BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 21, 1999 ISSUE: IT 100 SPECIAL REPORT
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.

(TGLO) INetU.S.8.3196671.43-44.4173189.235-20.3
 The community Web site's market cap topped $1 billion last year; first-quarter 1999 revenues were just $3.2 million.
(ABOV) INetU.S.9.7195317.711-23.9163176.938-17.0
 It runs the computers and communications for heavy-duty Web sites and Internet services.
(ELNK) INetU.S.214.4153126.738-21.5158103.058-75.6
 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.
(NECS) TelESweden780.910533.011028.525-6.416811.5
 Its U.S. assets were recently bought from ICG Communications by MindSpring.
(ALNT) TelEU.S.352.714720.314218.85076.87062.3
 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.
(USM) TelEU.S.1243.38632.61125.611648.295115.0
 An analog standby for more than a decade, it's gaining ground with digital products.
(WANG) SvcsU.S.3440.346147.228-213.31858.2150-324.5
 After remaking itself as a global provider of technology services, Wang agreed to be acquired in May by Amsterdam-based Getronics.
(FISV) SvcsU.S.1297.08327.212912.78633.2113120.5
 Processes transactions for financial-services companies. Lately, it has been on a shopping spree--a California financial-form processing company, a Florida securities processor.
(ANTC) TelEU.S.568.611917.615116.66263.18049.1
 Georgia company that specializes in the design and production of broadband communications networks.
(ADCT) TelEU.S.1546.07523.713912.19037.7108118.6
 Founded in a Minneapolis basement, this company peddles hardware and software for cable, TV, Internet, and wireless network upgrades.
111NIDEC CompJapan1104.09414.61628.9103106.45547.0
 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.
(XLNX) SemiU.S.662.01117.917814.767101.359129.2
 Leader in hot-growth programmable logic chips now allows chips to be updated over the Internet.
(FORE) NetwU.S.632.411435.31069.110047.69650.9
 Makes data network switches, management gear, and testing equipment--and counts large companies, Uncle Sam, and top universities among its core customers.
(ORNGY) TelEBritain2016.56134.3108NM188100.960-163.1
 The last entrant into Britain's mobile-phone market, this innovative operator has grabbed a juicy share.
(ALTR) SemiU.S.683.51106.419017.85287.865166.2
 A top seller of programmable chips whose features can be customized by designers or even users.
(COVD ) INetU.S.5.320020400.01NM188206.330-48.1
 One of the crop of competitive local phone companies offering high-speed Net access via digital lines.
(MKTW) INetU.S.7.0197290.012NM188254.823-12.4
 A financial supersite that dishes up news, stock quotes, and research as well as provides tools to help investors manage their finances.
(NETG) INetU.S.14.1189101.645-10.7147176.439-12.2
 A maker of software that helps companies manage, measure, and target their Web advertising campaigns.
(BOUT) INetU.S.5.9199993.42-33.3170130.049-25.1
 Now renamed About.com, this site offers in-depth tours of almost any topic on the planet--from religion to parenting.
(UGS) SoftU.S.422.813927.412629.02419.613127.5
 This computer-assisted design system maker was spun off from EDS last fall and continues to fly high all by itself.
(CNCX) INetU.S.96.416082.652NM188266.322-81.8
 A top provider of Internet access and services throughout North America.
(MRBA ) INetU.S.17.1186207.218-109.0184185.036-5.7
 Newly public after getting lumped in with overhyped Web "push" technology, Marimba provides software to deliver and update programs centrally.
(MUSE) INetU.S.40.7176134.1327.011341.31054.4
 As the world starts living more and more on networks, Micromuse's tools for managing these connections will be as important as ever.
(IVIL) INetU.S.19.3185163.026-58.2176165.640-52.7
 The leading site for women.
(SBL) CompU.S.1024.39726.613111.69341.010797.7
 The leading manufacturer of bar-code scanners and corresponding mobile computer systems.
126COMPEQ MFG. SemiTaiwan452.013442.19332.020-19.918187.0
 Compeq wows clients--from Intel to IBM--with its low-cost, high-quality printed circuit boards.
(TEF) TelESpain19157.9177.917911.09614.61381595.2
 Provides telecom to industrial, residential, and municipal customers throughout Spain and sells phones, faxes, and videoconferencing equipment.
(LLTC) SemiU.S.498.21299.017322.63549.194189.6
 Where the digital world meets the real world, Linear's specialized "analog" chips make the translation.
(SVTG) SvcsU.S.661.4112118.7404.2121-2.116110.0
 In the ever-complex world of IT, Savior is a one-stop shop for everything from consulting to higher-end computer systems.
(MLTX) INetU.S.15.518899.247-24.3164178.637-11.7
 New York-based seller of online stock research has key distribution through America Online's personal-finance channel.
(STM) SemiFrance4355.7406.818810.69837.2110426.0
 Niche strategy saved French-Italian semiconductor company from the bloodbath in memory chips. Scores big on growth in mobile phones.
(XRX) CompU.S.19445.0165.519213.48010.3148627.0
 The granddaddy of copiers is going digital and wants to control every document that flows from your desktop through cyberspace.
(CPQ) CompU.S.34901.0339.699-21.3156-18.4179-2478.0
 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.
(SEEK) INetU.S.96.1161121.939-18.115154.989-164.8
 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.
(PT) TelEPortugal3305.94912.916517.555-12.1172558.4
 Following Spain's Telefonica into Latin America--and teaming up with Microsoft for Internet market at home.
(LSI) SemiU.S.1622.77124.2138-11.014858.487-157.2
 A pioneer in custom chips, LSI has broadened its technical depth to move into systems-on-a-chip.
137KDD TelEJapan3381.04711.2169-0.513045.699-16.0
 A spin-off of the NTT telecommunications monolith, this international carrier is now grabbing business from NTT in the domestic market.
(NT) TelECanada18483.01818.4147-9.114114.3139-976.0
 The Rodney Dangerfield of the communications-gear makers, Nortel gets no respect. But look out, it's gaining momentum in wireless and Net equipment.
(ERTS) SoftU.S.1221.98734.410711.0975.015672.9
 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.
140FUJITSU CompJapan43691.025.2193-1.213325.7120-114.0
 Like IBM, this leading Japanese chip and computer maker is betting its future on software and services.
141CSK SvcsJapan1758.06654.675-20.51555.9152-169.0
 Covers the technology waterfront, providing system and software development, consulting, and leasing of computer gear.
(PGEX) TelEU.S.501.712842.49119.049-19.018019.8
 Most of the nation's major long-distance carriers dial into Pacific Gateway for international calls.
(ZDZ) INetU.S.65.017177.558-2.313559.986-2.1
 Dispenses technology news and reviews.
(CTC) TelEChile1451.37811.716816.76110.9146381.9
 Under the management of Spain's Telefonica, this telecom operator is wiring up South America's most open market.
(MTA) TelEHungary1370.98125.213413.876-2.4162268.4
 Hungarian phone company builds up its home market--and could pick up business to the south as reconstruction funds pour into the Balkans.
(CNQR) INetU.S.23.718288.950-77.1181145.041-25.3
 With software that makes expense reporting bearable for employees, Concur's products keep travel and dining costs in line for companies.
(INTU) SoftU.S.717.210827.21280.012849.491-0.6
 When it comes to managing money, few have had more impact than Intuit, which sells software for managing your portfolio and balancing your checkbook.
(MCLD) TelEU.S.650.911377.657-18.115215.0136-142.1
 While giants such as AT&T expand across the globe, this Iowa telecom competitor is building a regional powerhouse that spans Middle America.
(TAR) TelEArgentina2995.7518.917412.8856.2151474.3
 The Spanish-led group runs half the fixed-line phone system in Latin America's richest country.
(DIIG) SemiU.S.937.61006.81878.810574.77123.9
 Designs and builds chips for the electronics industry.
(PRY.A) TelEU.S.1404.48017.515213.9733.315871.1
 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.
(ATVI) SoftU.S.436.513839.99712.09112.514215.2
 Ka-boom! This gamemaker proved it's a player: Its earnings exploded even without a certified blockbuster. Coming attraction: Toy Story 2.
(RSLC) TelEBermuda1094.695180.523-311.5187-3.3163-220.1
 Poised to capitalize on the globe's newly deregulated markets, this telecom upstart offers long-distance service in 20 countries.
(VSH) SemiU.S.1647.16937.2103-0.8132-5.1165-7.5
 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.
(CHRZ) SvcsU.S.541.612240.89517.753-63.220044.5
 This high-tech services company takes a vertical view of the world focusing on clients in telecommunications, finance, insurance and manufacturing.
156OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY TelEJapan5609.0334.4195-28.016864.478-395.0
 Develops, makes, markets, and installs financial-transaction terminals, semiconductors and multimedia LANs.
(ECILF) TelEIsrael906.510229.21205.111915.313555.7
 ECI makes the technology that boosts the capacity of international phone lines.
(SPYG) INetU.S.22.118350.581-10.514570.575-3.9
 Once written off for dead, one of the Web's original browser developers shows signs of life in the nascent Internet appliance market.
(AWEB) INetU.S.13.0192273.514NM18849.193-11.5
 This online auto-buying site is in a three-car race with Autobytel.com and Microsoft's CarPoint.
(JDEC) SoftU.S.978.79839.210012.092-51.319772.3
 This Denver-based enterprise-software company is using acquisitions and partnerships to launch itself into the Internet-based E-business market.
(FATB) INetU.S.19.818480.655-27.116760.684-9.9
 The place on the Web for hardcore computer geeks who want to buy books on everything from Unix to neural networks to telephony.
162HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SoftJapan1244.08524.41354.21229.214927.5
 This Japanese dynamo in software services is now taking aim at the global market.
(CUBE) SemiU.S.360.91469.317216.96032.511445.6
 The maker of specialty chips for digital video has weathered tough times but stands to profit from the rise of digital TV.
(CACI) SvcsU.S.406.714133.110914.271-12.517413.4
 The systems integrator juices productivity at government agencies and companies with the newest technology.
(USWB) INetU.S.273.4150103.144-70.317921.5126-224.7
 Built through some acquisitions since 1996, the consultant helps companies create and promote Web sites.
(ACXM) SvcsU.S.730.010728.3123-5.713716.8133-16.4
 This Conway (Ariz.) data-mining and warehousing firm is starting to cash in on the E-business explosion.
(MCHP) SemiU.S.406.51422.419714.07249.49250.1
 This specialty chipmaker hides its expertise in embedded controls and memory for everything from cars to copiers and industrial gear.
(OAK) SemiU.S.373.514416.515413.18322.612326.9
 Even data networks have their unglamorous parts--fiber-optic pumps and coaxial connectors for cable TV--and Oak Industries makes a bunch of them.
(MOLX) SemiU.S.1663.8681.419912.5885.7153173.8
 The electronics and switches company continues to make new connections: It just bought privately held Cardell Corp., a harness maker for auto companies.
(STK) CompU.S.2290.8554.619416.564-52.9199163.5
 The storage industry's leader helps store and move around more than 100 petabytes--that's 100 million gigabytes--of the world's data.
(ONEM) INetU.S.64.717280.854-25.516523.9122-77.4
 This Internet service provider connects the Web to Main Streets outside urban America.
(WWCA) TelEU.S.579.911845.187NM18825.3121-165.1
 Wireless company takes a two-pronged approach: Rustle up wireless customers in rural areas and go for the PCS customers in the big cities.
(ICIX) TelEU.S.780.7106129.135NM188-28.8188-452.6
 Intermedia is turning heads by coupling its long-distance data network with local telephone service for small and midsize companies.
(SRI) CompU.S.550.312116.415517.358-30.418934.8
 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.
(ATML) SemiU.S.1140.79018.1148-8.213910.8147-60.1
 An up-and-coming maker of a broad variety of specialty semiconductors, including memory and radio chips.
(GTSI) SvcsU.S.632.311527.21278.2108-15.41764.0
 The computer reseller supplies the federal government with microprocessors and workstations.
(PTEK) TelEU.S.472.7131113.242-23.1162-40.5194-86.5
 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.
(RMII) INetU.S.13.6190108.543-90.618331.6116-12.5
 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.
(SPLN) INetU.S.34.8178100.946-21.41575.5154-36.6
 This Internet veteran is expanding with deals to run the Web sites of the PGA Tour, NFL Europe, and Major League Baseball.
(COOL) INetU.S.85.2163275.713-44.6174-24.3185-25.2
 The self-described "cool place to shop for computer stuff" E-tailer battles a crowded field.
(CDNW) INetU.S.69.2168179.124-37.4172-14.8175-53.7
 Making a stand in the competitive online music market after having merged with music rival N2K.
(HDCO) SemiU.S.910.110119.11440.1127-7.51690.1
 This is the company to go to if you need to design circuit boards.
(HTCH) CompU.S.531.112430.81150.6126-17.51782.8
 Minnesota maker of suspension systems for read/write heads in disk drives for desktops, servers, and laptops is key supplier to IBM.
(TNB) SemiU.S.2287.2561.41988.6106-21.418388.2
 Memphis-based company makes electrical connectors, electronic components, and other gear for construction firms, communications companies, and carmakers.
(SMOD) SemiU.S.852.31036.119115.165-25.118646.0
 The source for electronic assemblies such as embedded computer systems and memory modules.
(CYCH) INetU.S.15.9187189.621-34.7171-5.8167-33.2
 This online veteran helps ring up more E-commerce sales by processing payments securely on the Internet.
(AMD) SemiU.S.2632.95412.3166-9.1140-25.4187-169.6
 Perennial runner-up to Intel in microprocessors, AMD has seen sales growth and big manufacturing glitches.
(METHA) SemiU.S.392.11433.419613.77719.513233.5
 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.
(SCTC) SvcsU.S.443.613729.71199.699-40.019316.3
 SCT spans the gambit, dishing up customer management and supply-chain management software while consulting to 2,500 clients worldwide.
(PCLN) INetU.S.84.6164NM200-72.5180730.19-124.7
 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.
191BELL CANADA INTERNATIONAL (BCICF) TelECanada518.812548.085-14.2149-40.6195-76.6
 Wireless sub of Canadian telecom giant BCE Inc., this company markets across the world.
(ABTL) INetU.S.27.218061.066-20.31545.4155-18.6
 Leading online car-buying service now drives referrals to car dealers that result in the sale of $1 million worth of cars every hour.
(RCALY) TelEBritain2130.1587.8180-57.317512.4145-332.6
 British defense-electronics maker plans to float its telecom business once its massive restructuring is complete.
(PRTL) TelEU.S.472.813057.072-80.5182-20.2182-76.5
 The U.S. long-distance carrier now calls on global customers through a recent Canadian acquisition.
(MICC) TelELuxembourg454.313320.21433.0123-10.81702.5
 This Luxembourg-based cellular company looks strong with networks in Africa, Russia and 18 other countries.
(LOGIY) CompSwitzerland448.113614.81615.11184.31577.1
 The leading manufacturer of computer mice will send its 200 millionth mouse scampering off its production line this year.
(ICGX) TelEU.S.448.313567.061NM188-36.9191-355.1
 The telecom upstart got Web smart fast. It provides cut-rate long-distance service using Net technologies.
(MCLL) TelEU.S.516.412658.470NM188-51.5198-144.3
 The country's No. 2 paging company embraces the Web with a new E-mail pager that hooks up to AOL.
(SKYT) TelEU.S.536.612323.4140-10.4144-16.1177-4.3
 Is paging dead? Apparently MCI WorldCom doesn't think so, since the long-distance and Internet giant is planning to buy this paging operator.
(CQ) TelEU.S.616.31167.41835.7114-12.117334.6
 This government-incubated satellite company navigates a deregulated market with a pending investment from Lockheed Martin Corp.
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