The 2010 SD Times 100, to be featured in the May 15, 2009, issue of the newspaper and on SDTimes.com, is our listing of those companies, organizations and individuals that most broadly "set the agenda" for software development managers, developers, and the industry through leadership and innovation during the previous calendar year.

Each year the SD Times 100 recognizes companies, non-commercial organizations, open source projects and other influencers for their innovation and leadership. It is not a product award.

READ THE 2009 SD TIMES 100 WINNERS!

Judged by the editors of SD Times, the SD Times 100 recognizes the top innovators and leaders in multiple software development industry areas.

Most companies, projects and individuals will be nominated for the SD Times 100 by BZ Media's editors, as well as an expert group of writers, conference faculty and analysts. As in previous years, readers of SD Times are welcome to nominate companies, projects and individuals as well.

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The 2010 SD Times 100

The 2009 SD Times 100 was published in the June 15, 2009, issue of SD Times, and can be read here . The 2010 SD Times 100 will be featured in the May 15, 2010 issue of the newspaper. Reader nominations for the 2010 SD Times 100 will open in January 2010, and judging will begin in March. Please check back for more details.

How the Judging Works

As we wrote in the debut awards in 2003:

The editors of SD Times identified the industry’s top leaders, innovators and influencers, and broke them out into 10 separate industry segments. Some companies lead in one category, others in more than one. In each category, one company has been spotlighted as a star deserving of special notice.

When choosing the SD Times 100, we carefully considered each company’s offerings and reputation. We also listened for the “buzz”—how much attention and conversation we’ve heard around the company and its products and technologies—as a sign of leadership within the industry.

The SD Times 100 looked for companies that have determined a direction that developers followed. Did the company set the industry agenda? Did its products and services advance the software development art? Were its competitors nervously tracking its moves? Were programmers anxiously awaiting its developments? Those qualities mark a leader.

Subjective? Of course. But leadership and innovation can’t be measured by stock valuations or analyst reports. The SD Times 100 represents what we believe to be the best of the best....

Previous Years' Awards

The 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 SD Times 100 write-ups may be read online.