Voting in the Webware 100 contest is now open and Octopz is among the 25 finalists in the Productivity category.

The editors of Webware.com culled through more than 5,000 reader-submitted nominations to choose 250 finalists (25 in each of ten categories). Now the award voting process is being turned back to the audience to select the final 100 winning products and services (10 in each category). Voting closes on June 11 and the winners will be announced on June 18.

We’re thrilled to be included the final round of the Webware 100 and in the same category as industry-leading companies like Amazon, Ebay, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. If you’ve signed up with Octopz and like our service, please consider voting for us.

If you haven’t had a chance to try our online collaboration service yet, check out the quick tour, sign up for your own free trial account and if you like what you see, please consider us for a vote in the Webware 100 Productivity category.

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Along with including Octopz as one of their top 5 picks at the Web 2.0 Expo (see video above), CNET’s Webware.com announced the Webware 100 competition at the show. They are asking readers to pick the best 100 web apps in 10 categories.

First up is the nomination process which runs until May 7. After all the nominations are in, the editors will select 25 services per category and readers will vote for the winners beginning in late May and runnning until mid-June.

If you would like to nominate Octopz for the Webware 100, we suggest you do so in the communications category. Done!

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