Computing Vendor Excellence Awards 2016 shortlist revealed - did you make the grade?

Top products and services across the IT industry unveiled today

The shortlist for the Computing Vendor Excellence Awards 2016 has been revealed.

Battled out over 19 categories, from unified communications to DevOps, this list of finalists represents the cream of the crop of products and services in the UK IT industry.

The judging panel, comprised of IT leaders and Computing staff, will now gather to decide the winner of each category, who will be announced at the Computing Vendor Excellence Awards event at London's Royal Garden Hotel on 1st July 2016.

Successful finalists will join us there from 12.30pm for a drinks reception, three course lunch and entertainment at a glittering awards ceremony.

The full shortlist is printed below, and can also be viewed at the Computing Vendor Excellence Awards website.

Congratulations to all who made the shortlist!

Computing Vendor Excellence Awards 2016 Shortlist

Enterprise Mobility Awards:

Unified Communications Award

• 3CX
• 8x8 - Virtual Office / Virtual Contact Centre
• RingCentral - RingCentral Office
• Content Guru - storm
• Everbridge - The Everbridge Platform
• Fuze
• IPC Systems - Unigy
• Meeting Zone - MeetingZone - Cisco WebEx Enterprise Edition
• ShoreTel - ShoreTel Connect
• Solgari - Cloud Integrated Communication Services
• Telefónica 02

Wireless Infrastructure Award

• Cradlepoint - COR IBR1100
• Ruckus Wireless - Cloudpath Enrolment System
• WatchGuard Technologies - WatchGuard Secure Wireless Access

Collaboration Product Award

• Box
• Egress Software Technologies - Egress Switch
• Exponential-e - DaaS GPU
• Feedvisor - Feedbisor's Algorithmic Repricing and Revenue Intelligence
• Jive Software - Jive-n
• MindLink Software - MindLink
• RDT Ltd - Equator
• Symphony

Mobile Management Award

• BlackBerry - Good Secure EMM Suites
• HEAT Software - HEAT LANrev
• Sigma Software - Mobile Embedded System
• Snow Software - Snow Device Manager
• VMware AirWatch - VMware AirWatch Enterprise Mobility Management

Mobile Application Development Award

• Mendix
• Perfecto - Continuous Quality Lab
• Red Ant - RedConnect
• Sigma Software - Mobile Application for Leading E-government Solutions Provider

Security Awards:

Endpoint Security Award

• Bitdefender - Bitdefender GravityZone
• CyberArk - CyberArk Privileged Account Security Solution
• Panda Security - Endpoint Protection Plus
• Webroot - Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Endpoint Protection

Identity & Access Management Award

• CyberArk - CyberArk Privileged Account Security Solution
• Fordway Solutions - Fordway Identity and Authentication Management Service (IDAMS)
• Lieberman Software - Lieberman Software, Enterprise Random Password Manager
• VASCO Data Security International - VASCO DIGIPASS for Apps featuring Cronto and RASP capabilities with IDENTIKEY Risk Manager

Application Security Award

• Certes Networks - Certes CryptoFlow Solutions
• Imperva - Imperva SecureSphere
• Netskope - Netskope Active Threat Protection
• VASCO Data Security International Inc - VASCO Multi-Factor Authentication

Network Security Award

• AppRiver - SecureTide
• Check Point Software Technologies - Check Point Threat Prevention Appliances
• Darktrace - Enterprise Immune System
• Fidelis Cybersecurity - Fidelis Network and Fidelis Endpoint
• FireMon - FireMon Security Manager
• Gigamon - GigaSECURE
• LogRhythm
• Mimecast - Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection
• Tenable Network Security - SecurityCenter Continuous View
• WatchGuard Technologies - WatchGuard Next Generation Firewalls

DDoS Mitigation Award

• Corero Network Security - Corero SmartWall Threat Defence System
• Imperva - Incapsula

Managed Security Award

• Alert Logic - Cloud Defender
• AVG Business - AVG Managed Workplace 10
• ECS Security Ltd - ECS Security: Security Operations Centre (SOC) Services
• LOGICnow - MAX Platform
• Panda Security - Panda Adaptive Defense 360
• SecureData - MTD (Managed Threat Detection)

Big Data & Analytics:

Big Data Innovation of the Year

• Accanto Systems - Accanto iCEM
• Amazon Web Services - Amazon Machine Learning
• Aridhia - AnalytiXagility
• Blue Yonder - Replenishment Optimisation
• MapR - MapR Converged Data Platform
• Oracle - Oracle Big Data Cloud Service
• Ormsby Street - Credit HQ
• PernixData - PernixData Architect
• Romonet - The Romonet Platform
• Splunk
• Zizo - Zizo Data Management Platform

Data Visualisation Award

• Ancoris - Ancoris Maps for Housing
• Geckoboard
• Intuitive Business Intelligence - Intuitive Dashboards
• Mosaic Smart Data - MSX
• Panintelligence - Panintelligence Dashboard
• Tableau Software
• Zoined Oy

Internet of Things Solution Award

• Cloudview
• Covata - Covata Key-as-a-Service
• Darktrace - Enterprise Immune System
• Jasper - Jasper Control Centre
• prpl Foundation - prpl Hypervisor

Cloud & Infrastructure Awards:

Business Continuity Award

• 8x8 - Virtual Office / Virtual Contact Centre
• Arcserve - Arcserve Unified Data Protection
• Comms365 Limited - Comms365 CloudProtect
• Databarracks - Cloud-to-Cloud Business Continuity
• Datto EMEA - Total Data Protection
• hSo - hSo Business Continuity Solution
• LOGICnow - MAX Backup
• Six Degrees Group - Cintra iQ
• Veeam Software - Veeam Availability Suite

Enterprise Storage Award

• Avere Systems - FXT Edge Filler & VfXT Edge Filer
• Infinidat - Infinibox Enterprise Storage Array
• Kaminario - Kaminario K2
• Pure Storage - FlashBlade, Pure1, FlashArray//m
• SanDisk Corporation - InifiniFlash IF150
• SolidFire - Element OS
• Tintri - T5080 All-Flash

Networking Infrastructure Award

• Cradlepoint - Cradlepoint COR IBR1100
• hSo - hSo Network
• Memset - Protocol Break Bridge
• Silver Peak - Unity EdgeConnect
• Telefónica O2 - O2 Gateway

Cloud Data Centre Provider of the Year

• Amazon Web Services
• CenturyLink - CenturyLink Cloud
• Coreix Ltd
• Datapipe Europe - Managed Hosting and Cloud Services
• iCloudHosting - Managed Cloud Services
• Memset

DevOps Solution Award

• Automation Logic - Automation Logic DevOps Solution
• DBmaestro - DBmaestro TeamWork
• Experian - SBSA Powercurve
• Fedr8 - Fedr8 Application Analytics
• Perfecto - Continuous Quality Lab
• Plutora
• Softserve