SPA ANNOUNCES CODIE AWARD WINNERS

BRODERBUND SOFTWARE, INC. AND MICROSOFT CORPORATION BIG WINNERS AT THE
SPA'S TENTH ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN SOFTWARE AWARDS

March 13, 1995 (11:30 PM PST, San Diego, CA) -- The Tenth Annual Excellence
in Software Awards, the Codies, were awarded at a black-tie gala tonight
attended by hundreds of prominent software industry publishers. The awards
were given in recognition of outstanding consumer, business, and education
software products of 1994. In their tenth year, the Codie Award is the
software industry's most coveted honor for outstanding product
achievement. During the ceremony held at the SPA's Spring Symposium in San
Diego, software products and their makers were honored for remarkable
imagination, innovation, and intelligence.

Nearly 700 nominations were submitted for 25 Codie Awards. Over 200
companies throughout the business, consumer, and education markets
submitted product nominations for the software industry "Oscars". A slate
of seven finalists in each category was selected by a panel of veteran
software journalists who regularly review software as well as cover
industry development issues. The final ballot was voted on by the SPA
membership.

"On this landmark anniversary of the Codies, it is especially important to
recognize the talent, dedication, and hard work behind the winning of a
Codie. Each award signifies the outstanding accomplishments of software
professionals," said SPA Executive Director Ken Wasch. "In an effort to
constantly improve the Codie Awards, the SPA's impl ementation of a press
judging tier adds depth and credibilty to the process and creates a more
valuable award for Codie recipients."

The winners included such well known companies as Adobe, Microsoft, Maxis,
Intuit, and Broderbund. Codie Awards were also won by several smaller
companies for outstanding software products. Such Codie-winning companies
as A.D.A.M. Software, DeLorme Mapping, and id Software are becoming
increasingly well known.

The quality of this year's entrants shows the growth and innovation the
software industry has seen over the last decade.

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade association of
the PC software industry. Its 1,150 members represent the leading
publishers in the business, consumer, and education markets. The SPA has
offices in Washington, DC, and Paris, France. SPA press releases are
available on-line through CompuServe (GO:SPAFORUM), and from SPA's faxback
service at 800-637-6823.

Software Publishers Association
1730 M St, Northwest, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20036
202-452-1600,  Fax: 202-223-8756

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