Best Adventure/Role-Playing Software Game
Tomb Raider, Eidos Interactive
Best Arcade/Action Software Game
Rebel Assault II, LucasArts Entertainment Corporation
Best Business Software Program
Netscape SuiteSpot, Netscape Communications Corporation
Best Comprehensive School Software Program
A.D.A.M. Practice Practical, A.D.A.M. Software, Inc.
Best Consumer Software Upgrade
Netscape Navigator 3.0 Personal Edition, Netscape Communications Corporation
Best Curriculum Software for Early Education
The Ribbit Collection (Volumes 1-4), Little Planet Publishing
Best Curriculum Software for Middle School
Rainforest Researchers, Tom Snyder Productions
Best Curriculum Software for Secondary/Post-Secondary Schools
A.D.A.M. Practice Practical, A.D.A.M. Software, Inc.
Best Debut of the Year
Smart Games Challenge 1, Smart Games, Inc.
Best Education Upgrade
A.D.A.M. The Inside Story 1997 Edition. A.D.A.M. Software, Inc.
Best Home Creativity Software Program
Invention Studio, Discovery Channel Multimedia
Best Home Education for Adolescents
Inventor Labs, Houghton Mifflin Interactive Corporation
Math Heads, Theatrix Interactive
Best Home Education for Adults
Leonardo da Vinci, Corbis Corporation
Best Home Education for Pre-Teens
Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, Brøderbund Software, Inc.
Best Home Education for Young Children
Stellaluna, Living Books
Best Home Productivity Software Program
Family TreeMaker Deluxe Edition II, Brøderbund Software, Inc.
Best Internet Product or Service
Netscape SuiteSpot, Netscape Communications Corporation
Best New Business Software Program
Window On WallStreet Deluxe Investor 5.0, Window on WallStreet, Inc.
Best New Consumer Software Program
Adobe PhotoDeluxe, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Best New Education Software Program
Life's Greatest Mysteries, School Edition, A.D.A.M. Software, Inc.
Best New Software Program of the Year
Internet Explorer 3.0, Microsoft Corporation
Best Niche Software Program
Road Trips Door-to-Door 1997 Edition, TravRoute Software
Best Numeric or Data Business Software Program
Quicken Deluxe, Intuit Corporation
Best Overall Multimedia Production
Muppets Inside, Starwave Corporation
Best Programming Tool
InstallShield Express Professional, InstallShield Corporation
Best Simulation Software Program
A.D.A.M. Practice Practical, A.D.A.M. Software, Inc.
Best Sports Software Game
Links LS, Access Software, Inc.
Best Strategy Software Game
Monty Python & The Quest for the Holy Grail, 7th Level, Inc.
Best Text or Graphics Business Software Program
AAA Map'n'Go, DeLorme Mapping
Best Use of Live Performers in Multimedia
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger, Viacom New Media
Best Use of Music or Sound in Multimedia
Monty Python & The Quest for the Holy Grail, 7th Level, Inc.
Best Use of Visual Arts in Multimedia
Leonardo da Vinci, Corbis Corporation
Best World Wide Web Applet
Astound WebMotion, Astound, Inc.
Best World Wide Web Plug-In
Shockwave, Macromedia
Best World Wide Web Site
National Geographic Online, National Geographic Society
Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Allen