As virtualization fever continues to spread across the world, two products in the industry, from Altiris and Softricity, gain recognition as being the "best" as they both received an award this week.

Altiris Software Virtualization Solution (SVS) was named 'Best' New Product at Microsoft TechEd 2006 as judged by editors from Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine. SVS won Best New Product from a field of approximately 30 finalists and dozens more applicants. The award recognizes the best in product innovation and is evaluated on strategic importance to the IT industry, competitive advantages offered, and customer value provided.

Steve Morton, Altiris VP of product management and marketing, said, "Altiris demonstrated the innovation and value of Software Virtualization Solution to win Best New Product at TechEd 2006. Altiris continues to deliver innovative solutions to enhance Windows management and automate IT operations."

Softricity's SoftGrid platform was also honored as one of the best Virtual PC products in Redmond Magazine's 2006 "Best of the Best" Readers' Choice Awards. Chosen by 2,000 enterprise IT professionals, the award recognizes the network and systems management solutions that are used in real-world enterprise environments.

"We are honored that Softricity's application virtualization platform has been recognized by the readers of Redmond Magazine," said David Greschler, Founder and VP Marketing, Softricity. "The selection of our SoftGrid product by readers illustrates the great momentum, adoption and impact of application virtualization, and the unique value Softricity brings to the market."

Congratulations to both products.

Posted by David Marshall on June 20, 2006 08:26 PM