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IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, has announced the winners of the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards. "Topspin is honored to be recognized as an innovator in utility and grid computing by the Linux community," said Stu Aaron, vice president of marketing and business development, Topspin. "With our solutions, customers find they are able to achieve the economic benefits of Linux scale-out strategies, and gain the high performance and efficiency of an open standards-based fabric that connects their IT assets." Presented in a ceremony held yesterday afternoon at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, the awards recognize the best products and services showcased on the exhibit floor at this week's event. LinuxWorld Conference & Expo runs through August 5 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Winners were selected by a panel of judges comprised of respected industry experts. Divided into 13 product categories, the awards represent major areas of innovation in the Linux and open source community. "The winners of the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards represent the best that open source has to offer," said Warwick Davies, group vice president of IDG World Expo. "With the help of LinuxWorld Magazine and our experienced judges, we have selected the most innovative and effective solutions for users of Linux and open source. We applaud the developers of these solutions for their hard work and dedication to innovation." The "Best of Show" award, which recognizes a product deemed by the judges to be an important advancement and a major step forward for Linux in the marketplace, was presented to the Mozilla Foundation for Mozilla FireFox. Additional award winners included: Best Database Solution Voltaire: TerraGrid DBScale Best Open Source Solution Mozilla Foundation: Mozilla FireFox Best Utility/Grid Computing Solution Topspin Communications: Topspin Utility Computing Solution, featuring VFrameT software suite Best Security Solution Novell: Novell Nsure Best Productivity/Business Application Sun Microsystems: StarOffice and Migration Tools Best Messaging Solution Stalker Software: Communigate Pro v4.2 Real-Time Communication Best Application Development Platform or Tool Red Hat: Red Hat Application Server Best Systems Management Tools Novell: ZENworks Linux Management Best Embedded Solution Trolltech: Qtopia Phone Edition Best Clustering Solution Red Hat: Red Hat Global File System Most Innovative Hardware Solution Rackable Systems: Rackable Systems Scale Out Server Series Best Integration Solution Novell: exteNd Suite 5.2