But this isn?t television. So, without the drama, andwithout having to endure any singing or dancing, this is our version of the asp.netPROReaders? Choice Awards results show. Hopefully you exercised your right tovote in our annual Readers? Choice Awards balloting. You are, after all, our distinguished panel of judges. Itwas your chance to vote for the products and services that make your ASP.NETdevelopment easier, more efficient, and more profitable ? maybe even more fun. Thereare many exceptionally talented people in this industry; this was your opportunityto show them your appreciation and recognition for a job well done.
There were repeat winners, new winners, and a couple ofdominant companies. And we expanded our results table by adding an ?honorablemention? column to provide more depth and insight into the spectrum of winners.
So, without the fanfare, without the commercial breaks,without the drama ... we present the results of the 2007 asp.netPRO Readers?Choice Awards.
With a variety of products and services from which tochoose, 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 ballotis AbleCommerce Asp.Net Shopping Cart. Runner-up honors go to DXperienceASP.NET, and DiscountASP.NET receives honorable mention.
I?d like to thank all the third-party vendors who createthe products and services included in our survey. The products they create andthe risks they take to bring them to market are what these awards are allabout. Their efforts make our ASP.NET development efforts more efficient, moreproductive, and, hopefully, more profitable. Congratulations to every companyon 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 ofyou in the ASP.NET community who took time to vote. The asp.netPRO Readers? Choice Awards really do belong to you. Byselecting the winners, you have recognized those who have excelled at theircraft ? and issued a challenge to all the others.
| Category | Winner | Runner-Up | Honorable Mention |
| Add-in | CodeRush for Visual Studio .NET (Developer Express) | ReSharper (JetBrains) | CodeObject - Visual Studio .NET (Madinina Software) |
| Charting & Graphics Tool | XtraCharts (Developer Express) | Dundas Chart for .NET (Dundas Software) | telerik radChart (telerik) |
| Chat Application | JaxterChat ASP.NET Chat Control (Web Furbish) | Cute Chat (CuteSoft) | Absolute Live Support .NET (Xigla Software) |
| Code Editor | TextPad (Helios Software Solutions) | UltraEdit (IDM Computer Solutions, Inc.) | ASP Express (ASP Express) |
| Communications Tool | IP*Works! (/n software) | PowerTCP for .NET (Dart Communications) | SocketTools .NET (Catalyst Development Corp.) |
| Community Resource | The Code Project (CodeProject) | 4GuysFromRolla.com (4GuysFromRolla.com) | Microsoft's ASP.NET Site (Microsoft) |
| Component Set | DXperience ASP.NET (Developer Express) | telerik radControls for ASP.NET (telerik) | ComponentOne Studio Enterprise (ComponentOne) |
| Content Management System | Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 ? Web Content Management (Microsoft) | Sitefinity Web CMS (telerik) | Dozing Dogs CMS (Dozing Dogs) |
| e-Commerce Package | AbleCommerce Asp.Net Shopping Cart (Able Solutions Corp.) | AspDotNetStorefront (AspDotNetStorefront.com) | .netCART (Corporate Web Solutions) |
| E-mail Control | EasyMail .Net Edition (Quiksoft) | aspNet Email (Advanced Intellect) | IP*Works! S/MIME (/n software) |
| Forum Application | Community Server (Telligent Systems, Inc.) | dotNetBB Forums (BV Software) | InstantForum.NET (Instant ASP) |
| Grid | ASPxGrid (Developer Express) | telerik radGrid (telerik) | NetAdvantage for ASP.NET WebGrid (Infragistics) |
| Hosting Service | DiscountASP.NET (DiscountASP.NET) | CrystalTech Web Hosting (CrystalTech Web Hosting) | CWS Hosting (Corporate Web Services) |
| IDE | Microsoft Visual Studio (Microsoft) | Delphi (Borland Software Corp.) | Iron Speed Designer (Iron Speed) |
| Navigation Control | ASPxNavigation Suite (Developer Express) | telerik radMenu (telerik) | ComponentOne WebMenus and WebBars (ComponentOne) |
| Online Editor | telerik radEditor (telerik) | FreeTextBox Pro License (FreeTextBox) | NetAdvantage for ASP.NET WebHtmlEditor (Infragistics) |
| Polling Tool | Peter?s Polling Package (PeterBlum.com) | OnlineVoting/Survey Web-App (Comrie Software Solutions) | |
| Printing/Reporting Tool | XtraReports (Developer Express) | Crystal Reports (Business Objects) | ActiveReports for .NET (Data Dynamics) |
| Project Management/Defect Tracking | OnTime 2007 (Axosoft) | FogBugz (Fog Creek Software) | TestTrack Pro (Seapine Software) |
| Scheduling/Calendar Tool | telerik radCalendar (telerik) | NetAdvantage for ASP.NET WebSchedule (Infragistics) | ComponentOne WebSchedule/WebCalendar (ComponentOne) |
| Security Tool | Dotfuscator (PreEmptive Solutions) | IP*Works! SSL (/n software) | Visual Input Security (PeterBlum.com) |
| Testing/QA Tool | ANTS Profiler (Red Gate Software) | TestComplete (AutomatedQA) | Infragistics TestAdvantage (Infragistics) |
| Training | AppDev Training (AppDev) | Wintellect (Wintellect) | Transcender (Transcender) |
| Utility | CodeSmith (CodeSmith Tools, LLC) | telerik radSpell (telerik) | Altova XMLSpy (Altova) |