Handango recently announced the winners of the Handango Champion Awards at the Handango Partner Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. Each winner received an awards package including promotional opportunities and a $5,000 marketing stipend.

According to Handango, three nominees in each category were recognized. The winners were determined by people from Gannet News Service/USA TODAY, Network Computing, ABC Radio - KGO AM810, Pen Computing, Wireless Gaming Review, Java World, Phone Scoop, Pocket Goddess, Palm Infocenter, Wireless Developer Network, My-Symbian, The Gadget Guy, Bityard Magazine, Visor Central and us over here at PDAStreet.

Awards were presented for Palm OS, Pocket PC, Symbian OS, Java, Windows Mobile Smartphone and Linux platforms. Winners in each category were:

Palm OS
-- Best Productivity Application - DateBk5 by Pimlico Software
-- Best Business Application - Quickoffice Premier by Cutting Edge Software
-- Best Game - Bejeweled by Astraware
-- Best Lifestyle Application - SplashPhoto by SplashData
-- Best Medical Application - PatientKeeper Personal 2.33 by PatientKeeper
-- Best Education & Reference Application - DictionaryToGo by LearningToGo
-- Best Travel Application - Rand McNally StreetFinder by Handmark

Pocket PC
-- Best Productivity Application - Pocket Informant by WebIS
-- Best Business Application - Pocket SlideShow by CNetX
-- Best Game - Lemonade Tycoon by Hexacto
-- Best Lifestyle Application - CodeWallet Pro by Developer One
-- Best Medical Application - Medical Dictionary by Beiks
-- Best Education & Reference Application - Pocket Stars by Nomad Electronics
-- Best Travel Application - Pocket Streets by Microsoft Corporation

Symbian OS
-- Best Productivity Application - BugMe! by Electric Pocket
-- Best Business Application - Remote Control by Bitween
-- Best Game - Interstellar Flames by Xen Games
-- Best Lifestyle Application - MP3Go by m-internet.com
-- Best Education & Reference Application - Dictionaries by Paragon
-- Best Travel Application - WorldMate by MobiMate

Emerging (Includes Windows Mobile Smartphone and Linux platforms)
-- Best Productivity Application - IA SIM Manager by IA Style Inc.
-- Best Business Application - eWallet by Ilium Software
-- Best Game - Strategic Assault by Eon Games
-- Best Lifestyle Application - tkcKapital by the Kompany -- Best Education & Reference Application - Speed Reader Plus by MobileDynamo
-- Best Travel Application - Travel Dictionary by AIM Productions

Category Excellence for Java
-- Best Productivity Application - WebViewer by Reqwireless
-- Best Business Application - MidCast by HillCast Technologies
-- Best Game - MotoGP by THQ
-- Best Education & Reference Application - Pocket Quotes by JSmart
-- Best Travel Application - ActiveViewer by SIMEDA At the awards ceremony, Handango also recognized six software developers as Developer of the Year, including:

- Palm OS: Handmark
- Pocket PC: Spb Software House
- Symbian: Xen Games
- Java: Sumea Interactive
- Windows Mobile Smartphone: IA Style
- Linux: Bundu Technology