Best Book
Understanding Web Services: XML, WSDL, SOAP, and UDDI
Addison-Wesley www.aw.com
This book introduces the main ideas and concepts behind core and extended Web services technologies and provides developers with a primer for each of the major technologies that have emerged in this space. In addition, Understanding Web Services summarizes the major architectural approaches to Web services, examines the role of Web services within the .NET and J2EE communities; and provides information about major product offerings from BEA, HP, IBM, IONA, Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and others.

Best App Server for Web Services
BEA WebLogic Server
BEA Systems www.bea.com
BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 includes several significant enhancements aimed at improving the productivity of the developer. It's about fewer manual steps, cleaner code, easy packaging, and ultimately getting the job done faster, with fewer people. It simplifies deployment of massive clustered applications by providing configuration wizards and two-phase deployment capabilities.

Best GUI for Web Services
IBM WebSPhere Platform
IBM www.ibm.com
IBM WebSphere is a high-performance and extremely scalable Internet infrastructure software, or middleware, for creating, running and integrating e-business applications across a variety of computing platforms. It is built on open technologies such as J2EE, XML, Eclipse, and the new Web services standards.

Best Portal Platform for Web Services
Best Web Services Utility
Best XML Database
Tamino XML Server 4.1
Software AG www.softwareag.com
Tamino XML Server is a high-performance XML Server for reliably storing, managing, publishing, and exchanging XML documents in their native format based on open-standard Internet technologies. It is available on all major operating systems from Windows to Unix. including Linux. Tamino XML Server provides advanced high-availability features and offers many easy-to-use interfaces, tools and functionalities that help increase developer and administrator productivity for companies of all sizes.

Best Framework for Web Services
Best Integrated Services Environment
Best Service-Oriented Architecture
Best Web Services Platform
Best Web Services Automation Tool
Best Web Services Integration Tool
Best Web Services Legacy Adapter
Best Web Services Management
Tool/Platform
EntireX 7
Software AG www.softwareag.com
EntireX is Software AG's leading-edge integration server providing an efficient way to create reusable services from existing systems, turn back-end services into Web services, and manage the growing complexity of XML-based information exchange. While many vendors view a services-oriented architecture as a new technology, EntireX was designed from the ground up to support the creation of a services view of corporate IT systems. This patented approach has been validated by years of customer success.

Best Web Service Security Solution
IBM Tivoli Access Manager
IBM www.ibm.com
IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business expands on IBM's open standards-based security platform by offering interoperability with third-party e-business tools. The software helps customers integrate security across e-business infrastructures, including Web services applications, allowing companies to manage security across collaborative networks that span millions of users employing Web services technologies.

Best Web Services BPM Engine
BEA WebLogic Integration
BEA Systems www.bea.com
BEA WebLogic Integration is a single solution delivering application server, application integration, business process management, and B2B integration functionality for the enterprise. Designed to speed time to value, reduce the costs of IT initiatives, and future-proof businesses. BEA WebLogic Integration relies on a standards-based, "build to integrate" approach that enables companies to rapidly develop, deploy, and integrate new Web and wireless applications, streamline complex business processes, and connect with business partners.

Best Web Services IDE
BEA WebLogic Workshop
BEA Systems www.bea.com
BEA WebLogic Workshop is an integrated development framework that empowers all application developers, not just J2EE experts, to rapidly create, test, and deploy enterprise-class Web service applications on the BEA WebLogic Platform. It provides a unified development platform that enables developers to easily build and connect components, data, and application business logic, while insulating them from the complexities of J2EE.

Best Web Services or XML Site
The Tamino Developer Community
Software AG www.softwareag.com
The Tamino Developer Community Web site provides useful information, software, guidance, and help to developers who intend to build XML-based software applications, solutions, or products, probably by using Software AG's Tamino XML Server. The Developer Community offers public discussion forums on a variety of topics around the Tamino XML Server.

Best Web Services Testing Tool
IBM alphaWorks Web Services
Testing Area
IBM www.ibm.com
alphaWorks provides a unique opportunity for developers around the world to experience the latest innovations from IBM. These emerging "alpha code" technologies are available for download at the earliest stages of development - before they are licensed or integrated into products - allowing users to evaluate and influence IBM research and development.

Best Web Services or XML Training
Software AG's DemoZones
Software AG www.softwareag.com
Software AG established two DemoZone sites focusing on benefits that can be achieved using XML, Web services, and Software AG's products for integration and XML storage. The sites offer visitors a look into specific real-life scenarios to experience the solution space of Software AG's XML and integration technology.

Best XML Parser
IBM XML Parser for Java v4.1.2
IBM www.ibm.com
XML Parser for Java is a validating XML parser and processor written in 100% pure Java; it is a library for parsing and generating XML documents. This parser easily enables an application to read and write XML data.

Best XSLT Processor
XMLSPY
Altova www.altova.com
XMLSPY has a blazing fast XSLT processor that supports XSLT debugging and visual XSLT design.

Most Innovative Application of XML
Tamino Mobile Appllications
Software AG www.softwareag.com
Software AG's Tamino Mobile Application for Field Service Automation (FSA) provides service-oriented companies that maintain and repair their customers' technical equipment or devices with a complete, ready-to-run solution for ubiquitous access to service-relevant data. The Tamino Mobile Application for FSA provides specific services for service-order management so that starting from a service-order entry the whole service process can be managed.