BUSINESS SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best New Business Software Product
Microsoft Windows 3.0, Microsoft Corporation
Best Business Application: Graphic or Display Orientation
allCLEAR, CLEAR Software, Inc.
Best Business Application: Numeric or Data Orientation
Quattro Pro 2.0, Borland International
Best Business Application: Word or Text Orientation
Ami Pro, Lotus Development Corporation
Best Programming Tool
Turbo C++ Professional, Borland International
Best Utility Program
The Norton Utilities 5.0, Symantec Corporation
Best Vertical Market Application
Ashlar Vellum, Ashlar, Inc.
CONSUMER SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best Consumer Program
GeoWorks Ensemble, GeoWorks
Best Action/Arcade Program
Faces…Tris III, Spectrum HoloByte
Best Fantasy Role Playing/Adventure Program
King's Quest V, Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Best Personal Productivity/Creativity Program
GeoWorks Ensemble, GeoWorks
Best Simulation Program
SimEarth, Maxis
Best Sports Program
LINKS, Access Software
Best Strategy Program
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon, MicroProse Software, Inc.
EDUCATION SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best Education Program
Compton's MultiMedia Encyclopedia (stand-alone version), Britannica Software, Inc.
Best Early Education Program
Mixed Up Mother Goose (MultiMedia), Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Best Elementary Education Program
NumberMaze Decimals & Fractions, Great Wave Software
Super Solvers Outnumbered!, The Learning Company
Best Home Learning Program
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (Deluxe Edition), Brøderbund Software
Best School Productivity/Creativity Program
The Children's Writing and Publishing Center (IBM Networked Version), The Learning Company
Best Secondary Education Program
SimEarth, Maxis
Best Special Needs Program
The Sentence Master: Level 1, Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
GENERAL SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best New Use of a Computer
GeoWorks Ensemble, GeoWorks
Best User Interface In A New Program
Ashlar Vellum, Ashlar, Inc.
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARDS
Best Business Program
Microsoft Windows 3.0, Microsoft Corporation
Best Consumer Program
GeoWorks Ensemble, GeoWorks
Best Education Program
Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia, Britannica Software
JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS
Best Industry Analysis/Editorial
Keith Ferrell, OMNI Magazine
Best News Reporting
Michael Rogers, Newsweek
Best Software Reviewer
Johnny Wilson, Computer Gaming World
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Steve Wozniak