BUSINESS SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best New Business Software Product
Quattro Pro for Windows 1.0, Borland International, Inc.
Best Business Application: Graphic or Display
Morph, Gryphon Software Corporation
Best Business Application: Numeric or Data
Microsoft Excel, Version 4.0, Microsoft Corporation
Best Business Application: Word or Text
ManagePro, Avantos Performance Systems
Best Programming Tool
Borland C++ and Applications Frameworks 3.1, Borland International, Inc.
Best Utility
Stacker 3.0 for Windows and DOS, Stac Electtronics
Best Vertical Market Application
Microsoft Project 3.0, Microsoft Corporation
CONSUMER SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
Best Action/Arcade Program
Wolfenstein 3-D, Apogee Software Productions
Best Consumer Program
Quicken 2.0 for Windows, Intuit Corporation
Best Fantasy Role Playing/Adventure Program
Dark Seed, Cyberdreams Entertainment Software
Best Personal Productivity Program
Quicken 2.0 for Windows, Intuit Corporation
Best Personal Creativity Program
Morph, Gryphon Software Corporation
Best Simulation Program
SimLife, Maxis
Best Sports Program
Links 386 Pro (MS-DOS), Access Software, Inc.
Best Strategy Program
A-Train, Maxis
EDUCATION SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
Best Overall Education Program
Just Grandma and Me, BrØderbund Software, Inc.
Best Early Education Program
Millie's Math House, Edmark Corporation
Best Elementary Education Program
Dinosaur Adventure (DOS), Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
Best Home Learning Program
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition, BrØderbund Software, Inc.
Best School Productivity/Creativity Program
Davidson's Kid Works 2, Davidson & Associates
Best Secondary Education Program
Space Adventure (DOS), Knowledge Adventure, Inc.
Best Special Needs Program
My Town: Laureate Activities for Daily Living, Laureate Learning Systems, Inc.
Best Education Tool Program
KidDesk, Edmark Corporation
GENERAL SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best User Interface in a New Program
KidDesk, Edmark Corporation
Best New Use of a Computer
QuickTime for Windows, Apple Computer, Inc.
CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS
Best Business Program
Adobe Premiere 2.0, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Best Consumer Program
Stunt Island: The Stunt Flying and Filming Simulation, Disney Software
Best Education Program
Interactive Physics II, Knowledge Revolution
JOURNALISM RECOGNITION AWARDS
Best Software Reviewer
Peter Lewis, New York Times
Best Trade Press News
Jim Louderback, PCWeek General Press News Reporting
Rory O'Conner, San Jose Mercury News
Best Industry Analyst/Editorial
Robin Raskin, PC Magazine
Best Financial Reporting
Jeff Silverstein, Software Industry Bulletin
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Micrografx
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Seymour Papert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology