IT 100 Special Report 2006 >

IT100 by Rank 1 America Movil 2 Hon Hai Precision Ind. 3 High Tech Computer 4 Apple Computer 5 Softbank 6 Telefonica Moviles 7 Telefonica 8 China Mobile 9 Nokia 10 Bharti Airtel 11 Motorola 12 Telekomunikasi Indonesia 13 Google 14 Accenture 5 15 Dell 16 TPV Technology 17 Inventec 18 Wistron 19 Seagate Technology 20 BT Group 21 China Netcom Group (Hong Kong) 22 TD Ameritrade Holding 23 Amazon.com 24 Novatek Microelectronics 25 Telenor 26 Toshiba 27 Telefonos de Mexico 28 E*Trade Financial 29 Brightpoint 30 NII Holdings 31 Quanta Computer 32 Asustek Computer 33 Hutchison Telecommunications 34 Tata Consultancy Services 35 MediaTek 36 Sprint Nextel 37 Microsoft 38 Western Digital 39 SAP 40 Komag 41 Avaya 42 Infosys Technologies 43 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri 44 Hewlett-Packard 45 Netflix 46 SanDisk 47 Ericsson (LM) 48 Satyam Computer Services 49 VimpelCom 50 Mobile Telesystems 51 Oracle 52 Nikon 53 AT&T 54 Cisco Systems 55 L-3 Communications 56 Yahoo! 57 Wipro 58 Advanced Micro Devices 59 Canon 60 Xyratex 61 Agilent Technologies 62 KDDI 63 Acer 64 LG TeleCom 65 Rogers Communications 66 SK Telecom 67 Hoya 68 Nextel Partners 69 Qualcomm 70 Yahoo! Japan 71 MiTAC International 72 Cap Gemini 73 NVIDIA 74 Texas Instruments 75 Verizon Communications 76 Amkor Technology 77 Tellabs 78 VTech Holdings 79 Lite-On Technology 80 Cosmote Mobile Telecom. 81 Amphenol 82 Jabil Circuit 83 Heartland Payment Systems 84 Cognizant Technology Solutions 85 Corning 86 TDC 87 Broadcom 88 Sega Sammy Holdings 89 Palm 90 Anixter International 91 Logitech International 92 Siliconware Precision Industries 93 Millicom International Cellular 94 Compal Electronics 95 Harris 96 NIDEC 97 Intuit 98 Amdocs 99 Alliance Data Systems 100 National Semiconductors

IT100 by Name 14 Accenture 63 Acer 58 Advanced Micro Devices 61 Agilent Technologies 99 Alliance Data Systems 23 Amazon.com 98 Amdocs 1 America Movil 76 Amkor Technology 81 Amphenol 90 Anixter International 4 Apple Computer 32 Asustek Computer 53 AT&T 41 Avaya 10 Bharti Airtel 29 Brightpoint 87 Broadcom 20 BT Group 59 Canon 72 Cap Gemini 8 China Mobile 21 China Netcom Group (Hong Kong) 54 Cisco Systems 84 Cognizant Technology Solutions 94 Compal Electronics 85 Corning 80 Cosmote Mobile Telecom. 15 Dell 28 E*Trade Financial 47 Ericsson (LM) 13 Google 95 Harris 83 Heartland Payment Systems 44 Hewlett-Packard 3 High Tech Computer 2 Hon Hai Precision Ind. 67 Hoya 33 Hutchison Telecommunications 42 Infosys Technologies 97 Intuit 17 Inventec 82 Jabil Circuit 62 KDDI 40 Komag 55 L-3 Communications 64 LG TeleCom 79 Lite-On Technology 91 Logitech International 35 MediaTek 37 Microsoft 93 Millicom International Cellular 71 MiTAC International 50 Mobile Telesystems 11 Motorola 100 National Semiconductor 45 Netflix 68 Nextel Partners 96 NIDEC 30 NII Holdings 52 Nikon 9 Nokia 24 Novatek Microelectronics 73 NVIDIA 51 Oracle 89 Palm 69 Qualcomm 31 Quanta Computer 65 Rogers Communications 46 SanDisk 39 SAP 48 Satyam Computer Services 19 Seagate Technology 88 Sega Sammy Holdings 92 Siliconware Precision Industries 66 SK Telecom 5 Softbank 36 Sprint Nextel 34 Tata Consultancy Services 22 TD Ameritrade Holding 86 TDC 7 Telefonica 6 Telefonica Moviles 27 Telefonos de Mexico 12 Telekomunikasi Indonesia 25 Telenor 77 Tellabs 74 Texas Instruments 26 Toshiba 16 TPV Technology 43 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri 75 Verizon Communications 49 VimpelCom 78 VTech Holdings 38 Western Digital 57 Wipro 18 Wistron 60 Xyratex 56 Yahoo! 70 Yahoo! Japan

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Microsoft

(NasdaqNM: MSFT)

USA

It's easy to look at Microsoft and see its challenges, especially after the announcement that Bill Gates would give up his day-to-day role over the next two years. Sales at the Redmond (Wash.) software giant inched ahead in the calendar year just 10%. It's trailing such rivals as Sony, Apple, and Google in new markets where it's seeking growth. And its stock, stuck for the past four years in the mid-20s, has yet to recover from news in April that operating income in the coming year would fall below analyst projections as the company increases investments by over $2 billion to develop new markets. Still, the company's two slow-growing monopolies—Windows and Office—kick off huge profits. And its server software business has grown into a third pillar of its fiscal foundation. That translated to a 32% return on equity, even with a stagnant stock price.

Steven A. Ballmer, 48

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Total Compensation

$1,009,073

Harvard University - Bachelor's Degree, Stanford Graduate School of Business - Other Education

Steve Ballmer has been chief executive officer of Microsoft since January, 2000. Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and was the first business manager hired by Bill Gates. During the past 20 years, Ballmer has headed several Microsoft divisions, including operations, operating systems development, and sales and support. He served as president of Microsoft from July, 1998, until February, 2001, with day-to-day responsibility for running Microsoft. Prior to that, he served as executive vice-president, sales and support, from February, 1992. Ballmer has been a director of Microsoft since January, 2000. Ballmer served as a director of Accenture, a general partner of Accenture SCA, since October, 2001. While in college, Ballmer managed the football team, worked on the Harvard Crimson newspaper as well as the university literary magazine and roomed down the hall from fellow sophomore Gates. After college, he worked for two years at Procter & Gamble as an assistant product manager and, before joining Microsoft, attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics.

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