The Shareware

Shareware

The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...

 Industry Awards are a series of awards issued annually by the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation during the Software Industry Conference

Software Industry Conference

The Software Industry Conference is an annual conference for Micro ISVs, software developers, e-commerce providers, software publishers, and others who work in the software industry. The Software Industry Conference is planned and implemented by the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation...

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Origin of the Shareware Industry Award

The Software Industry Conference website notes: "The Shareware Industry Awards were conceived by Michael Callahan

Michael Callahan

Michael Callahan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL Professional Division.-Youth and Amateur:...

aka Dr. File Finder at the time of the first shareware conference - as a means to focus attention on the shareware industry. Michael felt that while the conference would help shareware authors in general, an awards ceremony "like the Academy Awards" would benefit the shareware industry as a whole."

External Links

• Shareware Industry Awards at the Sharware Industry Awards Foundation
• Software Industry Conference