Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 15:40:49 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: [Fwd: News: CNET announces InterJet as a Finalist for Internet Excellence awards] Message-ID: <331B6181.41C67EA6@whistle.com>
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The FreeBSD based interjet is getting some coverage..
see the attached article under "best server hardware"
if we can make this a success we'll have some leverage with software
manufactureres to port server software to freebsd..
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Subject: News: CNET announces InterJet as a Finalist for Internet Excellence awards
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http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Special/Iawards/ss04.html
> CNET Unveils the Finalists for Its Second Annual Awards for Internet
> Excellence
>
> SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CNET: The Computer Network
> (Nasdaq: CNWK) today announced the finalists for its Second Annual Awards for
> Internet Excellence in a special feature on its flagship site, CNET.COM
> (http://www.cnet.com). The CNET Awards were created to applaud the innovative
> products and companies that continue to advance the usefulness and usability
> of the Internet. The winners of the awards will be announced on CNET.COM on
> Monday, March 10.
> CNET has nominated 24 finalists in eight categories, culled from the
> thousands of products and technologies reviewed and reported on by CNET
> throughout the year. In addition, there will be a special award given to
> CNET's Person of the Year, selected for his or her vision in the Internet
> industry. The nominees for the CNET Internet Excellence Awards were selected
> by the respected team of editors, writers, technicians and producers from
> CNET's three editorial sites: CNET.COM, NEWS.COM (http://www.news.com) and
> GAMECENTER.COM (http://www.gamecenter.com.) According to Christopher Barr,
> Editor in Chief of CNET, "The products we're nominating for this year's CNET
> Awards for Internet Excellence seem to have leapfrogged ahead of the
> technological skyscrapers we awarded only a year ago."
> The Internet Excellence Nominations feature story allows users to read a
> summary of each product, link directly to the product's homepage, and browse
> related reviews and stories from CNET.COM, NEWS.COM and GAMECENTER.COM. In
> addition, users may download copies of all available nominated software
> products directly from the story. In a special section entitled "Love'em or
> Lose'em," users are encouraged to give their feedback on the performance and
> innovation of the nominated products. The responses to this section will be
> posted alongside CNET's selections in the upcoming Awards feature.
> The categories and nominees are as follows:
>
> Best Web design tool:
> * NetObjects Fusion 2.0
> * Microsoft FrontPage 97
> * Homesite 2.0
>
> Best Internet development tool:
> * Symantec Visual Cafe Pro
> * Microsoft Visual Basic 5 Control Creation Edition
> * Microsoft Visual J++ 1.0
>
> Best Internet server software:
> * Lotus Domino 1.5
> * ichat Rooms 2.2
> * Netscape Enterprise Server 3.0
>
> Best Internet server hardware :
> * Compaq ProLiant 5000
> * Sun Microsystems Ultra Enterprise 2
> * Whistle Communications InterJet 100
>
> Best Internet hardware :
> * Sun JavaStation
> * Connectix Color QuickCam
> * Philips WebTV
>
> Best online game:
> * Blizzard Diablo
> * Studio 3DO Meridian 59
> * id Quake
>
> Best browsers or enhancements :
> * Netscape Constellation
> * Macromedia Flash
> * Progressive Networks RealVideo 1.0
>
> Best Internet application:
> * Marimba Castanet 1.0
> * Corel Office for Java
> * Qualcomm Eudora Pro 3.0
>
> Person of the Year
> * (to be announced)
>
> CNET: The Computer Network is at the leading edge of media companies,
> integrating television programming with a network of sites on the World Wide
> Web. In both media, CNET provides authoritative information on computers, the
> Internet and digital technologies. CNET's Web sites combine breakthrough
> interactive technology with engaging content and design, and are widely
> accepted as setting new standards for excellence in the medium. The company's
> television programming, which airs on USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel and in
> national syndication, reaches an estimated weekly audience of over eight
> million viewers.
>
> SOURCE CNET: The Computer Network
>
> CONTACT: Rae Richman of CNET: The Computer Network, 415-395-7800, ext. 1633,
> or raer@cnet.com
>
> ©1997 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.
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