With smartphones everywhere, and tablets catching up quickly, enterprise development teams are increasingly faced with the task of getting their organizations' applications out into the field. Mobile is more than operating systems, though; platforms for "write once, run on any device" are springing up. This category recognizes the companies and projects that are working to define the mobile experience.

Like peanut butter and jelly, ALM & SCM are becoming inseparable. Application life-cycle management has expanded to include such things as agile development, product-line management and application performance. Yet it all begins with managing the codebase. These are the companies that make the tools that help enterprises stay current with industry changes and customer requests, and help them take advantage of new opportunities.