Mercury Interactive Corp.
Amnon Landan, 42
CEO since 1997
Industry:
Office
Equipment & Computers
Sales:
$307 million
Net Income:
$65 million
Corporate Snapshot: MERQ
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A Web site's constant, nagging slowdowns don't usually lead to disaster, but they sure drive away customers. Mercury Interactive sells software to diagnose the problem: It tests how well—or badly—a Web site and its software are running. The Sunnyvale (Calif.) company's revenues grew 64% in 2000, and Landan expects Mercury to rise about 40% this year, to at least $420 million. That may be overly optimistic considering the tech downturn. But then Mercury's software isn't just for dot-coms; it's also used by blue-chip corporations working out kinks in their new Net-centric software.
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AOL Time Warner Inc.
Stephen M. Case
, 42
Chairman since January
Industry:
Office
Equipment & Computers
Sales:
$7.70 billion
Net Income:
$1.15 billion
Corporate Snapshot: AOL
Forums
One of the few online ventures to find a place on the BW 50, AOL has grown by almost 50% a year for the past three years. But the big news here is its marriage in January to Time Warner. The new company boasts 130 million subscriptions through America Online, HBO, Time, and Time Warner Cable. Case, along with CEO Gerald M. Levin, the company's co-visionary, hopes to use AOL's powerful Internet brand and infrastructure to leverage Time Warner's vast trove of entertainment, news, and cable properties. It's a bold bet. Now that it's hitched to an Old Media Goliath, can AOL keep up its nimble footwork?
* AOL figures only
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Washington Mutual Inc.
Kerry K. Killinger
, 51
CEO since 1990
Industry:
Nonbank
Financial
Sales:
$15.77 billion
Net Income:
$1.90 billion
Corporate Snapshot: WM
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The eighth-largest banking company and largest savings-and-loan in the U.S., Washington Mutual has carved out a niche for itself as a mortgage lender to middle-income homebuyers. It's a low-risk strategy that avoids the fierce competition for the top 10% of the market. And with lots of loans in the high-population West Coast and Sunbelt, the Seattle-based company has been able to deliver higher earnings growth than most of its ilk—54%, on average, over the past three years. The numbers continue to look good because as the Federal Reserve cuts rates, analysts say, margins on Washington Mutual's loan portfolio will get a boost.
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