The third finalist gives database developers new ways to approach their work. Innovation is alive and well in the software market. No one is better positioned to take advantage of exponential leaps in raw computing power than the graphic artist. The most innovate new graphics applications require hardcore hardware, but the results they deliver are nothing short of astonishing. Softimage Networking Software Networking software takes small steps on a grand scale.
Small changes drive big results.
This category includes both ambitious products and grand concepts that are taking networking to the next level. It's like the plumbing behind the walls. Usually silent and reliable, but a disaster when it doesn't work. Internets and intranets drive up demands for hardware capacity and reliability, but companies meet the need with innovative diagnostic tools and ways to add capacity. It's here on the Web that the most exciting examples of innovation and technical excellence have been found this year.