The 2013 CRN Tech Innovator Awards

The 2013 CRN Tech Innovator Awards highlight vendors pushing the envelope with cloud solutions, digital displays, managed services, workstations, smartphones, tablets and more.

For the last decade, the CRN Test Center has been honoring the tech industry's top manufacturers across multiple sectors with its Tech Innovator awards. The 2013 Tech Innovators were chosen by the CRN editorial staff based on technical merit and their investment in providing channel partner support. In addition to honoring the winners, this year's awards also highlight the multiple companies included in the Tech Innovators' 17 categories.

Click on a tab to see the winners and candidates for each category of the 2013 Tech Innovator Awards.

For more information on the winners, check out the Most Innovative Products Of The Year slideshow.

• Cloud Solutions
• Display – LCD/Signage/Projection
• Handhelds – Retail/Specialty
• Handhelds – Smartphones/tablets
• Managed Services
• Networking – Enterprise
• Networking – Voice/Data/UC
• Networking – Wireless
• PC – Laptops/Convertibles
• PC – Servers
• PC – Workstations/Desktops
• Printing & Imaging
• Security
• Software – Enterprise Management
• Storage
• Software – Productivity
• Virtualization

Security

Winner:

Barracuda Networks - Barracuda Firewall

Candidates:

Alert Logic - Threat Manager, Cloud Release

AlienVault - AlienVault Unified Security Management platform, Virtual Appliance

Arbor Networks - Pravail Network Security Intelligence

Bradford Networks - Network Sentry

Co3 Systems - Co3 Systems Security Module

CoSoSys - My Endpoint Protector

Cyber-Ark Software - Cyber-Ark DNA (Discovery & Audit)

Dell SonicWALL - NSA 3600 Network Security Appliance

Dell SonicWALL - Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series

Dell SonicWALL - SuperMassive 9000 Series

Easy Solutions - DSB2Go

EiQ Networks - SecureVue NGS

ERPScan - ERPScan Security Monitoring Suite

FireMon - Security Manager V6.1

ForeScout Technology - ForeScout CounterACT

Fortinet - FortiGate-60D

General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions - Fidelis XPS Vector

Hewlett-Packard - TippingPoint NX Series Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS)

Hostway Corporation - HIPAA Essential

Invincea - Invincea Enterprise

Kaspersky Lab - Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business

KEMP Technologies - Kemp Technologies' Enterprise Security Pack

Lancope - StealthWatch 6.4

Lieberman Software - Enterprise Random Password Manager (ERPM)

McAfee - Complete Endpoint Protection ? Business

NCP Engineering - NCP Secure Enterprise Management (SEM) 3.0

OpenDNS - Umbrella by OpenDNS

Ping Identity - PingFederate 7

Plixer International - Scrutinizer 11

Qualys - QualysGuard Express Lite

RSA, The Security Division of EMC - RSA Authentication Manager 8.0

Sophos - Sophos UTM Connected

SpectorSoft Corporation - SPECTOR 360_7.5

Tenable Network Security - Passive Vulnerability Scanner (PVS)

TraceSecurity - TraceCSO

Tufin Technologies - Tufin SecureApp

Vaultive - Vaultive 3.0

Veracode - Veracode Mobile Application Reputation Service (MARS)

Viewfinity - Viewfinity Application Control

Viper Network Systems - PacketViper

Zscaler - Zscaler Direct-to-Cloud Network

Cloud Solutions

Winner:

IBM Corporation - IBM zEnterprise BC12 (zBC12)

Candidates:

Adaptive Planning - Adaptive Consolidation

Avnet Technology Solutions - VSPEX Mobile Data Center

Centrify Corporation - Centrify for SaaS

Cloud Elements - Pax8

Continuity Software - AvailabilityGuard/Cloud

dinCloud - dinManage (latest release)

Glassbeam - Glassbeam Health Check

Kaseya - The Kaseya Platform, Version 6.3

LG Electronics USA - 23CAV42K V-Series Zero Client Cloud Monitor

Microsoft - Windows Azure Pack (formerly Windows Azure Services for Windows Server)

OS33 - OS33 Drive for iOS

PEER 1 Hosting - Mission Critical Cloud

RingCentral - Business SMS

Salesforce.com - Salesforce Communities

Samepage - Samepage

Scribe Software - Scribe Online Integration Services

Skyhigh Networks - Skyhigh Networks Cloud Services Manager

SkyKick - SkyKick Application Suite

STORServer - STORServer Cloud Appliance

Vidtel - Vidtel Gateway

Zetta.net - Zetta.net DataProtect 4.0

Storage

Winner:

IBM - IBM System x GPFS Storage Server

Candidates:

AirWatch - Secure Content Locker

ArcMail - ArcMail Social

Axcient - Axcient Cloud Continuity

Buffalo - TeraStation 5400r Rackmount WSS NAS Appliance (16 TB)

CloudByte - CloudByte ElastiStor

Cloudera - Cloudera Enterprise

CRU - RTX800-TR

Dell - Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Array

Dot Hill Systems - AssuredSAN Pro 5000 Series Automated Tiered Storage System

EMC - Isilon OneFS

Emulex - Emulex LightPulse LPe16000B-series Gen 5 Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)

Imation - Nexsan Assureon secure automated archive solution

LaCie - LaCie 5big NAS Pro

Microsoft - Windows Server 2012

NetApp - NetApp clustered Data ONTAP 8.2

NETGEAR - ReadyNAS 6.0 OS

Newer Technology - NewerTech miniStack MAX

Nimble Storage - Nimble Storage CS-Series Arrays with Scale-to-Fit Clustering

Nutanix - NX-6270

Panzura - Panzura Global Cloud Storage System

PernixData - PernixData FVP

Pivot3 - vSTAC VDI P Cubed

Pure Storage - FlashArray 400 Series

QLogic Corporation - FabricCache QLE10000 Adapter

Silver Peak - VRX-8

Symantec Corp. - Symantec NetBackup 5230 Backup Appliance

Tandberg Data - BizNAS (NAS) appliances

Tegile Systems - Zebi HA2800

Tintri - Tintri VMstore 2.0 with ReplicationVM

Unitrends - Unitrends Recovery-943

Western Digital - WD Red 3TB SOHO NAS hard drive

Western Digital - WD Se 4TB hard drive

Networking – Enterprise

Winner:

Dell - Dell Networking S5000

Candidates:

A10 Networks - A10 Thunder 3030S Unified Application Service Gateway

Aryaka Networks - Network as-a-Service (NaaS)

Barracuda Networks - Barracuda Load Balancer ADC

Brocade - Brocade ICX 6650

Enterasys Networks - OneFabric Connect SDN

ExtraHop - ExtraHop EH8000

Extreme Networks - Summit X440 Series

Hewlett-Packard - HP 2929 Switch Series

IBM System Networking - IBM SDN for Virtual Environments (IBM SDN-VE)

Juniper Networks - EX9200 Ethernet Switch

Mellanox Technologies - SX1012

Microsoft - Windows Server 2012

Net Optics - xBalancer 5.0

Polycom - Polycom RealPresence CloudAXIS Suite

Talari Networks - APN 3.0 Operating Software

Software – Enterprise Management

Winner:

MapR Technologies - MapR M7

Candidates:

Averail - Averail Access

Brocade - HyperEdge Architecture Mixed Stacking and Distributed Services

Dell - Dell Active Fabric Manager

Fiberlink - MaaS360 Secure Productivity Suite

FieldView Solutions - FieldView 6.0

FrontRange - FrontRange HEAT 2013

Halo Business Intelligence - Halo Business Analytics and Intelligence 2013

Infor - Infor Ming.le

Kaseya - The Kaseya Platform, Version 6.3

Laserfiche - Laserfiche 9

Microsoft - System Center 2012 SP1

NetSuite - NetSuite SuiteCommerce

Novell - Filr

Raritan - dcTrack 3.0 DCIM software

Silver Peak - VX-9000

SYSPRO - SYSPRO 7 Enterprise Resource Planning Software

TSO logic - TSO logic's Application Aware Power Management

xTuple - xTuple Mobile Web

Networking – Voice/Data/UC

Winner:

Verizon - Virtual Communications Express

Candidates:

CyberPoint International - Prescient T700S-FW

Digium - VoIP Gateway

Logitech International - Logitech UC Solution for Cisco 725-C

Logitech International - Logitech Webcam C930e

Sonus Networks - Sonus SBC 1000 and 2000 Session Border Controllers

Tely Labs - telyHD Pro Appliance

Vidyo - VidyoSlate

Vidyo - VidyoMobile for Android Version 2.0

Networking – Wireless

Winner:

Ruckus Wireless - Ruckus ZoneFlex 7055

Candidates:

Aerohive Networks - SR2024 Switch

Enterasys Networks - IdentiFi

Xirrus - Xirrus XR-520

Xirrus - Xirrus Wi-Fi Designer-Cloud

PC – Laptops/Convertibles

Winner:

Lenovo -ThinkPad Helix

Candidates:

Acer America - Acer Aspire S7

Dell - Latitude 10 Windows 8 Tablet

Dell - XPS 12 Convertible Ultrabook

HP - HP EliteBook Revolve

Lenovo - ThinkPad Tablet 2

Samsung Electronics America, Enterprise Business Division - Samsung ATIV Book 9

PC – Servers

Winner:

Hewlett-Packard - HP Moonshot system

Candidates:

Dell - PowerEdge VRTX

Dell - Dell KACE K1000 Asset Management Appliance - Systems Managerment Device

Lenovo - ThinkServer RD330

Super Micro Computer - SYS-5038ML-H12TRF

Super Micro Computer - SYS-5038ML-H8TRF

Super Micro Computer - SYS-5037MC-H12TRF

Super Micro Computer - AS-3012MA-H12TRF

Super Micro Computer - BBP SuperServer (SYS-1027R-72BRFTP)

Software – Productivity

Winner:

Microsoft - Microsoft Lync 2013

Candidates:

AT&T - AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk

Blue Jeans Network - Blue Jeans

Bluebeam Software - Bluebeam Revu

Condusiv Technologies - V-locity Server

Deskera - Deskera Application Suite

etfile (OfficeScope) - OfficeScope

iasset.com - iasset.comTM

SiSense - Prism 10X

TOA Technologies - ETAdirect Professional

Wasp Barcode Technologies - Inventory Control Version 7

Workshare - Workshare Platform with Desktop Sync and Mobile Apps

Managed Services

Winner:

N-able - N-central 9.1 with Automation Manager

Candidates:

AVI-SPL - VNOC Symphony

Intronis - Intronis with QuickSpin

Kaseya - The Kaseya Platform, Version 6.3

Virtualization

Winner:

Barracuda Networks - Barracuda Backup with Cloud LiveBoot

Candidates:

Condusiv Technologies - V-locity VM Accelerator

Delphix - Delphix Agile Data Engine 3.0

Eaton - 5P uninterruptible power system (UPS) – tower model

Kaspersky Lab - Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0

Microsoft - Windows Server 2012

NComputing - N500 Thin Client for Citrix HDX

Nutanix - NX-3450

PernixData - PernixData FVP

Scale Computing - HC3x Platform

SimpliVity Corporation - OmniCube

Unitrends - Unitrends Enterprise Backup 7.0

VMTurbo - VMTurbo Operations Manager

Zerto - Zerto Virtual Replication 3.0

Printing & Imaging

Winner:

Parascript - FormXtra Capture

Candidates:

Xerox - Xerox WorkCentre 7800 Color multifunction printer series

Xerox - Xerox WorkCentre 5800 multifunction printer series

Display – LCD/Signage/Projection

Winner:

Samsung Electronics America, Enterprise Business Division - NC Series Cloud Displays

Candidates:

Epson America - BrightLink Pro 1410Wi

Hewlett Packard - Z24i Performance Display

Prysm - Prysm LPD Display Solution

Samsung Electronics America, Enterprise Business Division - Samsung C Series LED-Backlit Displays

Handhelds – Retail/Specialty

Winner:

Motorola Solutions - SB1 smart badge

Handhelds – Smartphones/Tablets

Winner:

Panasonic System Communications Company - Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1

Candidates:\

Hewlett Packard - HP ElitePad 900 G1 Tablet

Samsung Electronics America, Business Division - Samsung ATIV Tab 7

PC – Workstations/Desktops

Winner:

ViewSonic - SD-A245