Apple Announced that Nominations are Open for Tenth Annual Design Awards

The Tenth Annual Apple Design Awards recognize technical excellence and outstanding achievement in software products and solutions for Mac OS X. To celebrate Apple's tenth anniversary, the Apple Design Awards 2005 will boast the biggest prize packages ever and winners will be announced—and winning products showcased—in a special ceremony at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2005 held this June in San Francisco. Here are the categories:

* Best Product New to Mac OS X
* Best Mac OS X User Experience
* Best Mac OS X Entertainment Product
* Best Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution
* Best Mac OS X Server Solution
* Best Use of Open Source
* Best Mac OS X Student Product

And new in 2005...

* Best Use of Mac OS X Tiger Technologies

This year's Apple Design Award winners will receive huge prize packages that include top-of-the-line hardware, Apple Developer Connection memberships, and much more.

Nominations are open today--they close Friday, May 13. To get the details, go to this Apple Web page and follow the links. [Bill Fox]