NEW YORK, June 18, 1997 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft® Office 97 and several desktop applications garnered top industry awards at the PC Expo convention in New York. Office 97, Professional Edition was honored with the following awards:
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The PC World World Class Award for Best Application Suite
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The PC World World Class Award for Most Promising Newcomer in Software
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The First Annual Windows Sources Expert’s Choice Award for Best Productivity Suite
These awards are in addition to the many honors that Office 97 has already been given by industry leaders, including the following:
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PC Magazine Editors Choice – February 1997
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BYTE 1997 Editors Choice – January 1997
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PC Week Analysts Choice – December 1996
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Windows Sources Stellar Award – November 1996
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BYTE’s Comdex Best of Show Award – November 1996
“We’re thrilled that Office 97 has enjoyed such tremendous success in its short time on the market,” said Dennis Tevlin, director of marketing in the desktop applications division at Microsoft. “Extensive customer input during the development process has made Office 97 the success that it is today. The product is the result of over 500 customer site visits and over 25,000 hours of customer-based research.”
Other awards won by products from the desktop applications division include the following:
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PC World World Class Award – Best Word Processor, Microsoft Word 97
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PC World World Class Award – Best Spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel 97
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PC World World Class Award – Best Professional Database, Microsoft Access 97
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PC World World Class Award – Best Presentation Graphics, Microsoft PowerPoint® 97 presentation graphics program
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PC World World Class Award – Best Project Manager, Microsoft Project 95
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PC World World Class Award – Best Personal Database, Microsoft Access 97
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PC World World Class Award – Best Web Authoring Tool, Microsoft FrontPage® 97 Web authoring and management tool
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Windows Magazine Win 100 Award – Best Spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel 95
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Windows Magazine Win 100 Award – Best Accounting Software, Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager
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