Antepo, Inc. (http://www.antepo.com ), a leader in secure enterprise Instant Messaging (IM) and Presence technology, today announced that eWEEK, a Ziff Davis Media publication and one of the industry's leading enterprise IT magazines, has named OPN System XT, Antepo's flagship solution for corporate instant messaging and availability management, a winner in eWEEK's Sixth Annual Excellence Awards program, in the Enterprise Collaboration category. Winners were announced on May 23 and honored at a special ceremony in Boston, MA. An Excellence Awards special report -- providing details on the winning products and their value to the enterprise -- will appear in the June 19th edition of eWEEK and online at eWEEK.com.
"New technology creates opportunities for vendors to react proficiently to the rapidly evolving demands placed on enterprise IT managers," said Eric Lundquist, Editorial Director. "eWEEK is proud to offer our readers solid recommendations for new innovative products that respond to these increasingly complex demands."
"It was a great honor not only to be recognized among such a distinguished field of competitors, including a perennial industry-leader like Intuit, but to also come away with this year's eWEEK Excellence Award for Enterprise Collaboration," said Maxime Seguineau, Chairman and CEO of Antepo. "Presence is quickly establishing a foothold as the new, intelligent dial-tone of IP and converged communications throughout enterprises worldwide. The ability of OPN System to add availability-management to VoIP products and services will not only help improve the speed and efficiency of communications, but most importantly, business itself."
The eWEEK Excellence Awards program provides enterprise professionals with a comprehensive benchmark for assessing a wide range of technology products and services. Evaluating the entries is a panel of experts including eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners -- senior enterprise IT professionals who act as reader representatives.
Products and services were awarded in the following categories:
* Analytics & Reporting
* Application Development
* Business Integration Systems
* Business Relationship Management
* Desktop & Mobile Hardware
* E-Business Foundations
* E-Mail Management & Security
* Enterprise Collaboration
* Enterprise Storage Hardware
* Enterprise Storage Software
* IT Quality Assurance Tools
* Productivity Applications
* Server Hardware
* Networking & Management Tools
* Networking Infrastructure
* System & Application Management
* Authentication & User Management
* Network Data-stream Protection
* Vulnerability Assessment & Remediation
About Ziff Davis Media Inc.
Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company serving the technology and videogame markets. The Company is an information services provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences, events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing, list rentals, research and market intelligence. In the United States, the Company publishes seven magazines including PC Magazine, eWEEK, CIO Insight, Baseline, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. The Company exports the power of its brands internationally, with publications in 48 countries and 19 languages. Ziff Davis leverages its content on the Internet with a network of highly-targeted technology and gaming sites including PCMag.com, eWEEK.com, ExtremeTech.com and 1UP.com. The Company also produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer technology events including DigitalLife. With its main headquarters and PC Magazine Labs based in New York, Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab facilities in the San Francisco and Boston markets. Additional information is available at http://www.ziffdavis.com .
About Antepo
Antepo's award-winning Open Presence Network (OPN) System(TM) is a leading solution for Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) and Presence -- enabling real-time desktop and wireless communication and collaboration, while meeting critical business requirements for control, security, integration, and compliance. Deployed as a stand-alone solution or a flexible platform to build Presence-enabled messaging and telephony applications, OPN System supports federation with other IM systems, including certified, seamless connectivity to the AOL Instant Messenger(TM) (AIM(R)) and Google(TM) Talk networks. Antepo is a FIMA (Financial Services Instant Messaging Association) affiliated vendor, a 2006 eWEEK Excellence Awards Winner, and a recipient of the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award in EIM software. For more information, visit http://www.antepo.com .
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