Macworld Magazine Names 16th Annual Editors'Choice Award Finalists; 75 Innovative Products...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000

Macworld magazine, the premier Macintosh monthly, today named finalists for the sixteenth Annual Macworld Editors' Choice Awards.

Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony to be held

The Eddy Awards, the Macintosh industry's highest distinction for breakthrough product development, are given to honor the top software and hardware products in the Mac market. To be eligible, new products must have been released between November 1, 1999 and November 1, 2000. There is no submission process for the Eddy awards. Macworld editors and the Macworld Lab review hundreds of new products every year, evaluating each for technological innovation, quality, performance, user friendliness, and value in order to determine the finalist list.

Macworld's Director of Product Evaluation, Kristina DeNike, headed up the selection process this year. "The Eddy Awards recognize innovation, value and excellence. This is our opportunity to recognize companies who are producing exciting and unusual products. For example, 2000 has been a great year for imaging hardware -- we've seen a burst of new cameras and digital video camcorders. In the software category, we've had strong updates to established leaders and inspired new applications as well," reported Ms. DeNike.

In addition to the Eddy categories listed below, awards will be given for Hardware Product of the Year, Software Product of the Year, and Technology of the Year as well as an Impact Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Winners will be published in the March, 2001 issue of Macworld magazine and on macworld.com following the ceremony on January 8th.

Best 3-D Graphics Software
Cinema 4D XL Version 6
LightWave 6.1
Vellum Solids 2K

Best Audio Software
Digital Performer 2.72
Peak VST 2.53
SoundJam MP 2.5.2

Best Business Productivity Software
FastTrack Schedule 7.0
ViaVoice for Macintosh, Enhanced Edition
Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac

Best Consumer Digital Camera
Camedia C-211
Coolpix 990
PowerShot S100 Digital Elph

Best Data-Management Software
Details 3.0 MYOB Accounting Plus
Version 9 SPSS 10.0 for the Macintosh

Best Development Software
BBEdit 6.0.1
CodeWarrior 6.0
Script Debugger 2.0

Best Digital Video Camera
Canon ZR10
Optura Pi
Sony DCR-VX2000

Best Digital Video Software
Cleaner 5
Commotion 3.0
iMovie 2

Best Display
Apple Cinema Display
Princeton SENergy 850
Wacom PL500

Best Educational Software
Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia 2001 Deluxe Edition
Louvre: The Virtual Visit
Talking Walls

Best Game
Diablo II
Quake III Arena
The Sims

Best Graphics Software
Adobe Illustrator 9
Adobe Photoshop 6
Macromedia Fireworks 3

Best Input Device
Microsoft Trackball Explorer
TurboRing
Apple Pro Mouse

Best Internet Client Software
AOL Instant Messenger 4.1
AvantGo Mobile Internet Service for Macintosh 3.3
Internet Explorer 5 Macintosh Edition

Best Networking Product
AirPort Base Station
InterMapper 3.0
Linksys EtherFast 4-Port Cable/DSL Router

Best PDA
Palm m100
Palm VIIx
Visor Prism

Best Printer
Deskjet 932c
Olympus P400
Stylus Photo 1270

Best Professional Digital Camera
Olympus Camedia E-10
Nikon D1
Canon D30

Best Publishing Software
Adobe Acrobat InProduction 1.0
Font Reserve Server 1.0
ImagePort

Best Resource Software
EndNote 4.0
Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000
Official Copyright 1.5

Best Storage Product
Boa CD-RW 12X10X32X FireWire PM
SANcube X-stream
IBM 1GB MicroDrive

Best Acceleration Product
ATI RADEON Mac Edition 32MB DDR (AGP)
iMAXpowr G4 Voodoo 5 5500 PCI

Best Utility
CopyAgent
NetBarrier 1.6
PGP Desktop Security 7.0

Best Web Motion Software
Adobe LiveMotion 1.0
iShell 2
Macromedia Flash 5

Best Web Publishing Software
Blogger
Lasso Studio 1.5 for Macromedia Dreamweaver
Macromedia Dreamweaver 3

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