And the finalists are:

Best Java Virtual Machine

Blackdown 1.3 Linux, Blackdown.org

Java HotSpot Server VM 2.0, Solaris, Sun Microsystems

Java HotSpot Server VM 2.0, Windows, Sun Microsystems

Best Java IDE

JBuilder 4 Enterprise, Borland Software

Forte for Java 2.0, Sun Microsystems

VisualAge for Java 3.5, Enterprise Edition, IBM

Best Java Performance Monitoring/Testing Tool

Optimizeit 4.0, VMGear

JUnit 3.5, JUnit.org

Jtest 3.3, ParaSoft

Best Java Class Library

JGL 3.1, ObjectSpace

The Collections Framework, Sun Microsystems

JClass Enterprise Suite 4.5.1, Sitraka Software

Best Java Application Server

WebSphere Application Server 3.5, Advanced Edition, IBM

BEA WebLogic Server 6.0, BEA Systems

iPlanet Application Server 6.0, Enterprise Edition, iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions

Best Java Device Application

WebSphere Transcoding Publisher 3.5, IBM

Whiteboard SDK 1.0, Bluetooth Edition, Zucotto Wireless

Java 2 Platform Micro Edition, Wireless Toolkit 1.0.1, Sun Microsystems

Best Java-XML Technology

Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) 1.1, Sun Microsystems

Xalan-Java 1.2.2, The Apache XML Project

XML Parser for Java 3.1.1, IBM alphaWorks

Best Java Book

Java Servlet Programming, Second Edition, Jason Hunter, William Crawford (O'Reilly & Associates, 2001)

Java Performance Tuning, Jack Shirazi (O'Reilly & Associates, 2000)

Thinking in Java, Second Edition, Bruce Eckel (Prentice Hall, 2000)

Most Useful New or Revised Java API/Technology

Java Message Service API 1.0.2, Sun Microsystems

Log4j 1.0.4, The Jakarta Project

Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP), Sun Microsystems/JCP

Most Innovative Java Product

Tomcat 3.2, The Jakarta Project

Java Web Start 1.0, Sun Microsystems

VisualAge for Java 3.5, Enterprise Edition, IBM