1986 Excellence in Software Awards Winners
Best Software Product
Windows, Microsoft Corporation
Best Business Product
Excel, Microsoft Corporation
Best Learning Product
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Brøderbund
Software, Inc.
Best Creativity Product
Deluxe Paint, Electronic Arts
Newsroom, Springboard Software
Best Simulation Product
Jet, Sublogic
Best Entertainment Product
Déjà vu, Mindscape
Best New Use of a Computer
PageMaker, Aldus Corporation
Best New World
Déjà vu, Mindscape
Best Adaptation From Another Medium
The New Electronic Encyclopedia, Grolier
Best Sound (Effects, Music)
Deluxe Music Construction Set (Macintosh), Electronic Arts
Best User Interface
Windows (IBM), Microsoft Corporation
Best Adaptation to a New Computer Format
One-on-One (Amiga), Electronic Arts
Best Graphics Program
Deluxe Paint (Amiga), Electronic Arts
Best Technical Achievement
Windows (IBM), Microsoft Corporation
Best Software Packaging
Jazz, Lotus Development Corporation