PENTON MEDIA’S e-Pro Magazine NAMES APEX AWARDS FINALISTS

Editors of e-Pro Magazine, a leading publication covering IBM software and third party tools, selected MartinScott's WirelessMail 3.1 as a Finalist in the "Mobile and Wireless" category for their 2003 APEX awards. “The Apex Awards recognize industry leaders who have made valuable contributions to their customers and the market,” said Wayne Madden, publisher of e-Pro Magazine.

In addition to this Editors' Choice award, WirelessMail also received a Readers' Choice Finalist award in the "Mobile and Wireless" category.


April 14, 2003 - Penton Technology Media, a division of Penton Media, Inc., (NYSE: PME) announced today 42 finalists for the second annual e-Pro Magazine Apex Awards for Lotus. Winners will be announced at The View ADMIN 2003 in Las Vegas on April 30.

"The Apex Awards recognize industry leaders who have made valuable contributions to their customers and the market," said Wayne Madden, publisher of e-Pro Magazine. "After a rigorous judging process, an independent panel of judges featuring editors and industry professionals has narrowed the field down to these finalists."

The finalists in the Editors’ Choice Application Development category are MartinScott for NoteMan 1.0, SWING Software for SWING Integrator for Notes & Office, v3.0, and Teamstudio for Teamstudio for Notes Edition 18.

The finalists in the Readers’ Choice Application Development category are
MartinScott for NoteMan 1.0, SWING Software for SWING Integrator for Notes & Office, v3.0, and Teamstudio for Teamstudio for Notes Edition 18.

The finalists in the Editors’ Choice Content and Knowledge Management category are Automation Centre for Tracker Suite 6, Clear Technologies for C2 CRM, v5.54, and iCore for Competitive Intelligence Suite DocPlace v2.0.


The finalists in the Readers’ Choice Content and Knowledge Management category are Aptrix for Aptrix Content Server, Domino Edition v4.0, Kamoon, Inc. for Kamoon Connect for Lotus, and Innovation Gate GmbH, and WebGate Anywhere 2.0.


The finalists in the Editors’ Choice General Application Software category are Eden Communications for ProjecTrak Business Suite Release 6.1, Genius Inside SA for Genius Enterprise Project, and iEnterprises for iExtensions 6.0.


The finalists in the Readers’ Choice General Application Software category are Eden Communications for ProjecTrak Business Suite Release 6.1, Shireburn Software, Ltd. for Integra for Notes 3.0, and TJ Group, Plc for TJ Group CRM Suite, v6.1.


The finalists in the Editors’ Choice Messaging, Collaboration, and Commerce category are Hypersoft Information Systems GmbH for OmniAnalyser, v7.2, Teamwork Solutions for ProcessIt!, and Wolcott Systems Group for Automated Deployment Toolkit for Notes, v2.1.


The finalists in the Readers’ Choice Messaging, Collaboration, and Commerce category are ExtraComm for ExtraFax,
Instant Technologies Corporation for Instant TeamMessenger for Outlook with Sametime 1.0, and Teamwork Solutions for ProcessIt!.

The finalists in the Editors’ Choice Mobile and Wireless category are AvantGo, Inc. for AvantGo Pylon 5.1,
MartinScott for WirelessMail 3.1 for Domino, and Sofor Oy for Waplane 1.3 for Domino.

The finalists in the Readers’ Choice Mobile and Wireless category are AvantGo, Inc. for AvantGo Pylon 5.1,
MartinScott for WirelessMail 3.1 for Domino, and SolutionPlanet, Ltd. for mail-e-on-air 2.0a.

The finalists in the Editors’ Choice Security category are GROUP Technologies for securiQ Suite 6.2, PistolStar, Inc. for Web Set Password Global, and Whale Communications for e-Gap Remote Access Appliance, v2.4.


The finalists in the Readers’ Choice Security category are McAfee Security for McAfee GroupShield for Lotus Domino, v5.2, PistolStar, Inc. for Web Set Password Global, and Trend Micro for Trend Micro ScanMail for Lotus Notes 2.6.


The finalists in the Editors’ Choice Systems Administration category are Connectria for Connectria MyAdmin Service, GSX Groupware Solutions for GSX Monitor 6.8, and Percussion Software for ServerAdmin Plus, v8.


The finalists in the Readers’ Choice Systems Administration category are Granite Software, Inc. for spamJam for Lotus Notes & Domino Release 1.0, Percussion Software for ServerAdmin Plus, v8.0, and Sherpa Software for Mail Attender for Notes 5.0.


In addition to announcing the winners of the above categories at ADMIN,
e-Pro Magazine will also present the 2003 Industry Driver award at this time. The winner of the Industry Driver award will be determined by magazine staff and will be based on creativity, use of technology, and innovation of product.

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e-Pro Magazine provides up-to-date technology news, analysis of industry trends, technical tips and how-to tutorials, case studies, and product reviews for Lotus and WebSphere professionals. In print and online, e-Pro Magazine and www.e-ProMag.com provide the most comprehensive resource for Lotus and WebSphere professionals worldwide.