The document details the winners and runners-up of the PCQuest Users' Choice 2012 across various categories in hardware, software, and services. Notable winners include HP and Microsoft in multiple categories such as desktops, laptops, and server operating systems. It highlights key industry players and products that received recognition for their contributions within the technology sector.

1. COVER STORY
PCQuest Users’ Choice 2012 Winner and Runner-Up
Winner Runner-up
Microsoft HP
Category Wise Winners and Runners-Up
Category Winner Runner-up
overall
Hardware HP Samsung
Software Microsoft Oracle
Network Hardware Cisco D-Link
Internet & WAN Services TATA/VSNL Bharti Airtel
100 to 499 Employees 500 to 1000 employees
Category
Winner Runner-up Winner Runner-up
Notebooks HP/Compaq Dell Dell HP/Compaq
Desktop PC HP/Compaq Lenovo/IBM HP/Compaq Lenovo/IBM
Hardware
Tablet Apple Samsung Samsung Apple
LCD Monitor HP Samsung HP Samsung
MFD HP Canon HP Samsung
Laser Printer HP Canon HP Samsung
Servers IBM HP/Compaq IBM HP/Compaq
Tape Drives HP IBM HP IBM
UPS APC (Schneider Electric) Emerson/DB Power APC (Schneider Electric) Siemens
Desktop OS Windows 7 Win XP Windows 7 Win XP
Server/Network OS Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server Windows 2003 Server Windows 2008 Server
RDBMS Oracle MySQL Oracle MySQL
SAP (Business Info
BI Software MS SQL Oracle MS SQL
Warehouse)
SOFTWARE
ERP SAP Oracle SAP Oracle
CRM SAP Oracle SAP Oracle
HRM SAP - mySAP ERP Oracle SAP - mySAP ERP Oracle
Email and Messaging
MS Exchange Lotus Notes/Domino MS Exchange Lotus Notes/Domino
Software
Anti-Virus Symantec McAfee Symantec Kaspersky
Server Virtualization VMware MS Hyper-V VMware MS Hyper-V
Online CMS MS SharePoint Server OpenCMS MS SharePoint Server DotNetNuke
Network Switches Cisco D-Link Cisco D-Link
* internet & WAN Network hardware
Video Conferencing Cisco/Tandberg Polycom Cisco/Tandberg Polycom
Network Routers Cisco D-Link Cisco D-Link
Racks and Enclosures APC (Schneider Electric) HP APC (Schneider Electric) HP
Network Storage IBM HP IBM HP
Network Firewall SonicWALL Cisco Cisco SonicWALL
Cloud Computing Platform VMware vCloud IBM Smart Cloud MS Azure VMware vCloud
Web Hosting Provider Net4India Rediffmailpro Net4India ZNet Technologies
Services
WAN Connectivity Provider BSNL Bharti Airtel Tata/VSNL BSNL
Internet Service Provider Bharti Airtel Tata/VSNL Tata/VSNL Bharti Airtel
Corporate 3G data cards Tata Reliance Tata Reliance
IT Support & Services (AMC) HP CMC IBM TCS
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