The ATI Automation Honors are awards that celebrate excellence in the discipline of software test automation. You, the automation community, have voted for who should be honored, and now you can watch this special presentation to see who takes home the prize! Hosted by Dion Johnson, this engaging video presentation of the 1st Annual ATI Automation Honors not only names  Automation Honors Finalists and winners , but also features acceptance speeches from many of the awardees! Awards are presented in the following categories:

* Best Open Source Unit Automated Test Tool (nominees: cfix, JUnit, JWebUnit, NUnit, SimpleTest)

* Best Open Source Functional Automated Test Tool (nominees: AutoIt, FunFX, JSystem, Selenium, Watir)

* Best Open Source Performance Automated Test Tool (nominees: The Grinder, JMeter, OpenSTA, SoapUI, WebLoad)

* Best Commercial Functional Automated Test Tool (nominees: AutomatedQA TestComplete, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), IBM/Rational Functional Tester, Worksoft Certify)

* Best Commercial Performance Automated Test Tool (nominees: AutomatedQA AQTime, HP LoadRunner, IBM/Rational Performance Tester)

* Best Automated Testing Book (nominees: Building a GUI Test Automation Framework Using the Data Model by Izzat Alsmadi, Implementing Automated Software Testing by Elfriede Dustin & Bernie Gauf & Thom Garrett, The Art of Application Performance Testing by Ian Molyneaux, Web Security Testing Cookbook by Paco Hope and Ben Walther)

* Best Automated Testing Blog or Social Networking Site (nominees: Autonomicon, Google Testing Blog, Corey Goldberg Blog)

* Best Automated Testing Forum (nominees: SQAForums, TDForums, Tek-tips)

Note: In the coming days, all winners will not only be featured in the special video presentation, but will also be listed on the site, but trust me, you don't want to miss the video ceremony. Be sure to expand and watch it on the full screen! Also be on the lookout for the following:

Read more: The Special December Issue of the Automated Software Testing Magazine highlights all of the Automation Honors Finalists and winners