The editors of TechTarget Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TTGT) SearchServerVirtualization.com™ have announced the winners of the Best of VMworld 2009 Awards, selected from more than 175 product entrants at the VMworld 2009 conference being held this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco and sponsored by VMware Inc .

For the third straight year, TechTarget has been the official media partner for the VMworld Awards. Their independent team of judges consisting of experts and editors from SearchServerVirtualization.com and its sister sites, SearchVMware.com™ and SearchVirtualDesktop.com™, reviewed and evaluated the products according to innovation, value, performance, reliability and ease of use.

The awards span eight categories: business continuity and data protection; security and virtualization; virtualization management; hardware for virtualization; desktop virtualization; cloud computing technologies; new technology, and best of show.

Only products currently available for purchase were considered for all categories. Products being demonstrated but not available for purchase were considered only for the New Technology category.

The Best of Show award was presented to Hytrust for Hytrust Appliance.

The Winners

Category: Business Continuity and Data ProtectionGold: Vizioncore Inc., vRanger Pro 4.0Finalist: Veeam Software Inc., Veeam Backup & ReplicationFinalist: PHD Virtual Technologies, esXpress n 3.6

Category: Security and VirtualizationGold: Hytrust, Hytrust ApplianceFinalist: Catbird Networks Inc., Catbird vCompliance

Category: Virtualization ManagementGold: Netuitive Inc., Netuitive SI for Virtual Data CentersFinalist: Veeam Software, Veeam Management SuiteFinalist: Embotics Corp., V-Commander 3.0

Category: Hardware for VirtualizationGold: Cisco Systems Inc., Unified Computing SystemFinalist: Xsigo Systems, VP780 I/O Director 2.0Finalist: AFORE Solutions Inc., ASE3300

Category: Desktop VirtualizationGold: AppSense, AppSense Environment Manager, 8.0Finalist: Liquidware Labs, StratusphereFinalist: Virtual Computer Inc., NxTop

Category: Cloud Computing TechnologiesGold: Mellanox Technologies, Italio Cloud ApplianceFinalist: InContinuum Software, CloudController v 1.5Finalist: Catbird Networks Inc., Catbird V-Security Cloud Edition

Category: New TechnologyWinner: VirtenSys, Virtensys IOV switch VMX-500LSR

Category: Best of ShowWinner: Hytrust, Hytrust Appliance

About SearchServerVirtualization.com

SearchServerVirtualization.com is an enterprise virtualization-focused website providing IT professionals and the community with the latest server virtualization news, articles, tips, and expert advice. Other virtualization information includes webcasts and industry white papers covering all areas of server virtualization, such as virtualization platforms, server hardware, managing virtual environments, virtualization architectures and strategies, application issues and more.

Its sister site, SearchVMware.com, is dedicated to helping IT organizations evaluate products, services and business strategies that can lead them to successful implementations of virtualization technologies in VMware environments. Another sister site, SearchVirtualDesktop.com is the premier source for information on desktop virtualization, application virtualization, and virtual desktop infrastructure.

About TechTarget

TechTarget, a leading online technology media company, gives technology providers ROI-focused marketing programs to generate leads, shorten sales cycles, and grow revenues. With its network of more than 60 technology-specific websites and more than 7.5 million registered members, TechTarget is a primary Web destination for technology professionals researching products to purchase. The company is also a leading provider of independent, peer and vendor content, a leading distributor of white papers, and a leading producer of webcasts, podcasts, videos and virtual trade shows for the technology market. Its websites are complemented by numerous invitation-only events. TechTarget provides proven lead generation and branding programs to top advertisers including Cisco, Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, SAP and Symantec.

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