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July 2006
Bioinformatics Readers' Choice — Gold Award: TDS Biological Modeler
       Teranode Corp.
Bioinformatics Readers' Choice — Silver Award: GeneSpring GX
       Agilent Technologies, Inc., Life Sciences & Chemical Analysis
Chemistry Readers' Choice — Gold Award: ChemDraw
       CambridgeSoft
Chemistry Readers' Choice — Silver Award: ISIS/Draw
       Elesvier MDL
Chemistry Readers' Choice — Silver Award: KnowItAll
       BIO-RAD Laboratories
Chemistry Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: ACD/ChemSketch
       Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.
Chromatography Readers' Choice — Gold Award: Empower
       Waters Corporation , (See Waters Laboratory Informatics)
Chromatography Readers' Choice — Silver Award: Atlas
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Chromatography Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: ChemStation
       Agilent Technologies, Inc., Life Sciences & Chemical Analysis
Data Acquisition Readers' Choice — Gold Award: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition Readers' Choice — Silver Award: TestPoint
       Keithley Instruments
Data Management Readers' Choice — Gold Award: NuGenesis SDMS
       Waters Corporation , (See Waters Laboratory Informatics)
Data Management Readers' Choice — Silver Award: XDA
       Teranode Corp.
Data Management Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: Oracle
       Oracle Corp.
Graphics Readers' Choice — Gold Award: Origin
       OriginLab Corporation
Graphics Readers' Choice — Silver Award: CorelDRAW
       Corel
Graphics Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: SigmaPlot
       Systat Software, Inc.
Graphics Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: Visio Professional
       Microsoft Corp.
Imaging Readers' Choice — Gold Award: Photoshop
       Adobe Systems
Imaging Readers' Choice — Silver Award: ImageJ
       National Institutes of Health
Imaging Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: NI-IMAQ
       National Instruments
Imaging Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: Paint Shop Pro X
       Corel
Instrument Control Readers' Choice — Gold Award: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
Instrument Control Readers' Choice — Silver Award: Xcalibur
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Instrument Interfacing Readers' Choice — Gold Award: LabStation
       LabWare, Inc
Instrument Interfacing Readers' Choice — Silver Award: LimsLink
       Labtronics Inc.
Instrument Interfacing Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
LIMS Readers' Choice — Gold Award: LabWare LIMS
       LabWare, Inc
LIMS Readers' Choice — Silver Award: STARLIMS
       STARLIMS Corporation
LIMS Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: Sapphire LIMS
       LabVantage Solutions
Mathematics Readers' Choice — Gold Award: MATLAB
       The MathWorks, Inc.
Mathematics Readers' Choice — Silver Award: Mathematica
       Wolfram Research, Inc.
Mathematics Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: Mathcad
       MathSoft Engineering & Education, Inc.
Notebooks Readers' Choice — Gold Award: ThinkPad
       Lenovo Group Limited
Notebooks Readers' Choice — Silver Award: VAIO Professional Notebook
       Sony Electronics Inc., Data Systems Division
Notebooks Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: Latitude
       Dell Computer Corporation
Servers Readers' Choice — Gold Award: Proliant
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
Servers Readers' Choice — Silver Award: PowerEdge
       Dell Computer Corporation
Servers Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: System p5
       IBM Corporation
Spectroscopy Readers' Choice — Gold Award: KnowItAll
       BIO-RAD Laboratories
Spectroscopy Readers' Choice — Silver Award: GRAMS
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Spectroscopy Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: OMNIC
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Spectroscopy Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: WinLab32
       PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences
Statistical Analysis Readers' Choice — Gold Award: Statistica
       StatSoft Inc.
Statistical Analysis Readers' Choice — Silver Award: Statgraphics Centurion
       StatPoint, Inc.
Statistical Analysis Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: NWA Quality Analyst
       Northwest Analytical, Inc
Workstations Readers' Choice — Gold Award: OptiPlex
       Dell Computer Corporation
Workstations Readers' Choice — Silver Award: Precision
       Dell Computer Corporation
Workstations Readers' Choice – Bronze Award: Compaq Desktop 7000 Series
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
 
July 2005
Bioinformatics Readers' Choice Award Winner: Resolver
       Rosetta Biosoftware
Bioinformatics Readers' Choice Finalist: DecisionSite
       Spotfire, Inc.
Bioinformatics Readers' Choice Finalist: GeneSpring
       Agilent Technologies, Inc., Life Sciences & Chemical Analysis
Chemistry Readers' Choice Award Winner: ChemDraw
       CambridgeSoft
Chemistry Readers' Choice Finalist: ACD/ChemSketch
       Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.
Chemistry Readers' Choice Finalist: CAChe
       CAChe Group, Fujitsu
Chromatography Readers' Choice Award Winner: EZChrom Elite
       Scientific Software, Inc.
Chromatography Readers' Choice Finalist: Atlas
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Chromatography Readers' Choice Finalist: Empower
       Waters Corporation , (See Waters Laboratory Informatics)
Data Acquisition Boards Readers' Choice Award Winner: E Series DAQ Boards
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition Boards Readers' Choice Finalist: KPCI Series DAQ
       Keithley Instruments
Data Acquisition Boards Readers' Choice Finalist: PCI-DAS6000 Series
       Measurement Computing Corp.
Data Acquisition Readers' Choice Award Winner: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition Readers' Choice Finalist: VEE Pro
       Agilent Technologies, Inc., Life Sciences & Chemical Analysis
Data Acquisition Readers' Choice Finalist: WinDaq/XL
       DATAQ Instruments, Inc.
Data Acquisition Systems Readers' Choice Award Winner: PXI
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition Systems Readers' Choice Finalist: OMB-DAQ-55/56
       OMEGA Engineering
Data Acquisition Systems Readers' Choice Finalist: Personal Daq/50 Series
       IOtech, Inc.
Graphics Readers' Choice Award Winner: Origin
       OriginLab Corporation
Graphics Readers' Choice Finalist: Excel
       Microsoft Corp.
Graphics Readers' Choice Finalist: SigmaPlot
       Systat Software, Inc.
Image Acquisition Systems Readers' Choice Award Winner: Image Station
       Eastman Kodak Company, Scientific Imaging Systems
Image Acquisition Systems Readers' Choice Finalist: Axio Imager
       Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.
Image Acquisition Systems Readers' Choice Finalist: MetaMorph
       Molecular Devices, Universal Imaging
Image Analysis/Processing Readers' Choice Award Winner: Image-Pro Plus
       Media Cybernetics, Inc.
Image Analysis/Processing Readers' choice Finalist: analySIS
       Soft Imaging System Corp.
Image Analysis/Processing Readers' Choice Finalist: Matrox Imaging Library
       Matrox Electronic Systems, Imaging
Instrument Control Readers' Choice Award Winner: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
Instrument Control Readers' Choice Finalist: LabX
       Mettler-Toledo Inc.
Instrument Control Readers' Choice Finalist: WinWedge
       TAL Technologies, Inc.
LIMS Readers' Choice Award Winner: LabWare LIMS
       LabWare, Inc
LIMS Readers' Choice Finalist: SampleManager
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
LIMS Readers' Choice Finalist: STARLIMS
       STARLIMS Corporation
Mathematics Readers' Choice Award Winner: Mathematica
       Wolfram Research, Inc.
Mathematics Readers' Choice Finalist: Mathcad
       MathSoft Engineering & Education, Inc.
Mathematics Readers' Choice Finalist: MATLAB
       The MathWorks, Inc.
Notebooks Readers' Choice Award Winner: ThinkPad
       Lenovo Group Limited
Notebooks Readers' Choice Finalist: Inspiron
       Dell Computer Corporation
Notebooks Readers' Choice Finalist: PowerBook
       Apple Computer, Inc.
PC/Workstation Readers' Choice Finalist: PA-RISC Workstation c8000
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
PC/Workstations Readers' Choice Award Winner: Precision Workstations
       Dell Computer Corporation
PC/Workstations Readers' Choice Finalist: IntelliStation
       IBM Corporation
Scientific Data Management Readers' Choice Award Winner: NuGenesis SDMS
       Waters Corporation , (See Waters Laboratory Informatics)
Scientific Data Management Readers' Choice Finalist: Cerity Enterprise Content Manager (ECM)
       Agilent Technologies, Inc., Life Sciences & Chemical Analysis
Scientific Data Management Readers' Choice Finalist: OpenLAB
       Scientific Software, Inc.
Servers Readers' Choice Award Winner: eServer xSeries 445
       IBM Corporation
Servers Readers' Choice Finalist: PowerEdge
       Dell Computer Corporation
Servers Readers' Choice Finalist: ProLiant Servers
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
Spectroscopy Readers' Choice Award Winner: GRAMS
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Spectroscopy Readers' Choice Finalist: KnowItAll
       BIO-RAD Laboratories
Spectroscopy Readers' Choice Finalist: SpecManager
       Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.
Statistical Analysis Readers' Choice Award Winner: MINITAB
       Minitab Inc.
Statistical Analysis Readers' Choice Finalist: JMP
       JMP, A Business Unit of SAS
Statistical Analysis Readers' Choice Finalist: STATISTICA
       StatSoft Inc.
Supercomputers Readers' Choice Award Winner: eServer Cluster 1350
       IBM Corporation
Supercomputers Readers' Choice Finalist: 9000 Superdome Server
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
Supercomputers Readers' Choice Finalist: AlphaServer
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
Visualization Readers' Choice Award Winner: IDL
       ITT Visual Information Solutions
Visualization Readers' Choice Finalist: IRIS Explorer
       Numerical Algorithms Group
Visualization Readers' Choice Finalist: PV-WAVE
       Visual Numerics, Inc.
 
July 2004
Bioinformatics 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: DS SeqStore
       Accelrys
Bioinformatics 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: SRS
       LION bioscience Inc.
Bioinformatics 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Vector NTI
       Inforonics
Chemistry 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: ChemOffice
       CambridgeSoft
Chemistry 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: ACD/ChemSketch
       Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.
Chromatography Data System 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: EZChrom
       Scientific Software, Inc.
Chromatography Data System 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Chromeleon
       Dionex Corporation
Chromatography Data System 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Empower
       Waters Corporation , (See Waters Laboratory Informatics)
Data Acquisition 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: TestPoint 5
       Capital Equipment Corp.
Data Acquisition 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: VEE
       Agilent - DAQ
Data Acquisition Board 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: PCI boards 6000 series
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition Board 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: DAS Boards 1600 Series
       Keithley Instruments
Data Acquisition Board 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: PCI 1000 Series
       IOtech, Inc.
Data Acquisition System 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: PXI
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition System 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: 2701 DMM
       Keithley Instruments
Data Acquisition System 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: DI-710 Series
       DATAQ Instruments, Inc.
Data Analysis 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: JMP
       JMP, A Business Unit of SAS
Data Analysis 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: MINITAB
       Minitab Inc.
Data Analysis 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Origin
       OriginLab Corporation
Data Management 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: CyberLAB
       Scientific Software, Inc.
Data Management 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: eRecord Manager
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Data Management 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: NuGenesis SDMS
       Waters Corporation , (See Waters Laboratory Informatics)
Database Management 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: 9i
       Oracle Corp.
Database Management 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: DB2
       IBM Corporation
Database Management 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: SQL Server
       Microsoft Corp.
Desktop Computer 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: Dimension XPS
       Dell Computer Corporation
Desktop Computer 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: 5000 Series
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
Desktop Computer 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: G5
       Apple Computer, Inc.
Genomics/Proteomics 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: DNASIS Max
       MiraiBio, Inc.
Genomics/Proteomics 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: GeneMapper ID
       Applied Biosystems
Genomics/Proteomics 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: GeneSpring
       Silicon Genetics
Image Acquisition Board 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: CronosPlus
       Matrox Electronic Systems, Imaging
Image Acquisition Board 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: DT Series
       Data Translation, Inc.
Image Acquisition Board 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: PCI 1424
       National Instruments
Image Acquisition System 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: Image Station
       Eastman Kodak Company, Scientific Imaging Systems
Image Acquisition System 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Axio
       Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.
Image Acquisition System 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Developer's Kit
       PixeLINK
Image Analysis/Processing 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: Image-Pro Plus
       Media Cybernetics, Inc.
Image Analysis/Processing 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: 1D
       Eastman Kodak Company, Scientific Imaging Systems
Image Analysis/Processing 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: AnalySIS
       Soft Imaging System Corp.
Instrument Control 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
Instrument Control 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: NEXXIS
       Labtronics Inc.
Instrument Control 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: WinWedge
       TAL Technologies, Inc.
LIMS 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: LabWare LIMS
       LabWare, Inc
LIMS 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Sapphire LIMS
       LabVantage Solutions
LIMS 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: WinLIMS
       Quality System International Corp. (QSI)
Mathematical 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: MATLAB
       The MathWorks, Inc.
Mathematical 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Mathcad
       MathSoft Engineering & Education, Inc.
Mathematical 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Mathematica
       Wolfram Research, Inc.
Molecular Modeling 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: Sybyl/Base
       Tripos, Inc.
Molecular Modeling 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Chem3D
       CambridgeSoft
Neural Networks/AI 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: MATLAB Neural Network Toolbox
       The MathWorks, Inc.
Neural Networks/AI 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: BrainMaker
       California Scientific Software
Neural Networks/AI 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: NeuroSolutions
       NeuroDimension, Inc.
Notebook 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: ThinkPad
       IBM Corp.
Notebook 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Inspiron
       Dell Computer Corporation
Notebook 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Satellite
       Toshiba America Inc
Presentation Graphics 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: Origin
       OriginLab Corporation
Presentation Graphics 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: PowerPoint
       Microsoft Corp.
Presentation Graphics 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Systat
       Systat Software, Inc.
Programming Language 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: Visual Basic .NET
       Microsoft Corp.
Programming Language 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Java
       Sun Microsystems Inc
Programming Language 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Visual C++
       Microsoft Corp.
QA/QC 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: NWA Quality Analyst
       Northwest Analytical, Inc
QA/QC 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: MINITAB
       Minitab Inc.
QA/QC 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: STATISTICA
       StatSoft Inc.
Rugged/Industrial Computer 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: FlexPAC
       Dolch Computer
Rugged/Industrial Computer 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: FieldWorks
       Kontron America
Rugged/Industrial Computer 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: GoBook Laptop
       Itronix Corp
Server 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: ProLiant
       HP , Technical Computing Division
Server 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: eServer
       IBM Corp.
Server 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: PowerEdge
       Dell Computer Corporation
Spectroscopy 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: KnowItAll
       BIO-RAD Laboratories
Spectroscopy 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: GRAMS
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Spectroscopy 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: SpecManager
       Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc.
Statistical 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: MINITAB
       Minitab Inc.
Statistical 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: JMP
       JMP, A Business Unit of SAS
Statistical 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: STATGRAPHICS Plus
       StatPoint, Inc.
Supercomputer 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: AlphaServer
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
Supercomputer 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: eServer
       IBM Corp.
Supercomputer 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: SX-7
       NEC Corporation
Visualization 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: IDL
       ITT Visual Information Solutions
Visualization 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: PV-WAVE
       Visual Numerics, Inc.
Visualization 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Tecplot
       Tecplot, Inc.
Workstation 2004 Readers' Choice Award Winner: IntelliStation
       IBM Corp.
Workstation 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: Precision
       Dell Computer Corporation
Workstation 2004 Readers' Choice Finalist: xw4100
       Hewlett-Packard , High Performance Technical Computing
 
July 2003
Bioinformatics 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: DecisionSite
       Spotfire, Inc.
Bioinformatics 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: DS SeqStore
       Accelrys
Bioinformatics 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Sybyl/Base
       Tripos, Inc.
Chemistry 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: ChemOffice
       CambridgeSoft
Chemistry 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: UNITY
       Tripos, Inc.
Chromatography Data System 2003 Readers' Choice Award Winner: EZChrom Elite
       Scientific Software, Inc.
Chromatography Data System 2003 Readers' Choice Finalist: Chromeleon
       Dionex Corporation
Chromatography Data System 2003 Readers' Choice Finalist: Millennium32
       Waters Corporation , (See Waters Laboratory Informatics)
Chromatography System 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: 1100 Series
       Agilent Technologies, Inc., Life Sciences & Chemical Analysis
Chromatography System 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: AutoSystem
       PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences
Chromatography System 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: LC 2010
       Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Data Acquisition 2003 Readers' Choice Award Winner: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: VEE
       Agilent - DAQ
Data Acquisition 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: WinWedge
       TAL Technologies, Inc.
Data Acquisition Board 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: 6120 Family
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition Board 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: DAS-4000 Series
       Keithley Instruments
Data Acquisition Board 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: DT3162 Frame Grabber
       Data Translation, Inc.
Data Acquisition System 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: FieldPoint Family
       National Instruments
Data Acquisition System 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Model 2700 DMM
       Keithley Instruments
Data Acquisition System 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: OMB-DAQBOOK Series
       OMEGA Engineering
Data Analysis 2003 Readers' Choice Award Winner: JMP
       JMP, A Business Unit of SAS
Data Analysis 2003 Readers' Choice Finalist: MINITAB
       Minitab Inc.
Data Analysis 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: OriginPro
       OriginLab Corporation
Data Management 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: CyberLab
       Scientific Software, Inc.
Data Management 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: eRecordManager
       Thermo Fisher Scientific
Database Management 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Oracle
       Oracle Corp.
Database Management 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: DB2
       IBM Corporation
Database Management 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: SQL Server
       Microsoft Corp.
Desktop Computer 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Dimension
       Dell Computer Corporation
Desktop Computer 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Compaq Evo D500 Series
       HP , Technical Computing Division
Desktop Computer 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Power Mac G4
       Apple Computer, Inc.
Genomics/Proteomics 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: DiscoveryCenter
       LION bioscience Inc.
Genomics/Proteomics 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: GeneMapper
       Applied Biosystems
Genomics/Proteomics 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: LifeSeq Foundation
       INCYTE Genomics, Inc.
Image Acquisition/Analysis Board 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: PIXCI Series
       EPIX, Inc.
Image Acquisition/Analysis Board 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: CronosPlus
       Matrox Electronic Systems, Imaging
Image Acquisition/Analysis Board 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: PICOLO Series
       EURESYS Inc.
Image Analysis/Processing 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Image-Pro Plus
       Media Cybernetics, Inc.
Image Analysis/Processing 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: 1D Image Analysis
       Eastman Kodak Company, Scientific Imaging Systems
Image Analysis/Processing 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Matrox Imaging Library
       Matrox Electronic Systems, Imaging
Imaging System 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Image Station
       Eastman Kodak Company, Scientific Imaging Systems
Imaging System 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: AxioPlan 2 IA
       Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.
Imaging System 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: MCID
       Imaging Research Inc
Instrument Control 2003 Readers' Choice Award Winner: LabVIEW
       National Instruments
Instrument Control 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: MATLAB
       The MathWorks, Inc.
Instrument Control 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: NEXXIS
       Labtronics Inc.
LIMS 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: LabWare LIMS
       LabWare, Inc
LIMS 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: WinLIMS
       Quality System International Corp. (QSI)
Mathematical 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Mathcad
       MathSoft Engineering & Education, Inc.
Mathematical 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Maple
       MapleSoft, Inc.
Mathematical 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Mathematica
       Wolfram Research, Inc.
Microscope 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Stemi SV 11/SV 11 Apo
       Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.
Microscope 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: BX2
       Olympus America Inc., Scientific Equipment Group
Microscope 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Eclipse E600POL/E400POL
       Nikon Instruments Inc.
Molecular Modeling 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Alchemy
       Tripos, Inc.
Molecular Modeling 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Chem3D
       CambridgeSoft
Molecular Modeling 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: DS Modeling
       Accelrys
Neural Netwroks/AI 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: MATLAB
       The MathWorks, Inc.
Neural Netwroks/AI 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: NeuralWorks Predict
       NeuralWare
Neural Netwroks/AI 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: NeuroShell Classifier
       Ward Systems Group Inc.
Notebook 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Inspiron
       Dell Computer Corporation
Notebook 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: ThinkPad
       IBM Corporation
Notebook 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: VAIO
       Sony Electronics Inc., Data Systems Division
Presentation Graphics 2003 Readers' Choice Finalist: JMP
       JMP, A Business Unit of SAS
Presentation Graphics 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Origin
       OriginLab Corporation
Presentation Graphics 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: STATISTICA
       StatSoft Inc.
Programming Language 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Java
       Sun Microsystems Inc
Programming Language 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Visual Basic .NET
       Microsoft Corp.
Programming Language 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Visual Studio .NET
       Microsoft Corp.
QA/QC 2003 Readers' Choice Award Winner: MINITAB
       Minitab Inc.
QA/QC 2003 Readers' Choice Finalist: JMP
       JMP, A Business Unit of SAS
QA/QC 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: STATGRAPHICS Plus
       StatPoint, Inc.
Robotics/Automation 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: CataLyst
       Thermo CRS Ltd., A Thermo Electron business
Robotics/Automation 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: MultiPROBE II HT
       Packard BioScience
Robotics/Automation 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: Sagian Core Systems
       Beckman Coulter, (Formerly Beckman LAO)
Rugged/Industrial Computer 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: FieldWorks 8500
       Kontron America
Rugged/Industrial Computer 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: FlexPAC Family
       Dolch Computer
Rugged/Industrial Computer 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: MP Series
       Azonix Corporation, Crane Co.
Server 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: Proliant Family
       HP , Technical Computing Division
Server 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: PowerEdge
       Dell Computer Corporation
Server 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: pSeries
       IBM Corp.
Spectroscopy 2003 Readers’ Choice Award Winner: KnowItAll
       BIO-RAD Laboratories
Spectroscopy 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: ACD/SpecManager
       A