People's Choice - 2008

Best Overall Utility WinZip by WinZip International, LLC. Best Application Second Copy by Centered Systems Best Graphics Program or Utility Adobe Photoshop by Adobe Systems Best Business Application or Utility UltraEdit by IDM Computer Solutions, Inc. Best Educational Program or Game AceReader Pro by StepWare, Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest SwordSearcher Bible Software by Brandon Staggs Best Internet Communication ICUII by Cybration PC World “Most Votes” SyncBack SE by 2BrightSparks Tucows “Most Votes” Macrium Reflect by Paramount Software UK Ltd.

People's Choice - 2007

Best Overall Utility Second Copy by Centered Systems Best Application WinZip by WinZip Computing, Inc. Best Graphics Program or Utility ACDSee Pro Photo Manager by ACDSee Systems International, Inc. Best Sound Program or Utility Microsoft Media Player by Microsoft Corporation Best Vertical Market Program or Utility Auction Sentry Deluxe by Auction-Sentry.com Best Business Application or Utility UltraEdit by IDM Computer Solutions, Inc. Best Educational Program or Game AceReader Pro by StepWare, Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest SwordSearcher Bible Software by Brandon Staggs Best Internet Enhancement FlashGot by InformAction Best Internet Communication ICUII by Cybration Best Web Enhancement Ubuntu Linux by Canonical Ltd. Best Program for PDA’s Journal Bar by Omega One CNET “Most Votes” Spyware Doctor by PC Tools, Inc. Simtel “Most Votes” Registry First Aid by Rose City Software Tucows “Most Votes” SpeedUpMyPC by Uniblue Systems PC World “Most Votes” SyncBack SE by 2BrightSparks Special Award - People's Choice Award for "Most Voters" PC World

People's Choice - 2006

Best Overall Utility WinRAR by win.rar GmbH Best Application Acronis True Image by Acronis, Inc. Best Graphics Program or Utility ACDSee Pro Photo Manager by ACDSee Systems International, Inc. Best Sound Program or Utility Microsoft Media Player by Microsoft Corporation Best Vertical Market Program or Utility WindowBlinds by Stardock Corporation Best Business Application or Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems, Inc. Best Educational Program or Game Google Earth by Google, Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest Roboform by Siber Systems, Inc. Best Internet Enhancement GetRight by Headlight Software Best Internet Communication Skype by Skype Limited Best Web Enhancement ZoneAlarm Pro by Zone Labs Best Non-Action Game Bejeweled 2 by Astraware Limited Best Program for PDA’s FlexMail 2006 by Web Information Solutions, Inc. CNET “Most Votes” RealPlayer by Real Networks, Inc. Simtel “Most Votes” Registry Mechanic by PC Tools Tucows “Most Votes” Spyware Doctor by PC Tools PC World “Most Votes” Ad-Aware SE by Lavasoft Sweden

People's Choice - 2005

Best Overall Utility WinZip by WinZip Computing, Inc. Best Application NoteTab Pro by Fookes Software Best Graphics Program or Utility Paint Shop Pro by Corel Corporation Best Sound Program or Utility Blaze Media Pro by Mystik Media Best Vertical Market Program or Utility Macro Express by Insight Software Solutions, Inc. Best Business Application or Utility Microsoft Office 2003 by Microsoft Corporation Best Educational Program or Game AceReader by StepWare, Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest Picasa 2 by Google, Inc. Best Internet Enhancement Ad-Aware SE by Lavasoft Sweden Best Internet Communication ICUII by Cybration, Inc. Best Web Enhancement Mozilla Firefox by The Mozilla Foundation Best Non-Action Game Pretty Good Solitaire by Goodsol Development, Inc. Best Action/Arcade Game UnReal Tournament by Epic Games Best Program for PDA’s Pocket Informant 2005 by Web Information Solutions, Inc. CNET “Most Votes” Ad-Aware SE by Lavasoft Sweden Simtel “Most Votes” Registry First Aid by Rose City Software Tucows “Most Votes” Spyware Doctor by PC Tools PC World “Most Votes” Spybot Search & Destroy by Patrick M. Kolla

 

People's Choice - 2004

Best Overall Utility Second Copy by Centered Systems Best Application FolderMatch by Salty Brine Software Best Graphics Program or Utility EasyImager by Fookes Software Best Sound Program or Utility Alcohol 120% by Alcohol Software Best Vertical Market Program or Utility Virtual Painter by P & A America, Inc. Best Business Application or Utility PayWindow by ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. Best Educational Program or Game AceReader by StepWare, Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest Wedding Magic by FrogWare Software Best Internet Enhancement CoffeeCup HTML Editor by CoffeeCup Software, Inc. Best Internet Communication ICUII by Cybration, Inc. Best Web Enhancement AI RoboForm by Siber Systems Best Non-Action Game Pretty Good Solitaire by Goodsol Development, Inc. Best Action/Arcade Game UnReal Tournament by Epic Games Best Program for PDA's Documents To Go by DataViz, Inc. CNET "Most Votes" ZoneAlarm by ZoneLabs Simtel "Most Votes" StickyNote by Tenebril Incorporated Tucows "Most Votes" TuneUp Utilities 2004 by TuneUp Software GmbH

 

People's Choice - 2003

Best Overall Utility Second Copy by Centered Systems Best Application FolderMatch by Salty Brine Software Best Graphics Program or Utility IrfanView by Irfan Skiljan Best Sound Program or Utility CoolEdit 2000 by Syntrillium Software Best Vertical Market Program or Utility Registry First Aid by Rose City Software Best Business Application or Utility askSam by askSam Systems Best Educational Program or Game Animated Beginning Phonics by FLIX Productions Best Hobby or Personal Interest Crossdown by Crossdown Best Internet Enhancement CoffeeCup HTML Editor by CoffeeCup Software Best Internet Communication ICUII by Cybration, Inc. Best Web Enhancement or Utility NoteTab Pro by Fookes Software Best Non-Action Game SolSuite 2003 by TreeCardGames.Com Best Action/Arcade Game UnReal Tournament 2003 by EPIC Games Best Program for PDA's TealDoc by TealPoint Software Tucows "Most Votes" SmartDraw by SmartDraw CNET "Most Votes" WinZip by WinZip Computing, Inc. Simtel "Most Votes" BurnQuick by Triton Interactive ZDNet "Most Votes" Opera by Opera Software

 

People's Choice - 2002

Best Overall Utility Second Copy by Centered Systems Best Application askSam by askSam Systems Best Graphics Program or Utility Paint Shop Pro by Jasc Software, Inc. Best Sound Program or Utility WinAmp by Nullsoft Best Vertical Market Program or Utility Say The Time by Provenio Software Corporation Best Business Application or Utility Black Hole Organizer by Lincoln Beach Software Best Educational Program or Game TypingMaster 2002 by Oy Typing Master Finland, Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest KaZaa by Sharman Networks Ltd. Best Internet Enhancement CoffeeCup HTML Editor by CoffeeCup Software, Inc. Best Internet Communication ICUII by Cybration, Inc. Best Web Enhancement NoteTab Pro by Fookes Software Best Non-Action Game SolSuite 2000 by TreeCardGames Best Action/Arcade Game Quake 3 by id Software Best Program for PDA’s TealPhone by TealPoint Software Tucows “Most Votes” Mailbag Assistant by Fookes Software CNET “Most Votes” WinZip by WinZip Computing, Inc. Simtel “Most Votes” Microangelo by Impact Software

 

People's Choice - 2001

Best Overall Utility Second Copy by Centered Systems Best Application SureThing CD Labeler by MicroVision Development, Inc. Best Graphics Program or Utility Paint Shop Pro by Jasc Software, Inc. Best Sound Program or Utility Cool Edit 2000 by Syntrillium Software Corporation Best Vertical Market Program or Utility ZoneAlarm by Zone Labs, Inc. Best Business Application or Utility Contact Plus by Contact Plus Corporation Best Educational Program or Game AceReader by StepWare Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest Crossdown by Crossdown Best Internet Enhancement NetCaptor by Stilesoft, Inc. Best Internet Communication ICUII by Cybration, Inc. Best Web Enhancement NoteTab Pro by Fookes Software Best Non-Action Game SolSuite 2000 by TreeCardGames Best Action/Arcade Game Unreal Tournament by Epic MegaGames, Inc. Best Program for PDA’s Area Codes by Intrepid Software Solutions Tucows “Most Votes” SureThing CD Labeler by MicroVision Development, Inc. CNET “Most Votes” SmartDraw by SmartDraw Software

People's Choice - 2000

Best Overall Utility Second Copy by Centered Systems Best Application WinZip by WinZip Computing, Inc. Best Graphics Program or Utility Paint Shop Pro by Jasc Software Best Sound Program or Utility WinAmp by NullSoft, Inc. Best Vertical Market Program or Utility PageGate by NotePage, Inc. Best Business Application or Utility Contact Plus Personal by Contact Plus Corporation Best Educational Program or Game TypingMaster 2001 by TypingMaster, Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest Program Stretch Break by Para Technologies Best Internet Enhancement or Utility Katiesoft by Katiesoft, Inc. Best Internet Communication Program ICQ 2000 by ICQ, Inc. Best Web Enhancement or Utility CoffeeCup HTML Editor ++ by CoffeeCup Software Best Game - Non-Action Pretty Good Solitaire by GoodSol Development Best Game - Action or Arcade Unreal Tournament by Epic Games Best Program or Utility for PDA’s TealInfo by TealPoint Software CNET Most Votes People’s Choice Award WinAmp by NullSoft, Inc. TUCOWS Most Votes People’s Choice Award IrfanView by Irfan Skiljan ZDNet Most Votes People’s Choice Award Internet Answering Machine by CallWave, Inc.

People's Choice - 1999

Best Overall Utility         WinZip by Nico Mak Best Application         NoteTab Pro by Fookes Software Best Graphics Program or Utility         PaintShop Pro by JASC, Inc. Best Sound Program or Utility         Winamp by Nullsoft, Inc. Best Vertical Market Program or Utility         Co$tWorks 98 by MicroWorks, Inc. Best Business Application or Utility         Black Hole Organizer by Lincoln Beach Software Best Educational Program or Game         AceReader by Step Ware, Inc. Best Hobby or Personal Interest Program         SkyMap by SkyMap Software Best Internet Enhancement or Utility         GetRight by Headlight Software Best Web Enhancement or Utility         CoffeeCup HTML Editor++ by CoffeeCup Software Best Game - Non- Action/Arcade         Pretty Good Solitaire by Goodsol Development Best Program or Utility for PDAs         HackMaster by Dagger Ware

People's Choice - 1988

1 Cool Button Tool by Formula Software Pty Ltd ACDSee 32 by ACD Systems, Ltd. Bill's Pie Toss Interactive Screen Saver by RI Soft Systems Bubble Puzzle by Conmeg Spielart Calc98 by Flow Simulation International Ltd Copernic98 by Agents Technologies Corporation File Ferret by Fineware Systems Get Right by HeadLight Software Gozilla by Aaron Ostler Homesite by Allaire HotDog Professional by Sausage Software ICQ by Mirabilis, Inc Jet Audio by Cowon System, Inc. NetScape by Netscape Corporation NoteTab Pro by Eric G.V. Fooke Opera by Opera Software PaintShop Pro by Jasc, Inc. Super NoteTab by Eric G.V. Fookes TurboZIP by Pacific Gold Coast,Inc. WebFerret by FerretSoft