1996 "Excellence in Software" Award Winners Named; Netscape Communications and Theatrix Interactive Each Win Multiple "Codie Awards" As Online and Multimedia Categories Debut.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 1996--The Software Publishers Association's 11th Annual SPA Excellence in Software Awards (the Codie Awards) were presented at a black-tie black tie n. 1. A black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket. 2. Semiformal evening wear typically for men, usually requiring a dinner jacket. gala yesterday. The big winner was Netscape (1) (Netscape Communications Corporation, Mountain View, CA, www.netscape.com) Part of America Online (AOL), Netscape specializes in Web software, including the Netscape Web browser. Communications Corp., the maker of the most popular "surfing surfing, sport of gliding toward the shore on a breaking wave. Surfers originally used long, cumbersome wooden boards but now ride lightweight synthetic boards that allow a greater degree of maneuverability. " tool for the World Wide Web, with four awards and a SPA Lifetime Achievement Award for its President and Founder Jim Clark Jim Clark - Dr. James H. Clark . Theatrix Theatrix is a role playing game produced by the defunct Backstage Press and no longer in print. Primarily diceless, the game includes rules for using dice to resolve actions. The game applies cinematic concepts to role-playing-- the players are "actors" and the GM is the "director. Interactive, a newcomer in home creativity and learning products, also excelled by taking home three of the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. trophies. "SPA worked very hard to incorporate new categories that reflect the ever-changing software industry," said Ken Wasch, president of SPA. "The winners of the new multimedia, upgrade and online categories illustrate the innovation and creativity in the software products available to consumers today." All product award winners were selected during a three phase nomination process. More than 350 software publishers nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. products released by their companies in 1995. More than 100 software reviewers from media outlets such as the Today Show, Business Week, National Public Radio, CBS Radio
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Consumer Awards
Best Action/Arcade Software Dark Forces LucasArts Entertainment Company Best Adventure/Role Playing Software Oregon Trail II MECC Best Consumer Software Program Netscape Navigator Personal Edition Netscape Corporation Best Consumer Software Upgrade Quicken Deluxe (v. 5 for Windows) Intuit Best Home Creativity Software Program Hollywood Theatrix Interactive, Inc. Best Home Learning Program for Children JumpStart First Grade Knowledge Adventure, Inc. Best Home Learning Program for Adolescents Lost Mind of Dr. Brain Sierra On-Line, Inc. Best Home Learning Program for Adults Nile: Passage to Egypt Discovery Channel Multimedia Best Home Productivity Software Program Quicken Financial Suite Intuit Best Sports Software IndyCar Racing II Papyrus Design Group, Inc. Best Strategy Software Ascendancy The Logic Factory
Online Section Awards
Best Internet/Online Product or Service Netscape Navigator LAN Edition Netscape Corporation Best World Wide Web Site ESPNET SportsZone Starwave Corporation
Multimedia Awards
Best Overall Multimedia Production Passage to Vietnam Against all Odds/Interval Research/Ad Hoc Interactive Best Use of Music or Sound in Multimedia Juilliard Music Adventure Theatrix Interactive, Inc. Best Use of Live Performers in Multimedia In The 1st Degree Broderbund Software, Inc. Best Use of Visual Arts in Multimedia A Passion for Art: Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse and Dr. Barnes Corbis Corporation
Education Awards
Best Curriculum Based Education Program A.D.A.M. The Inside Story - School Edition A.D.A.M. Software, Inc. Best Education Software Program Thinkin' Things Collection 3 Edmark Corporation Best Education Software Upgrade Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia Microsoft Corporation Best Early Childhood (K-3) Education Software Program Trudy's Time & Place House Edmark Corporation Best Education Program for Middle School A.D.A.M. The Inside Story -- School Edition A.D.A.M. Software, Inc. Best Education Program for Middle School Juilliard Music Adventure Theatrix Interactive, Inc. Best Education Program for Secondary/Post Secondary Inside the SAT The Princeton Review
General Awards
Best Programming Tool QuickTime VR Apple Computer, Inc. Best Software Program for People With Special Needs Choosing Success Computer Curriculum Corporation Best New Use of a Computer Netscape Navigator Personal Edition Netscape Corporation Best Simulation Software Program IndyCar Racing II Papyrus Design Group, Inc. Best Debut of the Year EasyPhoto Version 1.0 Storm Software
Business Awards
Best Business Software Program Netscape Navigator LAN Edition Netscape Corporation Best New Business Software Program Select Phone Deluxe Pro CD, Inc. Best Niche Market Software Program StreetFinder 1996 Edition Rand McNally Best Text or Graphics Software Program Pagemaker 6.0 Adobe Systems, Inc. Best Numeric or Data Software Program DecideRight Avantos Performance Systems, Inc. Best Vertical Market Software Program Wall Street Analyst Omega Research, Inc. CONTACT: Software Publishers Association Sara White, 202/452-1600 ext. 343 swhite@spa.org or Connors Communications Pamela Coddington, 415/771-3940 pamela@connors.com |
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