JAX Innovation Awards – Finalists announced!

After much deliberation, the Jury members have decided on the Top 5 finalists in each category!
The time has finally arrived. The votes have been tallied up and
we can finally reveal who has made it on to the shortlist.
Now we need you, the community, to decide what technologies,
companies and individuals you feel have been making the most
innovative contributions to the Java ecosystem over the last
year.
This year has been a particularly difficult year, due to the number
of high-quality nominations sent through, for the Jury to come to a
decision. But that can only be a good thing right?!
Most Innovative Java Technology:
Clojure
Headway’s Restructure101 v2.0
Jenkins
LiveRebel
Most Innovative Java Company:
JetBrains
JFrog
OpenGamma
ZeroTurnaround
Top Java Ambassador:
Antonio Goncalves
Bruno Souza
Mike Milinkovich
Stephen Colebourne
Who do you think deserves to wear the crown of Top Java Ambassador or own the title of Most Innovative Java Technology/Company? One cannot truly be a part of the community, if one doesn’t share and celebrate the innovation that makes up the vibrant Java ecosystem.
The award ceremony takes place this year as part of JAXconf in San Fran, so if you’re there, make sure you swing by to see the results!
Congratulations to all those who were nominated and a big thank you to every one of you who took the time to submit a nomination.