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Editors Select 60 Winners Based On Performance, Value, Consistency,
And Innovation

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- PC World, the most widely-read
technology or business magazine, unveiled the winners of its 21st World Class
Awards yesterday. The July 2003 issue features the finest products and
services of the last year, from application suites to wireless phones, from
ABS to ZoneAlarm. The article will be on newsstands June 17, and is now
available at http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,110653,pg,1,00.asp.
This year has seen a trend towards wireless connectivity -- the 2003
Product of the Year is the T-Mobile Sidekick. Editors tout this "hiptop" as
" ... the first wireless gadget that feels capable of putting the Web in your
pocket." Highlights include new categories such as "Best Tablet PC" and "Best
Photo Management Software," underscoring on-the-go connectivity and the
popularity of digital photography. Also noteworthy is the choice of Mozilla
1.3 for "Best Web Browser" -- capable of blocking pop-ups with a built-in tool
and managing passwords site-by-site. One of the more unique choices is
OddPost for "Best Web-Based E-Mail Service," an interesting product that's
relatively unknown and distinctive.
The complete list of winners follows: the best of the best in hardware,
software, Web sites, and services that rise above the competition. Each
winner is a mix of top performance and good value from a reliable
manufacturer.

2003 WORLD CLASS AWARD WINNERS
Category Winner
Product of the Year: T-Mobile Sidekick

COMPUTERS
Category Winner
Best Desktop Power PC: Dell Dimension 8300
Best Desktop Value PC: Dell Dimension 4550
Best Entertainment PC: ABS Media Center PC 8500
Best Desktop Replacement Notebook: IBM ThinkPad T40
Best Ultraportable Notebook: Sharp Actius UM32W
Best Tablet PC: NEC Versa LitePad
Best PDA: Palm Tungsten T


HARDWARE
Category Winner
Best Input Device: Logitech Cordless Elite Duo
Best Hard Drive: Western Digital Special Edition
WD Caviar Series
Best CD-RW: LG Electronics GCC-4480B
Best Rewritable DVD Drive: Sony DRU-500A
Best CRT Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 957mb
Best LCD Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 172T
Best Graphics Board: ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
Best Scanner: Epson Perfection 1660 Photo
Best Digital Camera ($500 and Over): Olympus C-5050 Zoom
Best Digital Camera (Under $500) Canon PowerShot S400 Digital Elph
Best Sound Card: M-Audio Revolution 7.1
Best PC Speaker System: Logitech Z-680
Best Digital Audio Player: Creative NOMAD Jukebox Zen
Best Wireless Phone: Samsung SPH-i500
Best Router/Gateway: Linksys WRT54G
Best Projector: Dell 3200MP
Best Workgroup Printer: Lexmark T630n
Best Ink Jet Printer: Canon i850
Best Small-Office Laser Printer: Brother HL-5040
Best Color Laser Printer: Oki Data Oki C7300n
Best Photo Printer: Epson Stylus Photo 2200
Best Multifunction Printer: Lexmark X5150
Best Personal Storage Device: M-Systems DiskOnKey 512MB

SOFTWARE
Category Winner
Best Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Best Application Suite: Microsoft Office XP Professional
Best Utility Suite: Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2003
Best Backup Software: Stomp BackUp MyPC
Best Stand-Alone Utility: SiSoftware Sandra Professional
Best Firewall Software: (TIE) Sygate Personal Firewall Pro 5
Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Pro 3.7
Best Privacy Software: PepiMK Spybot Search & Destroy
Best Antivirus Software: Symantec Norton AntiVirus Pro
2003
Best Web Browser: Mozilla 1.3
Best E-Mail Software: Qualcomm Eudora 5.2
Best Remote Access Software: Expertcity GoToMyPC
Best Instant Messaging Software: Cerulean Studios Trillian Pro
Best CD Mastering Software: Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6
Best Image Editing Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2
Best Desktop Publishing Software: Adobe InDesign 2
Best Video Editing Software: Pinnacle Studio 8
Best Web Design Software: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
Best Personal Finance Software: Microsoft Money 2003 Deluxe
Best Business Accounting Software: ACCPAC Simply Accounting Basic
Best PDA Software: DataViz Documents to Go Premium 5
Best Media Player Software: MusicMatch Jukebox Plus 8
Best Photo Management Software: Adobe Photoshop Album
Best DVD Mastering Software: Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6
Best Spam Filter: Sunbelt Software iHateSpam for
Outlook

INTERNET
Category Winner
Best Web-Based E-Mail Service: OddPost
Best Search Engine: Google
Best Web-Based Application: Blogger
Best Streaming Audio Service: Listen.com Rhapsody

PC World Communications, Inc. is the publisher of PC World and PCWorld.com
(http://www.pcworld.com) and is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology
media, research and event company. The winner of the 2002 Folio: Editorial
Excellence Award, PC World is the world's most widely-read computer
publication with a readership of almost 6.3 million (MRI, Spring 2003). With
an average of 1.6 million unique visitors per month (Nielsen//NetRatings,
February - April 2003), PCWorld.com is a leading online resource for
PC-product buyers and users. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and
newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific
sites around the world through IDG.net (http://www.idg.net), which comprises more
than 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of
168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG's research company, IDC,
provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in
43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com.

CONTACT: Heidi Tanaka of PC World, [phone]