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New Tech Advances Are Changing The Game TECH INNOVATORS

By Rick Whiting

The COVID-19 pandemic wrought many changes in how the world operates, and the uncertain global economy is keeping many business leaders guessing— and second-guessing—short-term and long-term decisions. But all this hasn’t slowed the pace of IT innovation. From well-established IT giants to startups with breakthrough ideas, vendors have continued to develop products that meet the rapidly evolving needs of their customers and channel partners amid such megatrends as digital transformation and business automation, cloud computing, hybrid work practices, the incorporation of AI into business decision-making and the growing wave of sophisticated cyberattacks. So which new and updated products are creating the biggest opportunities for solution providers who work on the front lines with customers? To help soution providers identify products that are truly innovative and offer value for their customers, the 2023 CRN Tech Innovator Awards showcase offerings that can provide game-changing advances in IT—and partner growth opportunities—across a broad range of technologies. The winners and finalists were chosen by CRN staff from among over 250 applications.

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND DEVOPS

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS Winner: Gong Revenue Intelligence Platform

Winner: Sonatype Lifecycle Sonatype’s software composition analysis (SCA) product, Sonatype Lifecycle, enables developers, engineering teams and their organi- zations to control open-source risk across the software development

The Gong Revenue Intelligence Platform provides an accurate understanding of customer interac- tions to increase business efficiency, improve decision-making and accelerate revenue growth. The

platform uses proprietary AI technology to enable teams to cap- ture, understand and act on all customer interactions in a single, integrated platform. This insight enables teams to improve pros- pecting and sequencing, assisted selling, forecasting and coaching. Key differentiators include omnichannel interaction capture across video calls, phone calls, emails and more;AI-based understanding of conversations via Smart Trackers (concepts versus keywords); enhanced transcription and support for 70-plus languages with 85 percent to 90 percent accuracy; and over 120 technology integra- tions including LinkedIn, Gainsight, Slack, Zoom and Snowflake.

life cycle without incurring any trade-offs in quality or security. The stages of design, coding, testing and deployment all pose unique challenges that impact developer efficiency. Sonatype Lifecycle’s tools and features offer visibility into application security posture while addressing these challenges, enabling secure, productive and efficient development workflows.Through contextual SCA, intel- ligent risk management and automated open-source governance, Sonatype Lifecycle continuously identifies risk, enforces policies and remediates vulnerabilities.

Finalists: Applitools Execution Cloud GitLab Security And Governance Solution SolarWinds Observability Veracode Container Security

Finalist: Syspro 8 2022

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