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The Information Technology 101-200 |
| KEY TO INDUSTRIES Comp = Computers and peripherals, INet = Internet companies, Netw = Networking, Semi = Semiconductors, Svcs = Services, resellers and distributors, Soft = Software, TelE = Telecom equipment, TelS = Telecom services | |
| FOOTNOTES * Has agreed to be acquired. ** Total return is based on less than one year of data because IPO occurred since May 14, 1998. |
| Company (Stock Symbol) | Sector | Country | Revenues | Revenue Growth | Return On Equity | Shareholder Return | Profits | |||||
| $ Mil. | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||||||||
| 101 | THEGLOBE.COM* (TGLO) | INet | U.S. | 8.3 | 196 | 671.4 | 3 | -44.4 | 173 | 189.2 | 35 | -20.3 |
| The community Web site's market cap topped $1 billion last year; first-quarter 1999 revenues were just $3.2 million. | ||||||||||||
| 102 | ABOVENET COMMUNICATIONS** (ABOV) | INet | U.S. | 9.7 | 195 | 317.7 | 11 | -23.9 | 163 | 176.9 | 38 | -17.0 |
| It runs the computers and communications for heavy-duty Web sites and Internet services. | ||||||||||||
| 103 | EARTHLINK NETWORK (ELNK) | INet | U.S. | 214.4 | 153 | 126.7 | 38 | -21.5 | 158 | 103.0 | 58 | -75.6 |
| With 1 million subscribers and still counting, the biggest independent Internet service provider continues to lead the way with cable and high-speed phone access. | ||||||||||||
| 104 | NETCOM AB (NECS) | TelE | Sweden | 780.9 | 105 | 33.0 | 110 | 28.5 | 25 | -6.4 | 168 | 11.5 |
| Its U.S. assets were recently bought from ICG Communications by MindSpring. | ||||||||||||
| 105 | ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS* (ALNT) | TelE | U.S. | 352.7 | 147 | 20.3 | 142 | 18.8 | 50 | 76.8 | 70 | 62.3 |
| In late April, 99% of shareholders at Aliant Communications voted to merge with Arkansas-telecom giant Alltel Corp. in 23 states. Merger should be completed by summer. | ||||||||||||
| 106 | U.S. CELLULAR (USM) | TelE | U.S. | 1243.3 | 86 | 32.6 | 112 | 5.6 | 116 | 48.2 | 95 | 115.0 |
| An analog standby for more than a decade, it's gaining ground with digital products. | ||||||||||||
| 107 | WANG LABORATORIES* (WANG) | Svcs | U.S. | 3440.3 | 46 | 147.2 | 28 | -213.3 | 185 | 8.2 | 150 | -324.5 |
| After remaking itself as a global provider of technology services, Wang agreed to be acquired in May by Amsterdam-based Getronics. | ||||||||||||
| 108 | FISERV (FISV) | Svcs | U.S. | 1297.0 | 83 | 27.2 | 129 | 12.7 | 86 | 33.2 | 113 | 120.5 |
| Processes transactions for financial-services companies. Lately, it has been on a shopping spree--a California financial-form processing company, a Florida securities processor. | ||||||||||||
| 109 | ANTEC (ANTC) | TelE | U.S. | 568.6 | 119 | 17.6 | 151 | 16.6 | 62 | 63.1 | 80 | 49.1 |
| Georgia company that specializes in the design and production of broadband communications networks. | ||||||||||||
| 110 | ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS (ADCT) | TelE | U.S. | 1546.0 | 75 | 23.7 | 139 | 12.1 | 90 | 37.7 | 108 | 118.6 |
| Founded in a Minneapolis basement, this company peddles hardware and software for cable, TV, Internet, and wireless network upgrades. | ||||||||||||
| 111 | NIDEC | Comp | Japan | 1104.0 | 94 | 14.6 | 162 | 8.9 | 103 | 106.4 | 55 | 47.0 |
| If you're in the market for the tiny motors that power your DVD or hard-disk drives, then look for Nidec with its 70% global market share. | ||||||||||||
| 112 | XILINX (XLNX) | Semi | U.S. | 662.0 | 111 | 7.9 | 178 | 14.7 | 67 | 101.3 | 59 | 129.2 |
| Leader in hot-growth programmable logic chips now allows chips to be updated over the Internet. | ||||||||||||
| 113 | FORE SYSTEMS* (FORE) | Netw | U.S. | 632.4 | 114 | 35.3 | 106 | 9.1 | 100 | 47.6 | 96 | 50.9 |
| Makes data network switches, management gear, and testing equipment--and counts large companies, Uncle Sam, and top universities among its core customers. | ||||||||||||
| 114 | ORANGE (ORNGY) | TelE | Britain | 2016.5 | 61 | 34.3 | 108 | NM | 188 | 100.9 | 60 | -163.1 |
| The last entrant into Britain's mobile-phone market, this innovative operator has grabbed a juicy share. | ||||||||||||
| 115 | ALTERA (ALTR) | Semi | U.S. | 683.5 | 110 | 6.4 | 190 | 17.8 | 52 | 87.8 | 65 | 166.2 |
| A top seller of programmable chips whose features can be customized by designers or even users. | ||||||||||||
| 116 | COVAD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP** (COVD ) | INet | U.S. | 5.3 | 200 | 20400.0 | 1 | NM | 188 | 206.3 | 30 | -48.1 |
| One of the crop of competitive local phone companies offering high-speed Net access via digital lines. | ||||||||||||
| 117 | MARKETWATCH.COM** (MKTW) | INet | U.S. | 7.0 | 197 | 290.0 | 12 | NM | 188 | 254.8 | 23 | -12.4 |
| A financial supersite that dishes up news, stock quotes, and research as well as provides tools to help investors manage their finances. | ||||||||||||
| 118 | NETGRAVITY** (NETG) | INet | U.S. | 14.1 | 189 | 101.6 | 45 | -10.7 | 147 | 176.4 | 39 | -12.2 |
| A maker of software that helps companies manage, measure, and target their Web advertising campaigns. | ||||||||||||
| 119 | ABOUT.COM** (BOUT) | INet | U.S. | 5.9 | 199 | 993.4 | 2 | -33.3 | 170 | 130.0 | 49 | -25.1 |
| Now renamed About.com, this site offers in-depth tours of almost any topic on the planet--from religion to parenting. | ||||||||||||
| 120 | UNIGRAPHICS SOLUTIONS** (UGS) | Soft | U.S. | 422.8 | 139 | 27.4 | 126 | 29.0 | 24 | 19.6 | 131 | 27.5 |
| This computer-assisted design system maker was spun off from EDS last fall and continues to fly high all by itself. | ||||||||||||
| 121 | CONCENTRIC NETWORK (CNCX) | INet | U.S. | 96.4 | 160 | 82.6 | 52 | NM | 188 | 266.3 | 22 | -81.8 |
| A top provider of Internet access and services throughout North America. | ||||||||||||
| 122 | MARIMBA** (MRBA ) | INet | U.S. | 17.1 | 186 | 207.2 | 18 | -109.0 | 184 | 185.0 | 36 | -5.7 |
| Newly public after getting lumped in with overhyped Web "push" technology, Marimba provides software to deliver and update programs centrally. | ||||||||||||
| 123 | MICROMUSE (MUSE) | INet | U.S. | 40.7 | 176 | 134.1 | 32 | 7.0 | 113 | 41.3 | 105 | 4.4 |
| As the world starts living more and more on networks, Micromuse's tools for managing these connections will be as important as ever. | ||||||||||||
| 124 | IVILLAGE** (IVIL) | INet | U.S. | 19.3 | 185 | 163.0 | 26 | -58.2 | 176 | 165.6 | 40 | -52.7 |
| The leading site for women. | ||||||||||||
| 125 | SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES (SBL) | Comp | U.S. | 1024.3 | 97 | 26.6 | 131 | 11.6 | 93 | 41.0 | 107 | 97.7 |
| The leading manufacturer of bar-code scanners and corresponding mobile computer systems. | ||||||||||||
| 126 | COMPEQ MFG. | Semi | Taiwan | 452.0 | 134 | 42.1 | 93 | 32.0 | 20 | -19.9 | 181 | 87.0 |
| Compeq wows clients--from Intel to IBM--with its low-cost, high-quality printed circuit boards. | ||||||||||||
| 127 | TELEFONICA (TEF) | TelE | Spain | 19157.9 | 17 | 7.9 | 179 | 11.0 | 96 | 14.6 | 138 | 1595.2 |
| Provides telecom to industrial, residential, and municipal customers throughout Spain and sells phones, faxes, and videoconferencing equipment. | ||||||||||||
| 128 | LINEAR TECHNOLOGY (LLTC) | Semi | U.S. | 498.2 | 129 | 9.0 | 173 | 22.6 | 35 | 49.1 | 94 | 189.6 |
| Where the digital world meets the real world, Linear's specialized "analog" chips make the translation. | ||||||||||||
| 129 | SAVOIR TECHNOLOGY GROUP (SVTG) | Svcs | U.S. | 661.4 | 112 | 118.7 | 40 | 4.2 | 121 | -2.1 | 161 | 10.0 |
| In the ever-complex world of IT, Savior is a one-stop shop for everything from consulting to higher-end computer systems. | ||||||||||||
| 130 | MULTEX.COM** (MLTX) | INet | U.S. | 15.5 | 188 | 99.2 | 47 | -24.3 | 164 | 178.6 | 37 | -11.7 |
| New York-based seller of online stock research has key distribution through America Online's personal-finance channel. | ||||||||||||
| 131 | STMICROELECTRONICS (STM) | Semi | France | 4355.7 | 40 | 6.8 | 188 | 10.6 | 98 | 37.2 | 110 | 426.0 |
| Niche strategy saved French-Italian semiconductor company from the bloodbath in memory chips. Scores big on growth in mobile phones. | ||||||||||||
| 132 | XEROX (XRX) | Comp | U.S. | 19445.0 | 16 | 5.5 | 192 | 13.4 | 80 | 10.3 | 148 | 627.0 |
| The granddaddy of copiers is going digital and wants to control every document that flows from your desktop through cyberspace. | ||||||||||||
| 133 | COMPAQ COMPUTER (CPQ) | Comp | U.S. | 34901.0 | 3 | 39.6 | 99 | -21.3 | 156 | -18.4 | 179 | -2478.0 |
| Chairman Ben Rosen is back full-time, but he's looking for new leadership to fix the company's PC and server business and give the company a bigger Net presence. | ||||||||||||
| 134 | INFOSEEK (SEEK) | INet | U.S. | 96.1 | 161 | 121.9 | 39 | -18.1 | 151 | 54.9 | 89 | -164.8 |
| With Disney's help, the relaunched Go Network uses its megabrands, such as ESPN and ABC News, to attract scores of advertisers and Web surfers to its site. | ||||||||||||
| 135 | PORTUGAL TELECOM (PT) | TelE | Portugal | 3305.9 | 49 | 12.9 | 165 | 17.5 | 55 | -12.1 | 172 | 558.4 |
| Following Spain's Telefonica into Latin America--and teaming up with Microsoft for Internet market at home. | ||||||||||||
| 136 | LSI LOGIC (LSI) | Semi | U.S. | 1622.7 | 71 | 24.2 | 138 | -11.0 | 148 | 58.4 | 87 | -157.2 |
| A pioneer in custom chips, LSI has broadened its technical depth to move into systems-on-a-chip. | ||||||||||||
| 137 | KDD | TelE | Japan | 3381.0 | 47 | 11.2 | 169 | -0.5 | 130 | 45.6 | 99 | -16.0 |
| A spin-off of the NTT telecommunications monolith, this international carrier is now grabbing business from NTT in the domestic market. | ||||||||||||
| 138 | NORTEL NETWORKS (NT) | TelE | Canada | 18483.0 | 18 | 18.4 | 147 | -9.1 | 141 | 14.3 | 139 | -976.0 |
| The Rodney Dangerfield of the communications-gear makers, Nortel gets no respect. But look out, it's gaining momentum in wireless and Net equipment. | ||||||||||||
| 139 | ELECTRONIC ARTS (ERTS) | Soft | U.S. | 1221.9 | 87 | 34.4 | 107 | 11.0 | 97 | 5.0 | 156 | 72.9 |
| Gamemaker is gearing up for the console wars set to start this fall as Sega, Sony, and Nintendo begin rolling out their next-generation machines. | ||||||||||||
| 140 | FUJITSU | Comp | Japan | 43691.0 | 2 | 5.2 | 193 | -1.2 | 133 | 25.7 | 120 | -114.0 |
| Like IBM, this leading Japanese chip and computer maker is betting its future on software and services. | ||||||||||||
| 141 | CSK | Svcs | Japan | 1758.0 | 66 | 54.6 | 75 | -20.5 | 155 | 5.9 | 152 | -169.0 |
| Covers the technology waterfront, providing system and software development, consulting, and leasing of computer gear. | ||||||||||||
| 142 | PACIFIC GATEWAY EXCHANGE (PGEX) | TelE | U.S. | 501.7 | 128 | 42.4 | 91 | 19.0 | 49 | -19.0 | 180 | 19.8 |
| Most of the nation's major long-distance carriers dial into Pacific Gateway for international calls. | ||||||||||||
| 143 | ZDNET** (ZDZ) | INet | U.S. | 65.0 | 171 | 77.5 | 58 | -2.3 | 135 | 59.9 | 86 | -2.1 |
| Dispenses technology news and reviews. | ||||||||||||
| 144 | TELECOMUNICACIONES DE CHILE (CTC) | TelE | Chile | 1451.3 | 78 | 11.7 | 168 | 16.7 | 61 | 10.9 | 146 | 381.9 |
| Under the management of Spain's Telefonica, this telecom operator is wiring up South America's most open market. | ||||||||||||
| 145 | MAGYAR TAVKOZLESI (MATAV) (MTA) | TelE | Hungary | 1370.9 | 81 | 25.2 | 134 | 13.8 | 76 | -2.4 | 162 | 268.4 |
| Hungarian phone company builds up its home market--and could pick up business to the south as reconstruction funds pour into the Balkans. | ||||||||||||
| 146 | CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES** (CNQR) | INet | U.S. | 23.7 | 182 | 88.9 | 50 | -77.1 | 181 | 145.0 | 41 | -25.3 |
| With software that makes expense reporting bearable for employees, Concur's products keep travel and dining costs in line for companies. | ||||||||||||
| 147 | INTUIT (INTU) | Soft | U.S. | 717.2 | 108 | 27.2 | 128 | 0.0 | 128 | 49.4 | 91 | -0.6 |
| When it comes to managing money, few have had more impact than Intuit, which sells software for managing your portfolio and balancing your checkbook. | ||||||||||||
| 148 | MCLEODUSA (MCLD) | TelE | U.S. | 650.9 | 113 | 77.6 | 57 | -18.1 | 152 | 15.0 | 136 | -142.1 |
| While giants such as AT&T expand across the globe, this Iowa telecom competitor is building a regional powerhouse that spans Middle America. | ||||||||||||
| 149 | TELEFONICA DE ARGENTINA (TAR) | TelE | Argentina | 2995.7 | 51 | 8.9 | 174 | 12.8 | 85 | 6.2 | 151 | 474.3 |
| The Spanish-led group runs half the fixed-line phone system in Latin America's richest country. | ||||||||||||
| 150 | DII GROUP (DIIG) | Semi | U.S. | 937.6 | 100 | 6.8 | 187 | 8.8 | 105 | 74.7 | 71 | 23.9 |
| Designs and builds chips for the electronics industry. | ||||||||||||
| 151 | PITTWAY (PRY.A) | TelE | U.S. | 1404.4 | 80 | 17.5 | 152 | 13.9 | 73 | 3.3 | 158 | 71.1 |
| With new products like wireless fire alarm detectors and a favorable ruling in a patent infringement case, Pittway's profits are no longer fire-engine red. | ||||||||||||
| 152 | ACTIVISION (ATVI) | Soft | U.S. | 436.5 | 138 | 39.9 | 97 | 12.0 | 91 | 12.5 | 142 | 15.2 |
| Ka-boom! This gamemaker proved it's a player: Its earnings exploded even without a certified blockbuster. Coming attraction: Toy Story 2. | ||||||||||||
| 153 | RSL COMMUNICATIONS (RSLC) | TelE | Bermuda | 1094.6 | 95 | 180.5 | 23 | -311.5 | 187 | -3.3 | 163 | -220.1 |
| Poised to capitalize on the globe's newly deregulated markets, this telecom upstart offers long-distance service in 20 countries. | ||||||||||||
| 154 | VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY (VSH) | Semi | U.S. | 1647.1 | 69 | 37.2 | 103 | -0.8 | 132 | -5.1 | 165 | -7.5 |
| Physicist-CEO Felix Zandman named this outfit 37 years ago for his ancestral home in Lithuania. Now it's a global maker of capacitors for computers, TVs, and military gear. | ||||||||||||
| 155 | COMPUTER HORIZONS (CHRZ) | Svcs | U.S. | 541.6 | 122 | 40.8 | 95 | 17.7 | 53 | -63.2 | 200 | 44.5 |
| This high-tech services company takes a vertical view of the world focusing on clients in telecommunications, finance, insurance and manufacturing. | ||||||||||||
| 156 | OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY | TelE | Japan | 5609.0 | 33 | 4.4 | 195 | -28.0 | 168 | 64.4 | 78 | -395.0 |
| Develops, makes, markets, and installs financial-transaction terminals, semiconductors and multimedia LANs. | ||||||||||||
| 157 | ECI TELECOM (ECILF) | TelE | Israel | 906.5 | 102 | 29.2 | 120 | 5.1 | 119 | 15.3 | 135 | 55.7 |
| ECI makes the technology that boosts the capacity of international phone lines. | ||||||||||||
| 158 | SPYGLASS (SPYG) | INet | U.S. | 22.1 | 183 | 50.5 | 81 | -10.5 | 145 | 70.5 | 75 | -3.9 |
| Once written off for dead, one of the Web's original browser developers shows signs of life in the nascent Internet appliance market. | ||||||||||||
| 159 | AUTOWEB.COM** (AWEB) | INet | U.S. | 13.0 | 192 | 273.5 | 14 | NM | 188 | 49.1 | 93 | -11.5 |
| This online auto-buying site is in a three-car race with Autobytel.com and Microsoft's CarPoint. | ||||||||||||
| 160 | EDWARDS (J.D.) (JDEC) | Soft | U.S. | 978.7 | 98 | 39.2 | 100 | 12.0 | 92 | -51.3 | 197 | 72.3 |
| This Denver-based enterprise-software company is using acquisitions and partnerships to launch itself into the Internet-based E-business market. | ||||||||||||
| 161 | FATBRAIN.COM** (FATB) | INet | U.S. | 19.8 | 184 | 80.6 | 55 | -27.1 | 167 | 60.6 | 84 | -9.9 |
| The place on the Web for hardcore computer geeks who want to buy books on everything from Unix to neural networks to telephony. | ||||||||||||
| 162 | HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | Soft | Japan | 1244.0 | 85 | 24.4 | 135 | 4.2 | 122 | 9.2 | 149 | 27.5 |
| This Japanese dynamo in software services is now taking aim at the global market. | ||||||||||||
| 163 | C-CUBE MICROSYSTEMS (CUBE) | Semi | U.S. | 360.9 | 146 | 9.3 | 172 | 16.9 | 60 | 32.5 | 114 | 45.6 |
| The maker of specialty chips for digital video has weathered tough times but stands to profit from the rise of digital TV. | ||||||||||||
| 164 | CACI INTERNATIONAL (CACI) | Svcs | U.S. | 406.7 | 141 | 33.1 | 109 | 14.2 | 71 | -12.5 | 174 | 13.4 |
| The systems integrator juices productivity at government agencies and companies with the newest technology. | ||||||||||||
| 165 | USWEB (USWB) | INet | U.S. | 273.4 | 150 | 103.1 | 44 | -70.3 | 179 | 21.5 | 126 | -224.7 |
| Built through some acquisitions since 1996, the consultant helps companies create and promote Web sites. | ||||||||||||
| 166 | ACXIOM (ACXM) | Svcs | U.S. | 730.0 | 107 | 28.3 | 123 | -5.7 | 137 | 16.8 | 133 | -16.4 |
| This Conway (Ariz.) data-mining and warehousing firm is starting to cash in on the E-business explosion. | ||||||||||||
| 167 | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY (MCHP) | Semi | U.S. | 406.5 | 142 | 2.4 | 197 | 14.0 | 72 | 49.4 | 92 | 50.1 |
| This specialty chipmaker hides its expertise in embedded controls and memory for everything from cars to copiers and industrial gear. | ||||||||||||
| 168 | OAK INDUSTRIES (OAK) | Semi | U.S. | 373.5 | 144 | 16.5 | 154 | 13.1 | 83 | 22.6 | 123 | 26.9 |
| Even data networks have their unglamorous parts--fiber-optic pumps and coaxial connectors for cable TV--and Oak Industries makes a bunch of them. | ||||||||||||
| 169 | MOLEX (MOLX) | Semi | U.S. | 1663.8 | 68 | 1.4 | 199 | 12.5 | 88 | 5.7 | 153 | 173.8 |
| The electronics and switches company continues to make new connections: It just bought privately held Cardell Corp., a harness maker for auto companies. | ||||||||||||
| 170 | STORAGE TECHNOLOGY (STK) | Comp | U.S. | 2290.8 | 55 | 4.6 | 194 | 16.5 | 64 | -52.9 | 199 | 163.5 |
| The storage industry's leader helps store and move around more than 100 petabytes--that's 100 million gigabytes--of the world's data. | ||||||||||||
| 171 | ONEMAIN.COM** (ONEM) | INet | U.S. | 64.7 | 172 | 80.8 | 54 | -25.5 | 165 | 23.9 | 122 | -77.4 |
| This Internet service provider connects the Web to Main Streets outside urban America. | ||||||||||||
| 172 | WESTERN WIRELESS (WWCA) | TelE | U.S. | 579.9 | 118 | 45.1 | 87 | NM | 188 | 25.3 | 121 | -165.1 |
| Wireless company takes a two-pronged approach: Rustle up wireless customers in rural areas and go for the PCS customers in the big cities. | ||||||||||||
| 173 | INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS (ICIX) | TelE | U.S. | 780.7 | 106 | 129.1 | 35 | NM | 188 | -28.8 | 188 | -452.6 |
| Intermedia is turning heads by coupling its long-distance data network with local telephone service for small and midsize companies. | ||||||||||||
| 174 | STONERIDGE (SRI) | Comp | U.S. | 550.3 | 121 | 16.4 | 155 | 17.3 | 58 | -30.4 | 189 | 34.8 |
| Automotive and agricultural electronic components maker is seeing electrifying results on its recent financial sheets, thanks to some recent acquisitions in the U.S. and overseas. | ||||||||||||
| 175 | ATMEL (ATML) | Semi | U.S. | 1140.7 | 90 | 18.1 | 148 | -8.2 | 139 | 10.8 | 147 | -60.1 |
| An up-and-coming maker of a broad variety of specialty semiconductors, including memory and radio chips. | ||||||||||||
| 176 | GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (GTSI) | Svcs | U.S. | 632.3 | 115 | 27.2 | 127 | 8.2 | 108 | -15.4 | 176 | 4.0 |
| The computer reseller supplies the federal government with microprocessors and workstations. | ||||||||||||
| 177 | PREMIERE TECHNOLOGIES (PTEK) | TelE | U.S. | 472.7 | 131 | 113.2 | 42 | -23.1 | 162 | -40.5 | 194 | -86.5 |
| Makes unified messaging software that accesses E-mail by phone and voice mail via the Web--and got a $500 million boost from investing early in Net health-care startup WebMD. | ||||||||||||
| 178 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN INTERNET (RMII) | INet | U.S. | 13.6 | 190 | 108.5 | 43 | -90.6 | 183 | 31.6 | 116 | -12.5 |
| This Internet access company, formerly called Rocky Mountain Internet, is mounting a national expansion by buying up small Internet service providers and telephone service resellers. | ||||||||||||
| 179 | SPORTSLINE USA (SPLN) | INet | U.S. | 34.8 | 178 | 100.9 | 46 | -21.4 | 157 | 5.5 | 154 | -36.6 |
| This Internet veteran is expanding with deals to run the Web sites of the PGA Tour, NFL Europe, and Major League Baseball. | ||||||||||||
| 180 | CYBERIAN OUTPOST** (COOL) | INet | U.S. | 85.2 | 163 | 275.7 | 13 | -44.6 | 174 | -24.3 | 185 | -25.2 |
| The self-described "cool place to shop for computer stuff" E-tailer battles a crowded field. | ||||||||||||
| 181 | CDNOW (CDNW) | INet | U.S. | 69.2 | 168 | 179.1 | 24 | -37.4 | 172 | -14.8 | 175 | -53.7 |
| Making a stand in the competitive online music market after having merged with music rival N2K. | ||||||||||||
| 182 | HADCO (HDCO) | Semi | U.S. | 910.1 | 101 | 19.1 | 144 | 0.1 | 127 | -7.5 | 169 | 0.1 |
| This is the company to go to if you need to design circuit boards. | ||||||||||||
| 183 | HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY (HTCH) | Comp | U.S. | 531.1 | 124 | 30.8 | 115 | 0.6 | 126 | -17.5 | 178 | 2.8 |
| Minnesota maker of suspension systems for read/write heads in disk drives for desktops, servers, and laptops is key supplier to IBM. | ||||||||||||
| 184 | THOMAS & BETTS (TNB) | Semi | U.S. | 2287.2 | 56 | 1.4 | 198 | 8.6 | 106 | -21.4 | 183 | 88.2 |
| Memphis-based company makes electrical connectors, electronic components, and other gear for construction firms, communications companies, and carmakers. | ||||||||||||
| 185 | SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES (SMOD) | Semi | U.S. | 852.3 | 103 | 6.1 | 191 | 15.1 | 65 | -25.1 | 186 | 46.0 |
| The source for electronic assemblies such as embedded computer systems and memory modules. | ||||||||||||
| 186 | CYBERCASH (CYCH) | INet | U.S. | 15.9 | 187 | 189.6 | 21 | -34.7 | 171 | -5.8 | 167 | -33.2 |
| This online veteran helps ring up more E-commerce sales by processing payments securely on the Internet. | ||||||||||||
| 187 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (AMD) | Semi | U.S. | 2632.9 | 54 | 12.3 | 166 | -9.1 | 140 | -25.4 | 187 | -169.6 |
| Perennial runner-up to Intel in microprocessors, AMD has seen sales growth and big manufacturing glitches. | ||||||||||||
| 188 | METHODE ELECTRONICS (METHA) | Semi | U.S. | 392.1 | 143 | 3.4 | 196 | 13.7 | 77 | 19.5 | 132 | 33.5 |
| Maker of PC boards, cable assemblies, and other under-the-hood tech gear rides new E-business tide, with major customers such as Cisco Systems and IBM. | ||||||||||||
| 189 | SYSTEMS & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES (SCTC) | Svcs | U.S. | 443.6 | 137 | 29.7 | 119 | 9.6 | 99 | -40.0 | 193 | 16.3 |
| SCT spans the gambit, dishing up customer management and supply-chain management software while consulting to 2,500 clients worldwide. | ||||||||||||
| 190 | PRICELINE.COM** (PCLN) | INet | U.S. | 84.6 | 164 | NM | 200 | -72.5 | 180 | 730.1 | 9 | -124.7 |
| The market put this bidding site at $14 billion in its IPO, but now its challenge is to get people to buy cars and mortgages. | ||||||||||||
| 191 | BELL CANADA INTERNATIONAL (BCICF) | TelE | Canada | 518.8 | 125 | 48.0 | 85 | -14.2 | 149 | -40.6 | 195 | -76.6 |
| Wireless sub of Canadian telecom giant BCE Inc., this company markets across the world. | ||||||||||||
| 192 | AUTOBYTEL.COM** (ABTL) | INet | U.S. | 27.2 | 180 | 61.0 | 66 | -20.3 | 154 | 5.4 | 155 | -18.6 |
| Leading online car-buying service now drives referrals to car dealers that result in the sale of $1 million worth of cars every hour. | ||||||||||||
| 193 | RACAL ELECTRONICS (RCALY) | TelE | Britain | 2130.1 | 58 | 7.8 | 180 | -57.3 | 175 | 12.4 | 145 | -332.6 |
| British defense-electronics maker plans to float its telecom business once its massive restructuring is complete. | ||||||||||||
| 194 | PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP (PRTL) | TelE | U.S. | 472.8 | 130 | 57.0 | 72 | -80.5 | 182 | -20.2 | 182 | -76.5 |
| The U.S. long-distance carrier now calls on global customers through a recent Canadian acquisition. | ||||||||||||
| 195 | MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR (MICC) | TelE | Luxembourg | 454.3 | 133 | 20.2 | 143 | 3.0 | 123 | -10.8 | 170 | 2.5 |
| This Luxembourg-based cellular company looks strong with networks in Africa, Russia and 18 other countries. | ||||||||||||
| 196 | LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL (LOGIY) | Comp | Switzerland | 448.1 | 136 | 14.8 | 161 | 5.1 | 118 | 4.3 | 157 | 7.1 |
| The leading manufacturer of computer mice will send its 200 millionth mouse scampering off its production line this year. | ||||||||||||
| 197 | ICG COMMUNICATIONS (ICGX) | TelE | U.S. | 448.3 | 135 | 67.0 | 61 | NM | 188 | -36.9 | 191 | -355.1 |
| The telecom upstart got Web smart fast. It provides cut-rate long-distance service using Net technologies. | ||||||||||||
| 198 | METROCALL (MCLL) | TelE | U.S. | 516.4 | 126 | 58.4 | 70 | NM | 188 | -51.5 | 198 | -144.3 |
| The country's No. 2 paging company embraces the Web with a new E-mail pager that hooks up to AOL. | ||||||||||||
| 199 | SKYTEL COMMUNICATIONS* (SKYT) | TelE | U.S. | 536.6 | 123 | 23.4 | 140 | -10.4 | 144 | -16.1 | 177 | -4.3 |
| Is paging dead? Apparently MCI WorldCom doesn't think so, since the long-distance and Internet giant is planning to buy this paging operator. | ||||||||||||
| 200 | COMSAT* (CQ) | TelE | U.S. | 616.3 | 116 | 7.4 | 183 | 5.7 | 114 | -12.1 | 173 | 34.6 |
| This government-incubated satellite company navigates a deregulated market with a pending investment from Lockheed Martin Corp. | ||||||||||||