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2009 Products of the YearBy eWEEK Labs
AWS Toolkit for Eclipse
Programming for Amazon Web Services got easier with AWS Toolkit for Eclipse.
Bing
It's not often that Microsoft products are associated with the words "surprising" and innovative." But the unexpected release of Microsoft's Bing search engine was more than just a cosmetic change to MSN search; it was a serious contender to Google.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0
Version 5.0 of BlackBerry Enterprise Server is a significant and welcome upgrade.
Cisco Unified Computing System
Cisco UCS effectively combines high-end hardware with integrated management software.
Firefox 3.5
Firefox 3.5 made the Mozilla browser a stiff competitor once again.
'Nehalem' Family of Processors
Intel's Nehalem processors provide a big virtualization boost.
Palm WebOS
The Palm WebOS is a thoughtful and well-designed mobile platform.
SUSE Studio 1.0
SUSE Studio 1.0 exploits Linux's elasticity.
vSphere 4
vSphere 4 helped power other significant products this year.
eWEEK Labs names the hardware, software and services that stood out among the crowd in 2009.