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IDG’s Macworld Magazine Announces 2002 Editors’ Choice Awards
70 Macintosh Products are Recognized for Excellence and Innovation SAN FRANCISCO, December 9, 2002—Macworld magazine, IDG’s premier Macintosh publication and Web site, has named the winners and finalists of its prestigious eighteenth annual Editors’ Choice Awards for 2002. The Eddy Awards, the Apple Macintosh industry’s highest distinction for breakthrough product development, are being given to the year’s top software and hardware products in 27 categories. The Macworld editors looked at virtually every new Mac product on the market between November 1, 2001 and November 1, 2002, evaluating them for their overall quality as well as their utility, innovation, and elegance. “During the last twelve months, the Mac development community gave us a wide array of ingenious and intriguing products for Apple's new operating system, as well as old standbys updated to take advantage of the changes Apple's software engineers have wrought on the Mac platform," stated Jason Snell, editor or Macworld magazine. “This year’s award-winning products clearly indicate that the Macintosh is entering a remarkable new era of innovation.” Macworld magazine’s 2002 Editors’ Choice Award winners and finalists are:
Best 3-D Software Maya Complete 4.5, Alias|Wavefront (Winner) Axeledge 1.5, MindAvenue Universe 5, Electric Image Best Asset Management Software iView MediaPro 1.5, iView Multimedia (Winner) Cumulus 5.5 Workgroup Edition, Canto Software iPhoto 1.1, Apple Computer Best Business Productivity Software MYOB FirstEdge, MYOB (Winner) FastTrack Schedule 8, AEC Software StickyBrain 2, Chronos
Best Consumer Graphics Software Adobe Photoshop Elements 2, Adobe Systems (Winner) ImageBuddy 2.6, KepMad Systems PixelNhance 1.5, Caffeine Software Best Digital Camera ($1,000 and up) Canon EOS D60, Canon (Winner) Nikon Coolpix 5700, Nikon Nikon D100, Nikon Best Digital Camera (Under $1,000) Canon PowerShot G3, Canon (Winner) Nikon Coolpix 4300, Nikon Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F717, Sony Best Digital Media Device iPod 20GB, Apple Computer (Winner) EyeTV, El Gato Software SliMP3, Slim Devices Best Digital-Video Software Final Cut Pro 3, Apple Computer (Winner) Avid Xpress DV 3.5, Avid Technology Boris Red 2.5, Boris FX Best Display Artisan Color Reference System, Sony (Winner) Apple Cinema HD Display, Apple Computer Boxlight Cinema 17SF, Boxlight Best DV Camcorder Panasonic AG-DVX100, Panasonic (Winner) Canon GL2, Canon Canon Optura 200MC, Canon Best Game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Blizzard Entertainment (Winner) Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Aspyr Media Stronghold, MacSoft Best General-Purpose Printer HP Color LaserJet 2500L, Hewlett-Packard (Winner) Canon i850 Photo Printer, Canon Epson Stylus C82, Epson Best Music Software Reason 2, Propellerhead Software (Winner) Live 1.5, Ableton Logic Platinum 5.4, Emagic
Best Network Management Software NetMinder Ethernet 5, Neon Software (Winner) LANsurveyor 7, Neon Software NetOctopus 4.1, Netopia Best Peripheral PowerKey Pro USB 650, Admin Version, Sophisticated Circuits (Winner) PocketMouse Pro, Kensington Wacom Cintiq 18SX, Wacom Best Photo Printer Epson Stylus Photo 2200, Epson (Winner) Canon S830D Direct Connect Photo Printer, Canon Epson Stylus Photo 960, Epson Best Print Publishing Software Adobe InDesign 2, Adobe Systems (Winner) Font Reserve Single User 3.1, DiamondSoft Suitcase 10.1, Extensis Best Productivity Utility Watson 1.5, Karelia Software (Winner) DragThing 4.5, TLA Systems Ten for X, Aladdin Systems Best Professional Graphics Software Adobe Photoshop 7, Adobe Systems (Winner) CorelDraw Graphics Suite 11, Corel Image Doctor, Alien Skin Software Best Science & Engineering Software Mathematica 4.2, Wolfram Research (Winner) Matlab 6.5, The MathWorks VectorWorks 10, Nemetschek Best Storage Product CRW-F1ZDX, Yamaha (Winner) ABSPlus, CMS Peripherals FireWire DriveDock, WiebeTech Best System Enhancement Utility Default Folder X 1.6, St. Clair Software (Winner) File Buddy 7.2, SkyTag Software MaxMenus 1.2, Proteron Best Web Publishing Software Macromedia Flash MX, Macromedia (Winner) Adobe GoLive 6, Adobe Systems Macromedia Fireworks MX, Macromedia
Breakthrough Product of the Year iPod, Apple Computer Hardware Product of the Year Epson Stylus Photo 2200, Epson Mac of the Year iMac G4/800, Apple Computer Software Product of the Year Adobe Photoshop Elements 2, Adobe Systems
A celebration party will be held in honor of all the award recipients during the week of Macworld Conference & Expo San Francisco, which begins Monday, January 6th, 2002. For further details, check out the full feature article on www.macworld.com. About Mac Publishing LLC Mac Publishing, LLC publishes the world’s leading independent Macintosh publication and Web sites. Every month the award-winning Macworld magazine reaches over 1.7 million influencers of computer purchases*, while the Mac Publishing Web presence average over 2 million unique visitors. Mac Publishing sites include: Macworld.com and MacCentral.com. Headquartered in San Francisco, Mac Publishing is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research and event company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG’s research company, IDC, provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com. *SOURCE: Intelliquest CIMS v 9.0 ###