A Record 64% Increase in Product Nominations for SPA Excellence in Software
Awards

Annual Awards Ceremony to be held at SPA Conference

December 21, 1992 (Washington, DC) - The Software Publishers Association
(SPA) today announced a record number of nominees for their 1993 SPA
Excellence in Software Awards. 521 product nominations were received for
the 25 industry awards recognizing outstanding PC software products
introduced in 1992. The nominations represent 361 products from 182
different software companies. The award winners will be chosen in two
rounds of balloting by members' peers in the software publishing
community, truly making the Awards "the Oscars of the personal computer
software world."

The annual awards ceremony will be presented in San Diego the evening of
March 4, 1993, during the SPA's Annual Spring Symposium. Comedienne Paula
Poundstone will preside over the black-tie ceremony to be attended by more
than 1200 software industry executives.

"The 64% increase in product nominations shows that 1992 was a banner year
for new software products," commented Ken Wasch, Executive Director of the
SPA. "Given the increased competition, winners of this coveted award can
be that much more proud of their achievement."

The Excellence is Software Awards recognize outstanding software programs
in consumer, business and education categories. These programs are judged
by the SPA membership on a number of criteria including interface, utility
and creativity.

Of the three major software categories, consumer software encompasses
programs best known to the general consumer-using public. Here, awards are
given to: Best Action/Arcade Program, Best Entertainment Program, Best
Fantasy Role Playing/Adventure Program, Best Personal Productivity
Program, Best Creativity Program, Best Simulation Program, Best Sports
Program, and the Best Strategy Program.

The Software Publishers Association is the principal trade association of
the PC software industry. Its 1,000 members represent business, consumer,
and education software firms around the world. The SPA has offices in
Washington, DC, and Paris, France.

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

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