Readers' Choice categories and the month that visitors can submit their votes.
- Remote Control - January 2014 - TeamViewer
- Network Monitoring - February 2014 - Netwrix Auditor
- Anti Malware Hardware - March 2014 - Barracuda Spam Firewall
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IP PBX Servers - April 2014 - Asterisk
- Data Recovery Software - May 2014 - Acronis Backup
- Email Archiving Software - June 2014 - Metalogix Archive Manager for Exchange
- Firewalls & VPN Hardware - July 2014 - Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
- Software-Based Backup Solution - August 2014 - Acronis Backup
- AD Management - September 2014 - Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory
- Network Inventory - October 2014 - Hemoco Lansweeper
- Administration Tools - November 2014 - Netwrix Password Manager
- Help Desk - December 2014 - ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus