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Jolt Awards - 1999 Winners

In each of the six categories, we present one Jolt Award and three Productivity Awards. The categories are Books and Computer-Based Training, Design and Management Tools, Libraries, Frameworks and Components, Languages and Development Environments, Utilities and Deployment Tools, and Special. The Jolt winner was selected as the product that most jolted the industry during the 1999 calendar year. The Productivity Award winners also deserve recognition for having a significant impact in software development. Also presented was the Software Development Hall of Fame Award, a crystal ice bucket filled with Jolt Cola.

For more information on the processes of nominating and selecting the Jolt Awards, visit our Jolt Awards general information page.

Books and Computer-Based Training

Software for Use: A Practical Guide to the Models and Methods of Usage Centered Design, by Larry Constantine and Lucy Lockwood (Addison-Wesley)

Productivity Awards:

• Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, by Kent Beck (Addison-Wesley)
• Software Requirements, by Karl E. Wiegers (Microsoft Press)
• After the Gold Rush: Creating a True Profession of Software Engineering, by Steve M. McConnell (Microsoft Press)

Design and Management Tools

Rational Suite (Rational Software)

Productivity Awards:

• Together/Enterprise (TogetherSoft)
• Rational Configuration Management (Tools): Clearcase, Clearcase Multisite and ClearQuest (Rational Software)
• Select Enterprise (Princeton Softech)

Languages and Development Environments

JBuilder (Inprise Corp.)

Productivity Awards:

• Microsoft Office 2000 Developer (Microsoft)
• VisualAge for Java Enterprise Edition (IBM)
• Python (python.org)

Libraries, Frameworks and Components

Jini Technology Starter Kit (Sun Microsystems)

Productivity Awards:

• ActiveReports (Data Dynamics, Ltd.)
• JClass Enterprise Suite (KL Group)
• VSFlexGrid Pro (VideoSoft)

Special

Corel Linux (Corel Corp.)

Productivity Awards:

• MSDN Universal Subscription (Microsoft Corp.)
• developerWorks (IBM)
• WebLogic Application Server (BEA Systems)

Utilities and Deployment Tools

jTest! (ParaSoft)

Productivity Awards:

• Visual SlickEdit (MicroEdge, Inc.)
• InstallShield Professional 2000 (InstallShield Software)

1999 Hall of Fame Winner

O'Reilly and Associates