operations. Since its 1982 founding, the editors have been: Peter Jackson: 1982 - 1984 Guy Kewney: 1984 - 1986 (Served as editor at large from 1982 - 1984) John Lettice: 1987 - 1991 Keith Rodgers: 1991 - 1996 Billy MacInnes: 1996 - 2002 Simon Quicke: 2002–present Awards MicroScope was awarded “Computer Journal of the Year” in 1984 by the Computer Press Association, for excellence in the field of computer journalism. MicroScope ACEs The MicroScope Awards for Channel Excellence (MicroScope ACEs) were launched in 2007 as prestigious awards with the aim of rewarding the achievements of distributors and resellers across the channel. The entry process for the awards would kick off around November or Late October with the award ceremony usually taking place in late May or Early June in Central London. The awards were judged by a panel of industry experts including analysts, independent consultants and editorial staff from MicroScope. The shortlist drawn up by the judges was then posted online with the readership of the magazine then given an opportunity to vote for the winners. Award Categories as follows: Reseller SME reseller of the year Storage reseller of the year AV reseller of the year Networking/comms reseller of the year security reseller of the year Distributor Security distributor of the year Storage distributor of the year Networking/comms distributor of the year AV distributor of the year Editor's choice Vendor of the year During their first 3 years, the Microscope ACE’s grew and established themselves as one of the leading industry awards. Following the sale of MicroScope to TechTarget, the 2011 awards ceremony was postponed. The ACEs continued to run digitally until 2016 before the format was postponed awaiting future development. 25th Anniversary Awards 25th anniversary awards as follows: Most influential person of the past 25 years Most significant vendor of the past 25 years Most significant distributor of the past 25 years Most significant reseller of the past 25 years Related Publications MicroScope is a sister publication of ComputerWeekly.com and is part of the TechTarget network of websites that also includes SearchITchannel.com, which covers the channel activities in the US market. See also List of computer magazines List of magazines in the United Kingdom References External links MicroScope Official website MicroScope ACEs Awards website 1982 establishments in the United Kingdom 2011 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1982 Magazines disestablished