Best Overall Utility


Beyond Compare by Scooter Software
TuneUp Utilities 2006 by TuneUp Software GmbH
WinRAR by WinRAR
WinZip by WinZip Computing (Winner!!)


Best Application

Boxer Text Editor by Boxer Software (Winner!!)
TextPad by Helios Software
UltraEdit by IDM Computer Solutions, Inc.


Best Graphics Program or Utility

Adobe PhotoShop by Adobe, Inc.
Corel Paint Shop Pro by Corel Corporation
IrfanView by Irfan Skiljan (Winner!!)


Best Desktop Enhancement

MaxiVista by Bartels Media
Microangelo Toolset by Eclipsit, Inc. (Winner!!)
Window Blinds by Stardock


Best Photo Program or Utility

ACDSee Pro Photo Manager by ACD Systems
Life Poster Maker by Lincoln Beach Software (Winner!!)
Picasa by Google
PMView Pro by Blueprint Software Works


Best Application Using .Net

Guitar and Drum Trainer by Renegade Minds (Winner!!)
IDAutomation Barcode Label Software by IDAutomation.com, Inc.
InstallAware by InstallAware Software Corporation


Best Utility Using .Net

Doppler by Cindy De Smet and Erwin van Hunen
IDAutomation Barcode Image Generator by IDAutomation.com, Inc.
ShareAlarmPro by NsaSoft (Winner!!)


Best Sound Program or Utility

Audio Record Wizard by NowSmart Studio
Blaze Media Pro by Mystik Media (Winner!!)
D'Accord Personal Guitarist by D'Accord Music Software
Microsoft Media Player by Microsoft Corporation


Best Vertical Market Program or Utility

Auction Sentry by Auction-Sentry.Com
Tarma ExpertInstall by Tarma Software Research (Winner!!)
TextFromPDF by Salty Brine Software


Best Business Application or Utility

Contact Plus Professional by Contact Plus Corporation
Personal Knowbase by Bitsmith Software
PayWindow Payroll 2006 by ZPay Payroll Systems, Inc.
Microsoft OneNote by Microsoft Corporation (Winner!!)


Best Educational Program or Game

AceReader Pro by Stepware, Inc.
Google Earth by Google (Winner!!)
WinFlash Educator by Open Window Software


Best Hobby or Personal Interest

Everything I Own by Mycroft Computing
Remind-Me by Beiley Software
Vacation Designer 2006 by Meliovation (Winner!!)


Best Internet Enhancement

FeedDemon by Bradbury Software
FTP Voyager by RhinoSoft (Winner!!)
Paessler Site Inspector by Paessler AG


Best Internet Communication

GroupMail by Infacta Ltd.
Trillian by Cerulean Studios
PocoMail by Poco Systems
Yahoo Messenger by Yahoo (Winner!!)


Best Web Enhancement

AI RoboForm by Siber Systems
HTML Match by Salty Brine Software
Mozilla Firefox by The Mozilla Foundation (Winner!!)


Best Non-Action Game

Pretty Good Solitaire by Goodsol Development (Winner!!)
SudokuMeister by byteplant GmbH
Sudoku Works by Oak Systems


Best Action/Arcade Game

Commando Xenidis by Magic Storm
Tomb Climber by Magic Storm
Unreal Tournament by Epic Games (Winner!!)


Best Program for PDA's

Documents To Go by DataViz
Journal Bar by Omega One
Spb Diary by Spb Software House (Winner!!)


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