Listed below are the nominess and winners for the 2006 Shareware Industry Awards! Winners were announced at the Shareware Industry Awards Banquet on Saturday, July 15, 2006.

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Best Overall Utility

Beyond Compare by Scooter Software - Info - Download
TuneUp Utilities 2006 by TuneUp Software GmbH - Info - Download
WinRAR by WinRAR - Info - Download
WinZip by WinZip Computing - Info - Download

Best Application

Boxer Text Editor by Boxer Software - Info - Download
TextPad by Helios Software - Info - Download
UltraEdit by IDM Computer Solutions, Inc. - Info - Download

Best Graphics Program or Utility

Adobe PhotoShop by Adobe, Inc. - Info - Download
Corel Paint Shop Pro by Corel Corporation - Info - Download
IrfanView by Irfan Skiljan - Info - Download

Best Desktop Enhancement

MaxiVista by Bartels Media - Info - Download
Microangelo Toolset by Eclipsit, Inc. - Info - Download
Window Blinds by Stardock - Info - Download

Best Photo Program or Utility

ACDSee Pro Photo Manager by ACD Systems - Info - Download
Life Poster Maker by Lincoln Beach Software - Info - Download
Picasa by Google - Info - Download
PMView Pro by Blueprint Software Works- Info - Download

Best Application Using .Net

Guitar and Drum Trainer by Renegade Minds - Info - Download
IDAutomation Barcode Label Software by IDAutomation.com, Inc. - Info - Download
InstallAware by InstallAware Software Corporation - Info - Download

Best Utility Using .Net

Doppler by Cindy De Smet and Erwin van Hunen - Info - Download
IDAutomation Barcode Image Generator by IDAutomation.com, Inc. - Info - Download
ShareAlarmPro by NsaSoft - Info - Download

Best Sound Program or Utility

Audio Record Wizard by NowSmart Studio - Info - Download
Blaze Media Pro by Mystik Media - Info - Download
D'Accord Personal Guitarist by D'Accord Music Software - Info - Download
Microsoft Media Player by Microsoft Corporation - Info - Download

Best Vertical Market Program or Utility

Auction Sentry by Auction-Sentry.Com - Info - Download
Tarma ExpertInstall by Tarma Software Research - Info - Download
TextFromPDF by Salty Brine Software - Info - Download

Best Business Application or Utility

Contact Plus Professional by Contact Plus Corporation - Info - Download
Personal Knowbase by Bitsmith Software - Info - Download
PayWindow Payroll 2006 by ZPay Payroll Systems, Inc. - Info - Download
Microsoft OneNote by Microsoft Corporation - Info - Download

Best Educational Program or Game

AceReader Pro by Stepware, Inc. - Info - Download
Google Earth by Google - Info - Download
WinFlash Educator by Open Window Software - Info - Download

Best Hobby or Personal Interest

Everything I Own by Mycroft Computing - Info - Download
Remind-Me by Beiley Software - Info - Download
Vacation Designer 2006 by Meliovation - Info - Download

Best Internet Enhancement

FeedDemon by Bradbury Software - Info - Download
FTP Voyager by RhinoSoft - Info - Download
Paessler Site Inspector by Paessler AG- Info - Download

Best Internet Communication

GroupMail by Infacta Ltd. - Info - Download
Trillian by Cerulean Studios - Info - Download
PocoMail by Poco Systems - Info - Download
Yahoo Messenger by Yahoo - Info - Download

Best Web Enhancement

AI RoboForm by Siber Systems - Info - Download
HTML Match by Salty Brine Software - Info - Download
Mozilla Firefox by The Mozilla Foundation - Info - Download

Best Non-Action Game

Pretty Good Solitaire by Goodsol Development - Info - Download
SudokuMeister by byteplant GmbH - Info - Download
Sudoku Works by Oak Systems - Info - Download

Best Action/Arcade Game

Commando Xenidis by Magic Storm - Info - Download
Tomb Climber by Magic Storm - Info - Download
Unreal Tournament by Epic Games - Info - Download

Best Program for PDA's

Documents To Go by DataViz - Info - Download
Journal Bar by Omega One - Info - Download
Spb Diary by Spb Software House - Info - Download