Spiceworks Announces Winners for “Spicies Awards” Honoring Top Small Business Technology Products and Services
Winners Chosen by Community of 500,000 Small Businesses IT Pros; Awarded at SpiceWorld 2008 Conference
AUSTIN, Texas (October 27, 2008) –
Spiceworks(TM), Inc. today announced the winners of the Spicies(TM) Awards, – a competition in which IT small business professionals vote on their favorite technology products and services. The Spicies Award winners were announced at the inaugural SpiceWorld 2008 and were selected based on the most popular products within the Spiceworks community – one of the largest groups of small business technology professionals in the world.
“The members of the Spiceworks Community voted and the winners of the Spicies Awards represent their favorite small business IT products and services,” said Scott Abel, CEO of Spiceworks. “This is a significant achievement for these vendors as they were selected by a large community of their customers – IT professionals in small businesses around the world. Congratulations to the winners.”
The categories of the Spicies Awards range from best products to funniest moments in IT folklore. The full list of categories and winners include:
* IT Products and Solutions:
o Anti-Virus Software: AVG
o Backup Software: Symantec Backup Exec
o Email Server: Microsoft Exchange
o Network Equipment: Cisco
o Web Hosting: GoDaddy
* IT Services and Info:
o Online Technology Vendor: Newegg
o Email Hosting Provider: Google
o Online Storage Service: EMC Mozy
o IT Certification: MCSE
* IT Moments and Miscellany:
o IT Inaccuracy in a Movie: “Hackers”
o User Avoidance Technology: “Reboot and Try It Again”
o Funniest IT Clip, TV Show or Movie Scene: “The Website is Down”
The Spicies Award winners were selected from hundreds of top products and services used within the Spiceworks network. Winners will be chosen by the community of more than 500,000 Spiceworks small business IT professionals in 194 countries around the world. Additional information on the Spicies Awards can be found at http://community.spiceworks.com/group/show/299.
About Spiceworks
Founded by network and systems management software pioneers, Spiceworks develops the first free collaborative IT management application that incorporates crowdsourcing to help over 500,000 small businesses simplify everything IT. Spiceworks makes it easy for IT pros to manage their networks, collaborate to solve technology problems, and find the best practices, products and services they need day-to-day. Spiceworks is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas with funding from Austin Ventures and Shasta Ventures. For more information visit www.spiceworks.com.
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Source: Spiceworks