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The Information Technology 100 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| 1 | AMERICA ONLINE (AOL) | INet | U.S. | 4191.0 | 42 | 59.7 | 68 | 22.3 | 38 | 470.9 | 13 | 625.0 |
| The online service giant has the magic formula to attract 17 million subscribers and the electronic-commerce merchants that go after them. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | DELL COMPUTER (DELL) | Comp | U.S. | 19859.0 | 15 | 45.4 | 86 | 56.4 | 6 | 73.0 | 72 | 1589.0 |
| Look out, Compaq, the mighty Dell is poised to become the top supplier of commercial PCs. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | SOLECTRON (SLR) | Svcs | U.S. | 6818.4 | 31 | 56.7 | 73 | 18.2 | 51 | 141.2 | 44 | 234.5 |
| Outsourcing 'R' Us: This top-drawer contract manufacturer helped pioneer this booming business and is setting future trends. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | VODAFONE GROUP (VOD) | TelS | Britain | 4922.7 | 37 | 38.9 | 101 | 108.6 | 2 | 80.9 | 68 | 960.4 |
| British wireless star agreed to buy AirTouch and will be the biggest cellular company in the world. Next big acquisition could be Germany's Mannesmann. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | CISCO SYSTEMS (CSCO) | Netw | U.S. | 10952.0 | 26 | 39.8 | 98 | 19.0 | 48 | 127.6 | 50 | 1943.7 |
| The king of networking dominates nearly every corner of the business--from Internet routers to new combo voice/data switches. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | EMC (EMC) | Comp | U.S. | 4273.3 | 41 | 35.8 | 105 | 24.1 | 32 | 131.2 | 47 | 867.9 |
| As the amount of computer data stored by corporations grows, so does the leader in enterprise storage. | ||||||||||||
| 7 | MCI WORLDCOM (WCOM) | TelS | U.S. | 24357.0 | 11 | 203.5 | 19 | -3.4 | 136 | 98.8 | 62 | -1534.0 |
| With the largest Net backbone in the world and the second-biggest U.S. long-distance business, MCI WorldCom is on a roll. Now, it needs a wireless strategy. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | INKTOMI (INKT) * | INet | U.S. | 39.9 | 177 | 325.3 | 9 | 19.5 | 46 | 1233.3 | 2 | -24.2 |
| Starting as a search engine in 1996, it now provides large Web sites and storefronts software to handle huge amounts of Internet traffic. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | SUN MICROSYSTEMS (SUNW) | Comp | U.S. | 11092.7 | 25 | 17.3 | 153 | 20.6 | 42 | 203.7 | 31 | 909.2 |
| The king of Unix and creator of Java, Sun will have to hold off Microsoft's assault on its computer workstation and server markets. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | MICROSOFT (MSFT) | Soft | U.S. | 17217.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 133 | 27.9 | 27 | 72.9 | 73 | 6940.0 |
| Upgrades to Office and Windows NT will drive the company forward, but Web-driven changes in computing plus ongoing legal headaches might slow the train. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL GROUP (LXK) | Comp | U.S. | 3135.5 | 50 | 21.4 | 141 | 52.5 | 7 | 103.2 | 56 | 261.3 |
| Who says all the good printers come from HP? This Lexington (Ky.) company is on the cutting edge of printer technology. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | NOKIA (NOK) | TelE | Finland | 9649.0 | 28 | 13.0 | 164 | 32.1 | 19 | 132.4 | 45 | 1191.9 |
| The Finnish giant is leaving Motorola and Ericsson in the dust while coming out with a flashy new phone every month. But it still needs a boost in Net technology. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | TELLABS (TLAB) | TelE | U.S. | 1802.3 | 65 | 40.4 | 96 | 29.4 | 22 | 69.2 | 76 | 433.8 |
| Telecom convergence reigns. So this maker of equipment connecting digital and analog networks is poised for further growth. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | QUANTA COMPUTER * | Comp | Taiwan | 1587.0 | 73 | 48.6 | 84 | 74.0 | 3 | 44.1 | 102 | 282.0 |
| One of Dell's favored suppliers in notebook PCs, this contract manufacturer has picked up clients IBM and Apple and expects continued sales growth. | ||||||||||||
| 15 | IBM (IBM) | Comp | U.S. | 84366.0 | 1 | 7.0 | 186 | 37.3 | 13 | 91.4 | 64 | 6762.0 |
| Forget mainframes and PCs. These days, the computer giant is all about the Net. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY (CMVT) | TelE | U.S. | 696.1 | 109 | 42.4 | 92 | 29.2 | 23 | 130.1 | 48 | 111.5 |
| A leader in the field of automating call centers and help desks cashes in on push by firms to improve customer service. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL (FLEX) | Svcs | U.S. | 1807.6 | 64 | 62.4 | 64 | 11.1 | 95 | 126.1 | 51 | 51.5 |
| Fast-growing contract manufacturer has acquired its way to the upper rung of job shops for hire. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | QWEST COMMUNICATIONS (QWST) | TelS | U.S. | 2944.0 | 52 | 267.5 | 16 | -18.9 | 153 | 114.2 | 53 | -832.6 |
| The upstart telco gained customers by acquiring LCI International and is developing services to fill the pipes of its leading-edge network. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES (LU) | TelE | U.S. | 32750.0 | 4 | 16.0 | 156 | 22.4 | 37 | 64.3 | 79 | 2025.0 |
| After splitting from AT&T, the telecom-equipment maker has been soaring. Its next challenge: Grabbing a piece of the data-networking business. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS (ATI) | TelS | U.S. | 5649.0 | 32 | 52.0 | 77 | 8.3 | 107 | 99.0 | 61 | 850.0 |
| Few believed a cellular pure play could thrive on its own, but AirTouch's success attracted buyer Vodaphone in 1999. | ||||||||||||
| 21 | NTT DOCOMO * | TelS | Japan | 25986.0 | 9 | 18.7 | 146 | 21.3 | 40 | 61.9 | 82 | 1706.0 |
| The Pied Piper of Japanese wireless services, this provider is now leading the way in developing a third-generation cellular phone system. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | JABIL CIRCUIT (JBL) | Svcs | U.S. | 1568.5 | 74 | 30.4 | 118 | 20.0 | 44 | 143.2 | 42 | 58.6 |
| Mega-profitable contract manufacturer is thriving on the fast growth of its networking customers such as Cisco. | ||||||||||||
| 23 | EBAY (EBAY) | INet | U.S. | 75.4 | 167 | 577.8 | 5 | 8.9 | 104 | 932.6 | 4 | 8.1 |
| By bringing auctions to the Web masses, the online flea market aims to become a global bazaar that rivals the largest Internet superstores. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | QUALCOMM (QCOM) | TelE | U.S. | 3675.1 | 43 | 37.7 | 102 | 4.8 | 120 | 314.0 | 19 | 51.7 |
| Develops and markets a key digital wireless technology, and aims to apply it to PDAs and satellite systems. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | HIKARI TSUSHIN * | TelS | Japan | 1538.7 | 76 | 26.6 | 130 | 16.5 | 63 | 429.6 | 16 | 60.0 |
| Small and agile, this wireless provider is way ahead of the big guys with its investment in Internet-based services for cellular-phone users. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | CELESTICA (CLS) * | Svcs | Canada | 3592.3 | 44 | 58.8 | 69 | -0.6 | 131 | 142.9 | 43 | -7.2 |
| Formerly IBM Canada, this freestanding outfit has become a giant in contract manufacturing, boosted by a crackerjack staff and Canada's low dollar. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS (BTY) | TelS | Britain | 30346.1 | 5 | 15.5 | 158 | 19.3 | 47 | 60.7 | 83 | 3671.7 |
| Britain's top telco is aggressively expanding in Europe and Asia, and with new partner AT&T it has just acquired 30% of Japan Telecom. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | ORACLE (ORCL) | Soft | U.S. | 8296.5 | 29 | 24.2 | 137 | 34.9 | 17 | 36.4 | 112 | 1165.2 |
| Software-database maker is well positioned as the world moves more toward the Web and E-business. | ||||||||||||
| 29 | ASUSTEK COMPUTER | Comp | Taiwan | 1160.0 | 88 | 48.9 | 83 | 46.0 | 9 | 32.0 | 115 | 384.0 |
| Top-tier quality and reliability have helped this motherboard maker net big profits. Now it's diversifying into notebook PCs and CD-ROMs. | ||||||||||||
| 30 | AMERITRADE HOLDING (AMTD) | INet | U.S. | 228.6 | 152 | 94.0 | 49 | 11.5 | 94 | 1263.2 | 1 | 23.6 |
| New marketing campaigns have this online brokerage growing faster than the competition. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | CAP GEMINI | Svcs | France | 4613.1 | 38 | 28.6 | 121 | 63.6 | 4 | 15.7 | 134 | 473.0 |
| Worldwide consulting-services firm gets a big boost from clients seeking to fix Y2K bugs. | ||||||||||||
| 32 | TELSTRA (TLS.P) | TelS | Australia | 10730.0 | 27 | 8.2 | 176 | 41.3 | 11 | 60.3 | 85 | 2834.0 |
| It's a full-service domestic and international telecommunications giant Down Under, and the Australian government wants to sell off its two-thirds stake. | ||||||||||||
| 33 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY | Comp | Taiwan | 1250.0 | 84 | 55.3 | 74 | 39.0 | 12 | 19.9 | 130 | 178.0 |
| Sales to Compaq and others have kept this maker of connectors and "bare-bones" computer cases growing at a healthy clip. | ||||||||||||
| 34 | AMERITECH (AIT) * | TelS | U.S. | 17476.0 | 19 | 7.4 | 182 | 35.2 | 14 | 55.8 | 88 | 3846.0 |
| This Baby Bell has agreed to be acquired by SBC Communications, but regulators worry the combination would hurt competition. | ||||||||||||
| 35 | YAHOO! (YHOO) | INet | U.S. | 258.7 | 151 | 186.5 | 22 | 5.7 | 115 | 423.5 | 17 | 38.8 |
| With 50 million registered users, Yahoo! has plenty to yahoo about. Not only is it the Net's most popular destination for information but it also makes money. | ||||||||||||
| 36 | ARIMA COMPUTER * | Comp | Taiwan | 969.0 | 99 | 73.7 | 59 | 49.0 | 8 | 12.5 | 143 | 83.0 |
| As goes Compaq, so goes Arima. This one-client, one-product company has ridden the wave of Compaq's success with its Presario line. | ||||||||||||
| 37 | NETWORK SOLUTIONS (NSOL) | INet | U.S. | 115.3 | 158 | 116.9 | 41 | 13.1 | 84 | 217.9 | 28 | 14.0 |
| Soon to lose its monopoly, it's likely to remain a leader in the business of doling out dot.com, dot.org, and other domain names on the Web. | ||||||||||||
| 38 | SBC COMMUNICATIONS (SBC) | TelS | U.S. | 29239.0 | 6 | 7.8 | 181 | 31.1 | 21 | 42.8 | 103 | 4213.0 |
| The Texas telecom giant has become the most profitable of the Baby Bells, but now it's facing increased competition | ||||||||||||
| 39 | CABLE & WIRELESS (CWP) | TelS | Britain | 11737.9 | 23 | 18.0 | 149 | 41.6 | 10 | 21.2 | 129 | 2159.5 |
| British telecom company is looking to expand into Asia--but is likely bait for France Telecom or Deutsche Telekom. | ||||||||||||
| 40 | AMAZON.COM (AMZN) | INet | U.S. | 816.2 | 104 | 272.5 | 15 | -226.8 | 186 | 767.4 | 7 | -175.8 |
| No longer just an online bookseller, the Web superstore has added music, gifts, auctions, and more to offer "Earth's biggest selection." | ||||||||||||
| 41 | GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY * | Comp | Taiwan | 364.0 | 145 | 62.5 | 63 | 58.0 | 5 | 45.2 | 101 | 42.0 |
| You may never see this company's product, but folks who know computer motherboards trust it as one of the best. | ||||||||||||
| 42 | CMGI (CMGI) | INet | U.S. | 120.5 | 157 | 62.2 | 65 | 12.7 | 87 | 780.8 | 6 | 87.0 |
| Part Internet mutual fund, part Web-based direct marketer, CMGI is a monster hit with day traders--and counts Microsoft and Fidelity among its largest investors. | ||||||||||||
| 43 | INTEL (INTC) | Semi | U.S. | 27375.0 | 8 | 11.2 | 170 | 27.5 | 28 | 37.3 | 109 | 6794.0 |
| The world's largest microprocessor company dominates the PC industry, but now it's looking for growth elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
| 44 | CNET (CNET) | INet | U.S. | 66.3 | 170 | 78.7 | 56 | 13.6 | 78 | 495.2 | 12 | 31.3 |
| Want to know what laptop to buy or the latest techie news? CNET's combo of online and television programming spells it out. | ||||||||||||
| 45 | U S WEST (USW) * | TelS | U.S. | 12551.0 | 22 | 8.0 | 177 | 159.9 | 1 | 28.2 | 117 | 1471.0 |
| This innovative Baby Bell serving 14 Western states has taken the radical step of merging with tiny Global Crossing. | ||||||||||||
| 46 | COMPUWARE (CPWR) | Soft | U.S. | 1638.4 | 70 | 43.8 | 89 | 32.4 | 18 | 13.9 | 140 | 349.9 |
| Software industry veteran's products help companies build software applications and keep them humming. | ||||||||||||
| 47 | GATEWAY (GTW) | Comp | U.S. | 7843.4 | 30 | 18.8 | 145 | 26.2 | 30 | 26.3 | 118 | 370.1 |
| CEO Theodore W. Waitt and his top brass have moved from South Dakota to mansions in San Diego--and have expanded their Country Stores retail network. | ||||||||||||
| 48 | SAP (SAP) | Soft | Germany | 5052.0 | 36 | 51.0 | 79 | 28.0 | 26 | -23.8 | 184 | 627.0 |
| The German power rules enterprise software, but it's taking a Y2K hit as customers postpone big installations. It's also playing catch-up on the Web. | ||||||||||||
| 49 | L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS (LLL) * | TelE | U.S. | 1126.0 | 92 | 53.6 | 76 | 7.3 | 112 | 131.5 | 46 | 37.2 |
| Need secure communications? This is where the military and major airlines go. | ||||||||||||
| 50 | BELLSOUTH (BLS) | TelS | U.S. | 23670.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 167 | 22.6 | 36 | 36.7 | 111 | 3250.0 |
| Thanks to high-growth markets, a strong wireless business, and expansion in Latin America, the last independent Baby Bell is still on its own. But for how long? | ||||||||||||
| 51 | MINDSPRING ENTERPRISES (MSPG) | INet | U.S. | 154.9 | 155 | 141.5 | 30 | 2.7 | 124 | 304.1 | 21 | 6.4 |
| With 1.2 million subscribers, MindSpring is one of the leading Internet Service Providers and, as a bonus, it's profitable. | ||||||||||||
| 52 | ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS (ASND) * | Netw | U.S. | 1683.0 | 67 | 42.7 | 90 | 1.6 | 125 | 107.3 | 54 | 36.8 |
| The high-flying maker of specialized gear for moving Internet traffic agreed to be gobbled up by Lucent for $20 billion. | ||||||||||||
| 53 | ALLTEL (AT) | TelS | U.S. | 5378.1 | 34 | 15.6 | 157 | 14.6 | 68 | 68.6 | 77 | 524.5 |
| As the bigger telecom players unload their rural assets, Alltel has built a $5 billion-a-year business selling phone service to small towns, farms, and ranches. | ||||||||||||
| 54 | SPRINT FON GROUP (FON) | TelS | U.S. | 16297.4 | 21 | 7.3 | 185 | 16.9 | 59 | 72.1 | 74 | 1590.4 |
| As competitors merge, the perennial No.3 long-distance carrier is trying to go it alone. Bet on the company being acquired soon. | ||||||||||||
| 55 | CENTURYTEL (CTL) | TelS | U.S. | 1619.6 | 72 | 50.8 | 80 | 14.5 | 69 | 26.0 | 119 | 232.2 |
| Rural telecom may seem dull, but CenturyTel's small-town customers are buying enough Internet, caller ID, and cell phones to create double-digit revenue growth. | ||||||||||||
| 56 | PEROT SYSTEMS (PER) | Svcs | U.S. | 1053.9 | 96 | 27.5 | 125 | 17.4 | 56 | 83.6 | 67 | 47.6 |
| After imposing a heavy dose of cost-cutting at his technology-services namesake, legendary founder Ross Perot pulled off a successful IPO. | ||||||||||||
| 57 | TELECOM ARGENTINA (TEO) | TelS | Argentina | 3446.0 | 45 | 61.0 | 67 | 14.2 | 70 | -4.5 | 164 | 369.0 |
| This savvy Italian-French consortium runs the phone system in vast northern Argentina. | ||||||||||||
| 58 | E*TRADE GROUP (EGRP) | INet | U.S. | 349.9 | 148 | 73.5 | 60 | -1.8 | 134 | 816.3 | 5 | -17.8 |
| This online stock brokerage, which just bought Web bank Telebanc Financial Corp., aims to be the No.1 online financial service. | ||||||||||||
| 59 | TELE DANMARK (TLD) | TelS | Denmark | 5373.1 | 35 | 24.3 | 136 | 21.5 | 39 | 14.9 | 137 | 630.8 |
| Playing in one of Europe's most competitive markets, this Danish phone company is cutting costs while staking out positions in the rest of Europe. | ||||||||||||
| 60 | FRONTIER (FRO) * | TelS | U.S. | 2636.4 | 53 | 8.5 | 175 | 17.3 | 57 | 86.4 | 66 | 183.5 |
| The Rochester (N.Y.) phone company, with local and long-distance operations, is being acquired by Global Crossing. | ||||||||||||
| 61 | RATIONAL SOFTWARE (RATL) | Soft | U.S. | 411.8 | 140 | 32.6 | 113 | 20.1 | 43 | 103.1 | 57 | 59.2 |
| Want to build the next gee-whiz application? You'll likely need Rational's development tools to help. | ||||||||||||
| 62 | GTE (GTE) * | TelS | U.S. | 25467.0 | 10 | 6.7 | 189 | 35.0 | 15 | 13.7 | 141 | 3262.0 |
| The local-phone company with operations scattered throughout the U.S. wants to merge with Bell Atlantic. Regulators are giving the deal a hard look. | ||||||||||||
| 63 | FRANCE TELECOM (FTE) | TelS | France | 28762.5 | 7 | 10.5 | 171 | 13.5 | 79 | 45.3 | 100 | 2683.6 |
| Its global partnership with Deutsche Telekom hit the skids when DT courted Telecom Italia. Now FT's Michel Bon needs to come up with a new strategy in a hurry. | ||||||||||||
| 64 | TECH DATA (TECD) | Svcs | U.S. | 11529.0 | 24 | 63.4 | 62 | 13.3 | 81 | -33.9 | 190 | 129.0 |
| A leading distributor of computer hardware and software products to retailers and direct marketers. | ||||||||||||
| 65 | DOUBLECLICK (DCLK) | INet | U.S. | 89.3 | 162 | 133.3 | 33 | -14.6 | 150 | 463.5 | 14 | -20.7 |
| This Silicon Alley star serves up billions of ads across a network of 7,400 Web sites. | ||||||||||||
| 66 | LYCOS (LCOS) | INet | U.S. | 109.4 | 159 | 144.4 | 29 | -10.0 | 142 | 210.5 | 29 | -37.4 |
| Traffic has grown impressively for this Internet portal, but how long can it survive without a partner now that Barry Diller's USA Networks has dropped its acquisition offer? | ||||||||||||
| 67 | REALNETWORKS (RNWK) | INet | U.S. | 75.9 | 165 | 95.2 | 48 | -7.5 | 138 | 521.7 | 11 | -6.2 |
| This streaming-media software company has been spinning deals recently to turn PCs into Internet jukeboxes. | ||||||||||||
| 68 | AT HOME (ATHM) | INet | U.S. | 67.4 | 169 | 443.1 | 8 | -22.7 | 159 | 234.5 | 26 | -131.1 |
| Expect big things from this provider of high-speed Net access over cable lines since it acquired Excite and AT&T bought a controlling stake. | ||||||||||||
| 69 | INFOSPACE.COM (INSP) * | INet | U.S. | 13.5 | 191 | 451.3 | 7 | -10.4 | 143 | 252.5 | 24 | -9.8 |
| This wheeler-dealer Internet company packages and sells information to other Web sites while promoting its own site. | ||||||||||||
| 70 | BROADVISION (BVSN) | INet | U.S. | 59.3 | 173 | 85.9 | 51 | 7.6 | 110 | 192.9 | 34 | 7.5 |
| One of the few profitable E-business companies, it makes software that personalizes transactions and information. | ||||||||||||
| 71 | NINTENDO | Soft | Japan | 4455.0 | 39 | 27.8 | 124 | 13.2 | 82 | 22.4 | 124 | 697.0 |
| Pokemon, Zelda, and Mario keep this company a perennial player in the video-game business. | ||||||||||||
| 72 | VERISIGN (VRSN) | INet | U.S. | 47.9 | 175 | 159.7 | 27 | -10.5 | 146 | 243.8 | 25 | -17.0 |
| Its software helps companies, Web sites, and consumers make sure their data can't be stolen by hackers and thieves. | ||||||||||||
| 73 | CHINA TELECOM (HONG KONG) (CHL) | TelS | Hong Kong | 1863.2 | 63 | 49.6 | 82 | 9.1 | 101 | 21.5 | 127 | 596.1 |
| Other Chinese-owned "red chips" listed in Hong Kong are going belly-up, but this operator of cellular networks is one of Beijing's strongest publicly-traded companies. | ||||||||||||
| 74 | XOOM.COM (XMCM) * | INet | U.S. | 11.9 | 193 | 615.9 | 4 | -22.8 | 161 | 404.5 | 18 | -13.1 |
| The Internet direct marketer will soon become part of General Electric's NBC network, with Xoom CEO Chris Kitze leading NBC's new Internet unit. | ||||||||||||
| 75 | BROADCAST.COM (BCST) * | INet | U.S. | 30.0 | 179 | 138.1 | 31 | -27.1 | 166 | 1211.1 | 3 | -16.7 |
| The pioneer Internet broadcaster became a hit and is being acquired by Yahoo! | ||||||||||||
| 76 | EXODUS COMMUNICATIONS (EXDS) | INet | U.S. | 75.7 | 166 | 324.3 | 10 | NM | 188 | 438.3 | 15 | -75.3 |
| It pioneered the Web farm, and in seven data centers around the nation, it now hosts the Web sites of hundreds of companies. | ||||||||||||
| 77 | NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS (NXTL) | TelS | U.S. | 2183.4 | 57 | 128.5 | 36 | NM | 188 | 45.6 | 98 | -1571.4 |
| MCI WorldCom wasn't willing to pay the price for this wireless-service provider. Still, it's growing like crazy. | ||||||||||||
| 78 | ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING (EFII) | Comp | U.S. | 468.2 | 132 | 33.0 | 111 | 13.8 | 74 | 98.2 | 63 | 58.8 |
| Helps turn color copiers into networked devices that produce photographic-quality images. | ||||||||||||
| 79 | TELEGLOBE (TGO) | TelS | Canada | 2070.9 | 60 | 41.7 | 94 | 8.9 | 102 | 21.5 | 125 | 128.5 |
| This international long-distance powerhouse is busy wiring the world, stretching high-tech cables across the globe to carry surging Internet traffic. | ||||||||||||
| 80 | AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES (ACS) | Svcs | U.S. | 1524.8 | 77 | 37.1 | 104 | 13.8 | 75 | 21.3 | 128 | 80.6 |
| With its large and diverse customer base, ACS is cashing in on the boom in business-process outsourcing. | ||||||||||||
| 81 | HEALTHEON (HLTH) * | INet | U.S. | 56.6 | 174 | 166.9 | 25 | -65.7 | 177 | 612.5 | 10 | -62.9 |
| Yet another Jim Clark hit. This one uses the Net to connect insurers, doctors, and patients to deep-six bureaucracy and inefficiencies. | ||||||||||||
| 82 | NOVELL (NOVL) | Soft | U.S. | 1117.7 | 93 | 26.4 | 132 | 7.7 | 109 | 124.9 | 52 | 116.8 |
| The networking software maker is on the comeback trail, with popular new products and a visionary leader. | ||||||||||||
| 83 | BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS (BHE) | Semi | U.S. | 562.6 | 120 | 57.3 | 71 | 12.3 | 89 | 41.2 | 106 | 17.7 |
| This contract electronics manufacturer is beefing up through acquisitions. | ||||||||||||
| 84 | VERIO (VRIO) | INet | U.S. | 154.6 | 156 | 194.5 | 20 | -68.5 | 178 | 194.6 | 33 | -138.7 |
| Helps small and midsize firms set up corporate Web sites. | ||||||||||||
| 85 | GENERAL INSTRUMENT (GIC) | TelE | U.S. | 2090.0 | 59 | 17.9 | 150 | 7.6 | 111 | 80.6 | 69 | 143.8 |
| Maker of cable set-top boxes now offers video, audio, and high-speed Net and data services over cable and satellites. Will it cash in big on the digital era? | ||||||||||||
| 86 | BMC SOFTWARE (BMCS) | Soft | U.S. | 1303.9 | 82 | 32.3 | 114 | 27.4 | 29 | -5.2 | 166 | 364.3 |
| With several major acquisitions, this software maker reaches beyond its core mainframe business into products that help manage computer networks. | ||||||||||||
| 87 | DASSAULT SYSTEMES (DASTY) | Soft | France | 510.7 | 127 | 51.6 | 78 | 34.9 | 16 | -11.4 | 171 | 108.6 |
| France's star in computer-aided design. Its software is a hit with auto makers, but now the challenge is to push more applications onto the Web. | ||||||||||||
| 88 | INGRAM MICRO (IM) | Svcs | U.S. | 23609.2 | 13 | 30.6 | 117 | 15.0 | 66 | -44.5 | 196 | 227.1 |
| The Internet retailer's secret friend, this giant distributor provides warehousing, shipping, and services for the computer industry. | ||||||||||||
| 89 | PSINET (PSIX) | INet | U.S. | 320.0 | 149 | 127.3 | 37 | NM | 188 | 305.1 | 20 | -291.4 |
| The last of the independent Internet backbone providers is a tempting buy for a phone carrier in search of faster growth. | ||||||||||||
| 90 | HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS (OTE) | TelS | Greece | 3347.8 | 48 | 15.0 | 160 | 19.9 | 45 | 12.5 | 144 | 757.0 |
| Greek near-monopoly is racing to upgrade creaky network--before competition arrives in two years. | ||||||||||||
| 91 | ERICSSON (L.M.) TELEPHONE (ERICY) | TelE | Sweden | 23558.0 | 14 | 7.3 | 184 | 20.7 | 41 | 0.4 | 159 | 1492.9 |
| Swedish telecom giant, bruised by Nokia battering, is restructuring--and casting about for an Internet strategy. | ||||||||||||
| 92 | MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS (MXIM) | Semi | U.S. | 602.7 | 117 | 15.4 | 159 | 24.0 | 33 | 54.0 | 90 | 192.8 |
| Makes so-called analog chips that translate sound, light, pressure, and temperature into digital form. | ||||||||||||
| 93 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. (TSM) | Semi | Taiwan | 1449.0 | 79 | 14.3 | 163 | 17.6 | 54 | 42.4 | 104 | 458.0 |
| Not just a chip off the old block. This pioneer of the semiconductor foundry business is reinventing itself with advanced chip-design services. | ||||||||||||
| 94 | ALLAIRE (ALLR) | INet | U.S. | 24.3 | 181 | 132.2 | 34 | -22.8 | 160 | 229.4 | 27 | -10.2 |
| Many Web page designers swear by Allaire's Cold Fusion software, which smooths out the bumps of getting a Web site up and running. | ||||||||||||
| 95 | KEANE (KEA) | Svcs | U.S. | 1131.1 | 91 | 44.1 | 88 | 25.9 | 31 | -38.6 | 192 | 103.7 |
| Who you gonna call to fix that Year 2000 problem? Keane's phone keeps ringing, but it's also plotting a post-Y2K expansion into E-business services. | ||||||||||||
| 96 | TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS (TDS) | TelS | U.S. | 1921.1 | 62 | 30.6 | 116 | 0.0 | 129 | 46.6 | 97 | 0.6 |
| A holding company with rural roots, this telecom haymaker bundles wireline and wireless operations. | ||||||||||||
| 97 | EARTHWEB (EWBX) * | INet | U.S. | 6.8 | 198 | 508.5 | 6 | -28.9 | 169 | 197.3 | 32 | -14.3 |
| Connects vendors, developers, and techies via its network of sites devoted to technology. | ||||||||||||
| 98 | SAPIENT (SAPE) | Svcs | U.S. | 191.1 | 154 | 81.5 | 53 | 5.6 | 117 | 62.4 | 81 | 9.3 |
| By helping big companies sort out their technology strategies, Sapient has broken into the top rank of services. | ||||||||||||
| 99 | COMPAL ELECTRONICS | Comp | Taiwan | 1150.0 | 89 | 28.5 | 122 | 23.0 | 34 | -0.5 | 160 | 159.0 |
| When it comes to notebook design, companies like Dell and Hewlett-Packard leave the details to Compal's crack engineers. | ||||||||||||
| 100 | GO2NET (GNET) | INet | U.S. | 10.2 | 194 | 221.8 | 17 | NM | 188 | 758.7 | 8 | -1.2 |
| Investor Paul Allen pumped $300 million into this network of Web communities--and now he's getting it cable-ready. | ||||||||||||