BUSINESS SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best New Business Software Product
Lotus Notes, Lotus Development Corporation
Best Vertical Market Application
Personnel Policy Expert (Version 2.0), KnowledgePoint
Best Business Application: Word or Text Orientation
EYE RELIEF Large Type Word Processor (MS-DOS), SkiSoft Publishing Corporation
Best Business Application: Graphic or Display Orientation
HP NewWave, Hewlett-Packard
Best Business Application: Numeric or Data Orientation
Quattro Pro (MS-DOS), Borland International, Inc.
Best Programming Language or Tool
THINK C, Symantec Corporation
Best Utility/Communications Product
Lotus Magellan, Lotus Development Corporation
CONSUMER SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best Fantasy Role Playing/Adventure Program
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon, Sierra On-Line, Inc.
Best Sports Program
HardBall II, Accolade
Best Simulation Program
SimCity, The City Simulator, Maxis
Best Strategy Program
Populous, Electronic Arts
Best Action/Arcade Program
WELLTRIS, Spectrum HoloByte
Best Entertainment Program
SimCity, The City Simulator, Maxis
Best Personal Productivity/Creativity Program
Quicken 3.0 (MS-DOS), Intuit Corporation
EDUCATION SOFTWARE AWARDS
Best Early Education Program
The Playroom, Brøderbund Software, Inc.
Best Elementary Education Program
Math Shop Jr., Scholastic Software
Best Secondary Education Program
Math Blaster Mystery, Davidson & Associates, Inc.
Best Home Learning Program
Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?, Brøderbund Software, Inc.
Best School Productivity/Creativity Program
Compton’s Multimedia Encyclopedia (Networked), Britannica Software, Inc.
Best Special Needs Program
EYE RELIEF Large Type Word Processor (MS-DOS), SkiSoft Publishing Corporation
Best Curricular Program
SimCity, The City Simulator, Maxis
GENERAL AWARDS
Best Technical Achievement
RealSound (MS-DOS), Access Software
Best Design Achievement
HP NewWave, Hewlett-Packard
Best New Use of a Computer
Compton’s Multimedia Excyclopedia (Networked), Britannica Software, Inc.
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARDS
Best Business Program
MacroMind Director (Macintosh), MacroMind
Best Consumer Program
SimCity, The City Simulator, Maxis
Best Education Program
The Children’s Writing and Publishing Center, The Learning Company
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alan Kay, Apple Fellow
Steve Jobs, NeXt