Important Details

  • Deadline for submissions is November 9th, 2007, 5pm PST. We will not accept anything past this date/time.

  • Users and vendors: Nominate your favorite/best products by filling out each of the fields required.

  • Details about submissions: All Linux products qualify for entry if they were new and first shipped after October 31, 2006 and before November 1, 2007.

  • Fill out a separate form for each product. Winning products will be highlighted on SearchEnterpriseLinux.com in early 2008. Please note that you can only submit through this form. Do not send hard copies of submissions and please do not send submissions via email. Take note of the character limits per field.

  • Judges: SearchEnterpriseLinux.com editors and other enterprise Linux industry experts will judge the entries.

    • Judging criteria: When you submit a form we will ask you a few questions relating to these areas:

  • Innovation: Does the product introduce new capabilities or provide such significant improvements to standard capabilities to the degree that it stands out within its product category? Does it break new ground, redefine the category or define a new "subcategory" within the overall field?

  • Performance: Does the product perform to the degree that it could improve a significant portion of the overall enterprise operation?

  • Ease of integration into environment: How easily does the product integrate with other products -- both from the same vendor and others? Can the product operate effectively in heterogeneous environments? Has the product been certified by a significant number of major vendors?

  • Ease of use and manageability: Is the product easy to install? Are the product's interfaces intuitive? Are the product's functions clear, easy to learn and to run? Is the product likely to require the help of professional services on an ongoing basis? Does the product provide useful reports, audits, etc.? Will the product scale smoothly to accommodate growth in an environment?

  • Functionality: Does the product deliver as promised? Is the product's feature set complete and more than adequate to handle its job? Does the product provide greater or more useful functionality than others in its category? Are there any serious functional omissions?

  • Value: Does the product represent a cost-effective solution? Can the ROI be easily justified? If the product is expensive or represents an additional cost for most data centers, is the added functionality worth the price? Will the product be cost effective to maintain TCO?
    		• SearchEnterpriseLinux.com Products of the Year 2007
    * Indicates field is required
      1) Company name:*
      2) Categories for product submission (choose one):*
    Server Linux platforms (distribution release or integrated server Linux offering)
    Security applications/tools on the server
    Virtualization for Linux on the server
    Linux administration tools
      3) Product name and model/version number. (If this is a new version of an existing product, please indicate the previous model/version number):*
      4) Product description (about 400 words or 2,500 characters with spaces):*
      5) Please provide a link to the product's technical specs or product information page:
      6) If this is an upgrade to an existing product, list and briefly describe the five most important new features or product enhancements; if this is a new product, list and describe its five most important features/capabilities (about 300 words or 2,000 characters with spaces):*
      7) Announcement date:*
      8) Ship date:*
      9) Supply the least expensive price of the product and its configuration. Describe the value as compared to your competition (about 150 words or 975 characters with spaces):*
      10) If you have additional supporting information available, please supply the URLs that point to the information on your website (500 characters with spaces, max):
      11) Please provide the names and contact information for two current users of the submitted product. For recently introduced products, beta users are acceptable (500 characters with spaces, max):*
      12) Submitted by:*
      13) Contact information:
      14) Corporate email address:*
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