PC wold class award winners
PC WORLD / CLASS AWARD WINNERS 2000 ON JULY ISSUE.
RIM BLACKBERRY 950******************************
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Category Winner
* Product of the Year * AMD Athlon
* Most Promising Hardware Newcomer * Handspring Visor Deluxe
* Most Promising Internet Newcomer * Zero-Knowledge Systems Freedom
* Most Promising Software Newcomer * Corel Linux OS
* Losers of the Year * Y2K Doomsayers
COMPUTERS
Category Winning Product
* Best Corporate PC * HP Vectra Series
* Best Small-Business PC * Dell Dimension XPS Series
* Best Home PC * Gateway Astro
* Best Designer PC * Sony VAIO Slimtop Series
* Best Notebook * Gateway Solo 9300LS
* Best Subnotebook * IBM ThinkPad 240
SYSTEM BASICS
Category Winning Product
* Best Operating System * Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional
* Best Application Suite * Microsoft Office 2000
Professional
* Best Utility * Ontrack SystemSuite 2000
* Best E-mail Software * Qualcomm Eudora 4.3
* Best Web Browser * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
* Best Antivirus Software * Norton AntiVirus 2000
* Best Security Software * Network Ice BlackICE Defender
* Best Input Device * Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical
OFFICE ESSENTIALS
Category Winning Product
* Best Workgroup Monochrome Printer * Xerox DocuPrint N2125
* Best Workgroup Color Printer * Minolta-QMS Magicolor 2 DeskLaser
* Best Personal Information Manager * Interact Commerce Corp. ACT! 2000
* Best Business Accounting Software * Peachtree Complete Accounting 7
* Best Communications Software * LapLink 2000
* Best Group Application * HotOffice
COMPUTING AT HOME
Category Winning Product
* Best Personal Finance Software * Intuit Quicken Deluxe 2000
* Best Tax Software * H&R Block Financial's Kiplinger
TaxCut Deluxe
* Best Reference Software * Microsoft Encarta 2000
* Best Game * Electronic Arts' The Sims
* Best Ink Jet Printer * HP DeskJet 932C
* Best Personal Laser Printer * Brother HL-1240
* Best SOHO Networking Kit * Intel AnyPoint Home Network
STORAGE
Category Winning Product
* Best Hard Drive * Maxtor DiamondMax 60
* Best CD-RW Drive * Plextor PlexWriter 8/4/32 EIDE
* Best CD-ROM Drive * Toshiba XM-6702B
* Best DVD-ROM Drive * CenDyne CDI CD 00042
* Best Removable-Media Drive * Iomega Zip 250 USB
DISPLAY & IMAGING
Category Winning Product
* Best Monitor * Sony CPD-E200
* Best Flat-Panel Display * Sony SDM-N50
* Best Graphics Board * Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS
* Best Scanner * Epson Perfection 1200U
* Best Digital Camera * Nikon Coolpix 990
AUDIO ADDITIONS
Category Winning Product
* Best Sound Card * Creative Labs Sound Blaster
Live! series
* Best MP3 Player * Creative Labs Nomad II
* Best PC Speakers * Klipsch ProMedia v.2-400 THX
* Best Voice Recognition Software * Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Preferred 4
ON THE ROAD
Category Winning Product
* Best PDA * Handspring Visor Deluxe
* Best Gadget * Think Outside Stowaway Keyboard
* Best PC Card Modem * 3Com Megahertz 56K Global GSM and
Cellular Modem PC Card
* Best Wireless Communications
Device * Research in Motion BlackBerry
Wireless Handheld (model 950)
* Best Projection System * InFocus LP330 Dragonfly
GRAPHICS & PUBLISHING
Category Winning Product
* Best Business Graphics Software * Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard
Edition
* Best Image Editing Software (Tie) * Adobe Photoshop 5.5
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 6
* Best Drawing Software * CorelDraw 9 Graphics Suite
* Best Web Design Software * Macromedia Dreamweaver 3
Fireworks 3 Studio
* Best Desktop Publishing Software * Adobe InDesign 1.5
INTERNET TOOL KIT
Category Winning Product
* Best ISP * EarthLink
* Best Modem * S3 Diamond SupraExpress 56e
* Best Free Web Service * EFax
* Best Free E-mail * Yahoo! Mail
* Best Freeware * Zone Labs ZoneAlarm 2
* Best Internet Utility * AskSam Systems SurfSaver Pro 2
WEB SITES
Category Winning Site
* Best Web Portal * Yahoo.com
* Best News and Information Site * CNN.com
* Best Shopping Site (Tie) * Amazon.com
* EBay.com
* Best Travel Site * Expedia.com
* Best Recreational Site * Shockwave.com
* Best Online Computer Store * PC Connection
SERVICE & SUPPORT
Category Winner
* Best PC Support * Dell
* Best Software Support * Microsoft