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2004 Delphi Informant Magazine Reader Choice Award (Delphi Informant Magazine Readers Choice Awards 2004)
Author: Jerry Coffey
To be honest, the change in the reader's choice award last year is large. After the main player Turbopower Software, after leaving the Delphi Athletic Stage, many awards have changed the new owner, and it is really like the sanguin. This year, this year is different, because there is no heavy access to the weight of the player, so many categories of the awards are similar to last year. Fortunately, there are many new products and rankings this year to make us have interest. So, please read it next. This year's selection has two changes. One is the new added best compilation tool category. Second, this year does not have enough books to participate in the best books. Unfortunately, this is still no such award in the first year. Until recently only one book was eligible, Cary Jensen and Loy Anderson's "Advantage Database Server: The Official Guide" (published) were published in Cary JenSon. Cary and Loy are well-known writers, this book is also highly evaluated in Delphi Informant Magazine and Amazon website (www.amazon.com). At the end of the vote, we received "Delphi for .Net Developer's Guide" written by Xavier Pache, and some other books. "Delphi for .Net Developer's Guide" is a series of books (one of the most respected series of books in Delphi), which is also praised in the Amazon website. We will quickly evaluate them in Delphi Informant Magazines. Compared with previous years, the number of third-party tools this year is more. There were 228 species in 2002, 299 species in 2003, this year climbed to 339 species. It seems that Delphi-related books is very exception. Below, let us unveve the results of the selection! Best Accounting Package (Best Accounting Package)
Qiankun reversed. One of this year, two just contrary to last year, Davis Business Systems Ltd's BS / 1 obtained the first, with a ticket rate of 25%, and Columbusoft's Accounting for Delphi got the second, the ticket rate was 21%. Best Plugin (Best Add-I)
Long winning. This year's ticket rate is very similar, but the Coderush of Developer Express has been first consecutive year, with a ticket rate of 27% (last year 36%). Devrace's Athlant and TMS Software's TMS Plugin Framework are listed in the second and 18% votes. Last year's second ModelMaker Code Explorer fell to the fourth, the ticket rate was 16%. Best Compilation Tool (Best Build Tool)
Unmatched. This is the category of this year, so no one knows what it will. The result is the ballot "blowout" of the Airbuilder of Atozed Software, up to 79%. Quality Software Components' TC Builder is far from the second, and the ticket rate is 12%. Best Chart Tool (Best Charting / Mapping Tool). Steema Software's TeechartPro rejuvenated the best chart tool class, the ticket rate is 45%, this is also a seven consecutive crowns! The second place is shared by TMS Software TMS Diagram Studio and Microolap Technologies, Get 13% votes. Last year, the second EXPRESSORGCHART Suite (developer Express) fell to the fourth. Best Communication Tool (Best Communications Tool)
Jiangshan Yi Lord. Remobjects Software's REMOBJECTS SDK ranked first last year, this year can only be flexed second, this is because ATOZED SOFTWARE is very popular, INDY releases its commercial version Indy Plus, which wins 36%. the first. Best Database Interconnect Component Library (Best Database Connectivity)
Change. Devrace's Fibplus gets nearly 1/4 of the ballot, and it is easy to board the top (last year it is second). The second place was obtained from the Direct Access Components for Mysql from MicroOLAP Technologies. The ticket rate was 12%, and it was ranked sixth place outside of Trica. Best Database Engine (Best Database Engine)
The potential is weak. This category has been a four-year competition between Elevate Software DBISAM DATABASE SYSTEM and Extended Systems ADVANTAGE DATABASE Server. This year, DBISAM won the first, and Advantage is second with the New Army NexusDB (Nexus Database Systems) second. Best Database Tool (Best Database Tool)
It's a class. Last year, the product votes were similar, and this year, HK-Software's IB EXPERT was again convincing at 25%. Woll2woll's InfoPower is also the second, the ticket rate is 13%, and the ExpressQuantumtreelist, which express, express, is 11%. Best Debugging Tool (Best Debugging Tool)
Role interchange. Last year, the championship has interchanged this year. The AQTIME of Automatedqa has risen to the first 25% vote rate, while Raize Software's Codesite falls to the second, and the ticket rate is 22%. Interestingly, the new face Eurekalog (Fabio Dell'ARIA) has also visually visible. Best Global Tool (Best Globalization Tool)
Turned in Zhuang. This category is also the first place in last year and the second interchange. SiComponents's Tsilang Components Suite has achieved best with 31% of the ticket rate, and Multilizer's Multilizer VCL Edition is followed by the second and the ticket rate is 29%. Korzh.com 's Localizer has been a third, and the ticket rate is 24% for two consecutive years. Best Help File Production Kit (BEST HELP-Authoring Package) is full of dust. EC Software's Help & Manual has dominated this category for three consecutive years, and the ticket rate is higher than that in previous years (59% this year, 51% in 2003, 29% in 2002). JGsoft's Helpscribble and EHELP CORP's Robohelp Office (second place last year), the pass rate is 12%. Best Image Treatment Tool (Best Imaging Tool)
Send new color. The ranking of this category is a bit turbulent, ranked third last year's product image (Hicomponents) is best, and the ticket rate is 29%. At the same time, last year, the first Imagelib Corporate Suite (Skyline Tools) and Leadtools Imaging Toolkit (Lead Technologies) were columns 20% this year. Best Installation Package (Best Installation Package)
Absolute advantage. InstallShield once again won the first, and its gap between the second Wise for Windows Installer is bigger than last year. InstallShield has been 19% higher than Wise last year, and this year is 35%. Best routine library (Best Library)
Heart army protrudes. Developer Express's ExpressBars Suite is first first at 34%. The biggest news this category is the FastReports's Fastscript heard, which is subject to 19%. Best Modeling and Case Tools (Modeling / Case Tool)
No new idea. Last year, Modelmaker, Rational Rose, and Developer EXPRESS CDK were divided into the top three, and the ticket rate was almost the same last year. Best Report Tool (Best Reporting Tool)
The brave is king. After years, FastReports' FastReport (42%) finally won the first from Digital Metaphors's ReportBuilder (33%). Best Schedule and Calendar Components (Best Scheduling / Calendar)
The old appearance is utchly. This category has been established so far, and the annual crown as a year is the same. TMS Software's TMS TPLANER / TDBPLANNER won the championship at 72% (63% last year), Jazmine Components's Jazmine Calendar / Pim Widget is 11% (decreased by 17% last year) . Best Safety Tools (Best Security Tool)
A new list. This category has been set up for two years, and the new list proves the ranking. TMS Software's TMS Security System won with 36% of the ticket rate. Streamsec's Streamsec Tools and Ice License of Ionworx Technology, 15% votes. Interestingly, these products have not been passed down last year. Best Team Project Tool (Best Team / Project Tool) Entering the Central Plains! This category is also two years, suddenly by Borland's StarTeam (last year it does not act as a separate product) accounts for the throne. But even so, Quality Software Components' Team Coherence is also shared by the first (34% of the ticket rate). Automatedqa's AQDEVTEAM has again obtained third, with a ticket rate of 19%, while Merant's PVCS Professional is ranked second from last year to the fourth. Best Test and QA Tools (Testing / QA Tool)
Who is fighting. AutomateDQA's TestComplete was taken at 71% of the ticket (last year is 60%), IBM Rational Rational Robot, the second, the ticket rate is 16%, last year, the second COMPARE company DEVPARTNERSTUDIO, the second Compuware three. Best Training (Best Training)
The roll is coming! In the third last year, INFOCAN is also re-list, and the ticket rate is 28%. After the first two years of first, Jensen Data Systems slipped to the second, and the ticket rate was 23%. Falafel received a third and voter rate of 16%. Best Application Tool (Best Utility)
Rapid to the shoulder. Last year, the Aspack Software's Aspack and VMware's VMware Workstation is also the first in parallel this year, and the ticket rate is also almost the same last year (24% this year, 23% last year). Raise the third or beyond compare. Best VCL Components (Best VCL Component)
Can't move. Developer Express's ExpressQuantumgrid is already the best VCL component for the readers in the fourth consecutive year. This year it won 40% of votes (slightly declined over 43% last year), and TMS Software's TadvStringGrid once again got the second day. Convincing (6 percentage points higher than last year). Best VCL Component Set (Best VCL Component Set)
Keeping Qiangtong. Developer Express's ExpressQuantumPack won the best in the third consecutive year, this year's voter rate is 31%, 28% and 22% respectively in the first two years. TMS Software's TMS Component Pack is secured to 26% (20% last year), and Raize Software's Raize Components won the third. Best Web Development Tool (Best Web Development Tool)
Still me. This year, this category has no change, the first two is the same as last year, and the ticket rate is also different from last year. Atozed Software's intraweb is easy to get the first, the ticket rate is only 2 percentage points less than last year, and the EXPRESSWEB Framework (Developer Express) won the second, the ticket rate is 1 percentage point higher than last year. Best web host provider (Best Web Host) is slightly changed. Last year, Defined Systems won the first, this year, it was shared with 1 & 1 Hosting (the second place last year), and the two received 27% votes. Product of the year
have equal shares. The Year Best Product Award will be awarded to Help & Manual (EC Software) for the second consecutive year, but this time it is awarded with FastReport (FastReports). Below is the first and second products from the year after the establishment of this year in 1996, in 1996 InfoPower, (unknown) 1997 Infopower, Orpheus 1998 Infopower, Apollo 1999 Reportbuilder, Orpheus 2000 ReportBuilder, Apollo 2001 ReportBuilder, Advantage Database Server 2002 ReportBuilder, Advantage Database Server 2003 Help & Manual, ExpressQuantumGrid 2004 Fastreport and Help & Manual side
Company Of the Year of the Year
She is the lead! The best company awarded the first year of the year, this honor is developer Express, which is four first, and it is not parallel! But atozed Software is quite close, with three items One home later. The honorary nomination awards are both Automatedqa and TMS Software, both of them were first first.
Thank you
As in previous years, I would like to thank the Delphi third-party tool suppliers, their products make Delphi development easier and more efficient. At the same time, I would also like to thank the enthusiastic readers who participated in this selection.
Jerry Coffey is the editor of Delphi Informant Magazine, which can be used via email jcoffey@delphizine.com. ] Contact the winner
Best Accounting Software Package: BS / 1 Company: Davis Business Systems Ltd URL: http://www.dbsonline.com
Best Plugin: CODERUSH: WeSkim Expedi URL: http://www.devexpress.com
Best Compilation Tools: FinalBuilder
Company: ATOZED Software
Website: http://www.atozedsoftware.com
Best Pictogram Tools: TeechartPro: http://www.steema.com/ Best Communication Tools: Indy Plus: Atozed Software URL: http://www.atozedsoftware.com
Best Database Interconnect Component Labo: Fibplus: d h: http://www.fibplus.net
Best Database Engine: DBISAM Database System: Elevate Software URL: http://www.elevatesoft.com/
Best Database Tools: IB Expert: HK-Software URL: http://www.ibexpert.com/
Best debugging tool: AQTIME: Automatedqa Corp URL: http://www.automatedqa.com
Best Global Tools: Tsilang Components Suite: http://www.sicomponents.com
Best Help File Production Kit: Help & Manual: EC Software URL: http://www.ec-software.com
Best Image Treatment Tool: Imageen: Hicomponents URL: http://www.hicomponents.com
Best Installer Production Kit: InstallShield: InstallShield Software URL: http://www.installshield.com
Best routine: EXPRESSBARS Suite: http://www.devexpress.com
Best Modeling & Case Tools: Modelmaker: MODELMAKER TOOLS URL: http://www.modelmakertools.com/
Best Report Tools: FastReport Company: Fastreports URL: http://www.fast-report.com
Best Schedule & Calendar Components: TMS TPLANNER / TDBPLANER: TMS Software URL: http://www.tmssoftware.com/
Best Safety Tools: TMS Security System: TMS Software URL: http://www.tmsoftware.com
Best Team Project Development Tools: StarTeam: Borland Software Corp URL: http://www.borland.com
Team Coherence: Quality Software Components URL: http://www.qsc.co.uk
Best Test and QA Tools: Testcomplete Company: Automatedqa Corp. Website: http://www.automatedqa.com/
Best Training: Infocan Management: http://www.infocan.com Best Applications Tools: Aspack Company: Aspack Software URL: http://www.aspack.com
VMware WorkStation: VMware URL: http://www.vmware.com
Best VCL Components: ExpressQuantumGrid: http://www.devexpress.com
Best VCL Component Set: ExpressQuantumpack Company: We: http://www.devexpress.com
Best Web Development Tools: Intraweb: ATOZED Software URL: http://www.atozedsoftware.com
Best Host Provider: Defined Systems
Company: Defined Systems URL: http://www.defined.net
1 & 1 Webhosting
Company: 1 & 1 Internet URL: http://www.1und1.com
Best Products: Help & Manual: EC Software Website: http://www.ec-software.com
Fastreport Company: FastReports URL: http://www.fast-report.com
