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North America's Biggest 100 Computer Companies:
computers, peripheral units, software, networks,...
semiconductors and other computer-related products
Alphabetical List: Top 100
 List in
order of sales
List in
order of Web influence
See also: Alphabetical lists for 1997, 1995 and 1994
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Sales
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Annual Sales Growth Rate |
Market Capitalization |
Market Cap to
Sales Ratio |
IVB |
iFactor |
Company
News |
Sales based |
*Web
influence |
1998 |
1997 |
1995 |
| Activision |
ATVI |
97 |
32 |
260 |
155 |
41 |
85% |
283 |
1.09 |
8.81 |
11.62 |
Activision To Pay For Expert Software
Acquisition With Stock |
| Adaptec |
ADPT |
58 |
31 |
1,007 |
934 |
500 |
26% |
2,687 |
2.67 |
10.84 |
3.08 |
Adaptec Leads The Pack With Wolfpack
Certification |
| Adobe Systems |
ADBE |
63 |
4 |
895 |
912 |
800 |
4% |
3,456 |
3.86 |
214.98 |
33.68 |
Adobe Sponsors 'Business Success. By Design' |
| ADTRAN |
ADTN |
95 |
89 |
287 |
265 |
181 |
17% |
653 |
2.28 |
0.60 |
1.21 |
ADTRAN Announces E1 Wireless Connectivity
for Worldwide Market |
| Advanced Micro Devices |
AMD |
35 |
30 |
2,542 |
2,356 |
2,400 |
2% |
2,262 |
0.89 |
11.01 |
1.32 |
AMD Introduces 1.8 Volt Flash Device |
| Altera |
ALTR |
75 |
77 |
654 |
631 |
402 |
18% |
6,489 |
9.92 |
1.11 |
0.94 |
Altera And Synopsys Sign Exclusive
Partnership |
| AMP |
AMP |
23 |
66 |
5,482 |
5,745 |
5,200 |
2% |
11,789 |
2.15 |
1.49 |
0.15 |
AMP Awarded GSA Contract |
| Analog Devices |
ADI |
51 |
68 |
1,231 |
1,243 |
942 |
9% |
5,088 |
4.13 |
1.43 |
0.64 |
Analog Devices Captures ISSCC Awards During
1999 Conference |
| Anixter |
AXE |
38 |
91 |
2,348 |
2,091 |
2,195 |
2% |
518 |
0.22 |
0.51 |
0.13 |
Anixter Adds To Share Repurchase
Authorization |
| AOL |
AOL |
34 |
2 |
2,600 |
1,685 |
394 |
88% |
140,000 |
53.85 |
759.6 |
18.10 |
AOL Surpasses 18 Million Members |
| Apple |
AAPL |
21 |
8 |
5,941 |
7,081 |
11,000 |
-18% |
4,920 |
0.83 |
70.94 |
2.96 |
Apple Ups iMac Performance |
| Applied Materials |
AMAT |
27 |
90 |
4,042 |
4,074 |
3,061 |
10% |
24,010 |
5.94 |
0.54 |
0.08 |
Applied Materials Solves Critical Copper
Challenges |
| Ascend Communications |
ASND |
47 |
46 |
1,479 |
1,167 |
287 |
73% |
18,941 |
12.81 |
4.68 |
1.01 |
Ascend And Lucent Receive Merger Clearance
From DOJ |
| ATI Technologies |
ATYT |
53 |
63 |
1,157 |
603 |
360 |
48% |
3,060 |
2.64 |
1.68 |
0.77 |
ATI Announces RAGE 128 PRO |
| Atmel |
ATML |
55 |
85 |
1,111 |
958 |
600 |
23% |
1,705 |
1.53 |
0.88 |
0.43 |
Atmel Offers Low-Voltage 128-Macrocell CPLD |
| Autodesk |
ADSK |
76 |
29 |
617 |
497 |
500 |
7% |
2,238 |
3.63 |
12.97 |
5.74 |
Autodesk Debuts New Discreet Division |
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| BMC Software |
BMCS |
70 |
87 |
730 |
563 |
345 |
28% |
8,031 |
11.00 |
0.63 |
0.58 |
BMC Software to Support Microsoft
Windows 2000 |
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News |
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influence |
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| 3Com |
COMS |
24 |
12 |
5,420 |
5,606 |
1,300 |
61% |
8,230 |
1.52 |
28.79 |
1.81 |
3ComŽ Corporation Acquires Euponics,
Accelerates Move To Converged Networks |
| Cabletron Systems |
CS |
49 |
59 |
1,377 |
1,406 |
833 |
18% |
1,388 |
1.01 |
1.86 |
0.71 |
Cabletron Introduces New Token Ring
Switches |
| Cadence |
CDN |
52 |
55 |
1,216 |
916 |
548 |
30% |
5,809 |
4.78 |
2.45 |
0.91 |
Cadence Launches Design Services for
Digital TV Products |
| Cirrus Logic |
CRUS |
61 |
45 |
954 |
917 |
900 |
2% |
421 |
0.44 |
4.85 |
1.70 |
Cirrus Logic Heads to Delaware, Leaves
California |
| Cisco Systems |
CSCO |
14 |
19 |
8,459 |
6,400 |
2,700 |
46% |
175,600 |
20.76 |
17.30 |
0.78 |
Cisco Thinks Small With Alliances |
| Compaq |
CPQ |
3 |
13 |
31,170 |
24,600 |
15,000 |
28% |
53,656 |
1.72 |
27.48 |
0.27 |
Compaq Cuts Desktop PC Prices |
| Computer Associates |
CA |
26 |
41 |
4,719 |
4,040 |
3,200 |
14% |
18,890 |
4.00 |
6.37 |
0.44 |
Computer Associates To Acquire Computer
Management Sciences, Inc. |
| Computer Sciences |
CSC |
19 |
71 |
6,601 |
5,616 |
3,788 |
20% |
8,456 |
1.28 |
1.38 |
0.11 |
CSC Continutes Expansion in Italy |
| Computer Task Group |
TSK |
86 |
94 |
468 |
407 |
300 |
16% |
423 |
0.90 |
0.37 |
0.61 |
CTG Completes Acquisition of Elumen Solutions,
Inc. |
| Compuware |
CPWR |
54 |
58 |
1,139 |
813 |
534 |
29% |
9,050 |
7.95 |
2.09 |
0.88 |
Compuware Delivers Web Testing Solution |
| Comverse Technologies |
CMVT |
74 |
100 |
696 |
489 |
137 |
72% |
3,841 |
5.52 |
0.08 |
0.29 |
Comverse Announces The Acquisition Of
Privately-held Amarex Technology |
| Corel Corp. |
COSFF |
98 |
23 |
247 |
261 |
196 |
8% |
177 |
0.72 |
15.48 |
22.19 |
Corel Announces Major Bundling Agreement With
Lexmark |
| Cypress Semiconductors |
CY |
84 |
84 |
487 |
544 |
600 |
-6% |
847 |
1.74 |
0.94 |
1.00 |
Cypress Ships Ten-Millionth USB
Microcontroller |
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Market Cap to
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IVB |
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News |
Sales based |
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1995 |
| EDS |
EDS |
9 |
35 |
16,891 |
15,236 |
12,000 |
12% |
24,035 |
1.42 |
8.15 |
0.15 |
Fight Against 'Film Rot' Has New Ally |
| Electonic Arts |
ERTS |
62 |
25 |
909 |
625 |
500 |
22% |
2,929 |
3.22 |
14.24 |
5.59 |
Electronic Arts Launches Senior PGA Tour Golf |
| EMC |
EMC |
28 |
74 |
3,974 |
2,938 |
1,400 |
42% |
64,847 |
16.32 |
1.28 |
0.18 |
EMC Reiterates Positive Outlook For 1999 |
| Exabyte |
EXBT |
94 |
75 |
287 |
336 |
374 |
-8% |
104 |
0.36 |
1.25 |
2.28 |
Exabyte Announces Industry's First LVD SCSI
Tape Drive |
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News |
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| Fore Systems |
FORE |
87 |
60 |
458 |
395 |
75 |
83% |
2,287 |
4.99 |
1.82 |
2.12 |
GTE Selects FORE Systems As "Best In Class"
Supplier |
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News |
Sales based |
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1995 |
| Gateway 2000 |
GTW |
15 |
28 |
7,468 |
6,290 |
3,700 |
26% |
10,813 |
1.45 |
13.03 |
0.53 |
Gateway and Yahoo! Launch Co-branded Service |
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Sales based |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
HWP.BA |
2 |
7 |
47,061 |
42,895 |
32,000 |
14% |
68,916 |
1.46 |
84.73 |
0.41 |
HP Offers Performance Rewards to Support
Partners |
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Company
News |
Sales based |
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| IBM |
IBM |
1 |
5 |
81,667 |
78,508 |
72,000 |
4% |
163,000 |
2.00 |
149.98 |
0.36 |
IBM Launches ISP Business Unit And Partner
Program |
| Imation |
IMN |
40 |
80 |
2,145 |
2,201 |
2,246 |
-2% |
643 |
0.30 |
1.05 |
0.27 |
Imation Adds New Press Analysis Service |
| Informix Software (acquired by IBM) |
- |
69 |
40 |
735 |
662 |
700 |
2% |
1,282 |
1.74 |
6.54 |
2.92 |
Informix Joins the AP As An Early Adopter
Of Emerging Media Control Standard |
| Integrated Device Technologies |
IDTI |
80 |
65 |
587 |
537 |
600 |
-1% |
418 |
0.71 |
1.54 |
1.478 |
IDT Expands High-Performance Logic Families |
| Intel |
INTC |
6 |
6 |
26,273 |
25,070 |
16,000 |
18% |
200,900 |
7.65 |
85.65 |
1.00 |
Intel To Enter Network Processor Market
Segment |
| Intergraph |
INGR |
57 |
43 |
1,033 |
1,124 |
1,098 |
-2% |
315 |
0.30 |
5.14 |
1.640 |
Intergraph and Mobil Sign Global
Supplier Agreement |
| Intermedia |
ICIX |
73 |
86 |
713 |
248 |
39 |
163% |
1,267 |
1.78 |
0.64 |
0.64 |
Intermedia Business Internet Introduces
Leading Edge E-mail Service |
| Intuit |
INTU |
79 |
20 |
593 |
599 |
419 |
12% |
6,241 |
10.52 |
16.05 |
10.97 |
Intuit Reports Record TurboTax Sales |
| Iomega |
IOM |
43 |
39 |
1,694 |
1,740 |
300 |
78% |
1,358 |
0.80 |
6.74 |
1.33 |
Iomega And Sega Collaborate On Breakthrough
Gaming Device |
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| Komag |
KMAG |
90 |
98 |
329 |
631 |
400 |
-6% |
231 |
0.70 |
0.15 |
0.75 |
Komag , Western Digital, Complete Strategic
Transaction |
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| Lexmark |
LXK |
32 |
38 |
3,021 |
2,494 |
2,200 |
11% |
7,030 |
2.33 |
6.86 |
0.78 |
Lexmark Announces NDPS Gateway For Novell
NetWare 5 |
| LSI Logic |
LSI |
46 |
79 |
1,491 |
1,290 |
1,300 |
5% |
4,569 |
3.06 |
1.07 |
0.40 |
LSI Logic Launches Direct Rambus ASIC Cell
Coreware |
| Lucent Technologies |
LU |
4 |
24 |
30,147 |
26,360 |
13,986 |
29% |
147,700 |
4.90 |
14.86 |
0.18 |
Lucent Announces Call Centre ValuePac In
Japan |
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IVB |
iFactor |
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News |
Sales based |
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influence |
1998 |
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| Madge Networks |
MADGF |
92 |
76 |
301 |
384 |
427 |
-11% |
121 |
0.40 |
1.13 |
2.05 |
Madge Networks N.V. Appoints CFO |
| Maxtor |
MXTR |
37 |
48 |
2,409 |
1,424 |
900 |
39% |
765 |
0.32 |
4.46 |
0.61 |
Maxtor To Expand Manufacturing Presence In
Singapore |
| Mentor Graphics |
MENT |
83 |
70 |
490 |
454 |
400 |
7% |
875 |
1.79 |
1.40 |
1.49 |
LSI Logic Chooses Mentor Graphics In Contract |
| Micron Technologies |
MU |
33 |
56 |
3,012 |
3,516 |
3,600 |
-6% |
12,213 |
4.05 |
2.35 |
0.36 |
MICRON'S Crucial Technology Expands
Operations To UK |
| Microsoft |
MSFT |
10 |
1 |
14,484 |
11,358 |
7,400 |
25% |
398,100 |
27.49 |
7579.28 |
5.638 |
Microsoft Wins United Way's Spirit of
America Award |
| Mitel |
MLT |
64 |
73 |
889 |
696 |
589 |
15% |
795 |
0.89 |
1.34 |
0.80 |
Mitel Expands Its Messaging Portfolio |
| Motorola |
MOT |
5 |
22 |
29,398 |
29,794 |
27,000 |
3% |
44,544 |
1.52 |
15.51 |
0.20 |
Motorola Signs $188M (U.S.) Contract With
Brazil's Telefonica Celular |
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