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And the Survey Says ...
asp.netPRO Readers Choice Awards 2006
By David Riggs
Hopefully you played along at home as we hosted our annual
Readers Choice Awards balloting. It was your chance to vote for the products
and services that make your ASP.NET development easier, more efficient, and more
profitable maybe even more fun. There are many exceptionally talented people
in this industry; this was your opportunity to show them your appreciation and
recognition for a job well done.
With all due respect to Family Feud, here is what our survey says; here are the results of
the 2006 asp.netPRO Readers Choice Awards.
|
Category
|
Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
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Add-in
|
CodeRush for
Visual Studio .NET (Developer Express)
|
C# Refactory (Xtreme
Simplicity)
|
|
Charting & Graphics Tool
|
ComponentArt
WebChart for ASP.NET (ComponentArt)
|
Dundas Chart for .NET (Dundas Software)
|
|
Chat Application
|
Cute Chat (CuteSoft)
|
Absolute Live
Support .NET (Xigla Software)
|
|
Code Editor
|
TextPad
(Helios Software Solutions)
|
HomeSite (Macromedia)
|
|
Communications Tool
|
IP*Works! (/n
software)
|
PowerTCP .NET
(Dart Communications)
|
|
Community Resource
|
The Code Project
(CodeProject)
|
4GuysFromRolla.com
(4GuysFromRolla.com)
|
|
Component Set
|
ComponentArt Web.UI
for ASP.NET (ComponentArt)
|
r.a.d.controls
(telerik)
|
|
Content Management System
|
ComponentArt Rotator
for ASP.NET (ComponentArt)
|
Sitefinity
(telerik)
|
|
e-Commerce Package
|
BV Commerce
(BV Software)
|
Ibiz E-Payment
Integrator .NET Edition (/n software)
|
|
E-mail Control
|
aspNet Email
(Advanced Intellect)
|
IP*Works! S/MIME
(/n software)
|
|
Forum Application
|
Community Server
(Telligent Systems, Inc.)
|
dotNetBB Forums (dotNetBB.com)
|
|
Grid
|
r.a.d.grid
(telerik)
|
ComponentArt Grid
for ASP.NET (ComponentArt)
|
|
Hosting Service
|
DiscountASP.NET
(DiscountASP.NET)
|
ORCS Web (ORCS
Web)
|
|
IDE
|
Microsoft Visual
Studio (Microsoft)
|
Studio 8
(Adobe)
|
|
Navigation Control
|
ComponentArt Web.UI
Navigation Controls for ASP.NET (ComponentArt)
|
r.a.d.menu
(telerik)
|
|
Online Editor
|
r.a.d.editor
(telerik)
|
FreeTextBox Pro
License (FreeTextBox)
|
|
Polling Tool
|
Peter s Polling
Package (PeterBlum.com)
|
OnlineVoting/Survey
Web-App (Comrie Software Solutions)
|
|
Printing/Reporting Tool
|
Crystal Reports (Business Objects)
|
ComponentOne
WebReports for ASP.NET (ComponentOne)
|
|
Project Management/Defect Tracking
|
OnTime 2006
Software Project Management System (Axosoft)
|
TestTrack Pro
(Seapine Software)
|
|
Scheduling/Calendar Tool
|
ComponentArt
Calendar for ASP.NET (ComponentArt)
|
r.a.d.calendar
(telerik)
|
|
Security Tool
|
Dotfuscator
(PreEmptive Solutions)
|
IP*Works! SSL
(/n software)
|
|
Testing/QA Tool
|
ANTS Profiler
(Red Gate Software)
|
TestComplete
(AutomatedQA)
|
|
Training
|
developmentor
(DevelopMentor)
|
Transcender
(Transcender)
|
|
Utility
|
CodeSmith
(CodeSmith Tools, LLC)
|
r.a.d.spell
(telerik)
|
Product of the Year
With a variety of products and services from which to
choose, it takes quite a following to take top honors in this category.
Emerging as your favorite from all the contestants on this year s asp.netPRO Readers Choice Awards ballot
is DiscountASP.NET. Honorable mention goes to product of the year runner-up, ComponentArt
Web.UI for ASP.NET.
Congratulations and Thanks
I d like to thank all the third-party vendors who create the
products and services included in our survey. The products they create and the
risks they take to bring them to market are what these awards are all about.
Their efforts make our ASP.NET development efforts more efficient, more
productive, and, hopefully, more profitable. Congratulations to every company
on the ballot; there would be no ASP.NET community without their efforts.
And I d be remiss if I didn t extend my thanks to all of
you in the ASP.NET community who took time to vote. The asp.netPRO Readers Choice Awards really do belong to you we
simply tabulate the votes and report the results. By selecting the winners, you
have recognized those who have excelled at their craft and issued a challenge
to all the others.
David Riggs is
editor-in-chief of asp.netPRO and its
companion e-newsletter, asp.netNOW.
Reach him at mailto:driggs@informant.com.