To: T L Comiskey who wrote (80692 ) 11/16/1998 11:26:00 AM From: Mohan Marette Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 176387
Michael S. Dell Named Industry Leader of the Year. Tim: How'bout that? -----------------------------------------------------------------Michael Dell Industry Leader of the year. LAS VEGAS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- PC Computing, the Ziff-Davis (NYSE: ZD) magazine for technology-focused business professionals, has named the Internet, software, hardware, and digital office product winners of its prestigious 1998 Most Valuable Product (MVP) Awards. The winners of these 10th annual MVP Awards were announced here last night in a gala ceremony at Studio 54 in the MGM Grand Hotel. The MVP Awards event has long been considered the unofficial kickoff for the COMDEX/Fall technology industry trade show, which officially opens today. To select the 1998 MVP Award winners, PC Computing's editors conducted an exhaustive review of thousands of Internet, software, hardware, and digital office products, evaluating them for usability, performance, technology, innovation and value. Such a rigorous review process distinguishes the MVP Award from other publications' "best of the year" product Awards, since many of these are based on reader polls, popular opinion or widespread appeal. A complete list of the PC Computing 1998 MVP Award winners can be found online, at www.pccomputing.com.Michael S. Dell, of Dell Computer Corporation, was named the 1998 MVP Industry Leader of the Year, in recognition of his creation of an innovative business model that has permanently altered the landscape for the entire PC industry. In his first COMDEX appearance, Dell attended last night's MVP Awards Ceremony. His personal appearance and acceptance speech for his MVP Award was the high point of the evening.....