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The top companies: 101-150

'97 rev. rank	'96 rev. rank	Comp.	'97 rev. in mill.	96-97 ch.	92-97 CA GR	'97 profits in mill.	96-97 ch.	92-97 CA GR	Profit rank	Mkt. Cap in mill.	# of emp.	96-97 ch	92-97 CA GR	R&D % rev in 96	R&D % in 97	Chair	CEO	Pres.	What it does	Notes
101	99	Dialogic	261	22%		21.8	-15%		77	690	1,000			19%	20%		Howard Bubb	Howard Bubb	Computer telephony components-voice processing and voice/network interface
102	96	California Microwave	254	6%		0.2	-80%		110	343	1,912	41%		7%	7%	Frederick D. Lawrence	Frederick D. Lawrence	Frederick D. Lawrence	Satellite earth stations/ microwave radios
103	91	FileNet	251	-7%	13%	-5.5			124	663				14%	16%	Ted Smith	Ted Smith		Workflow, document imaging, document mgmt, COLD software developer
104	130	Intermedia	248	140%	104%	-241.1			173	1,050	2,056	135%	111%			David C. Ruberg	David C. Ruberg	David C. Ruberg	Voice data, business Internet connectivity, web hosting
105	107	Centron DPL	213	15%	18%					N/A	335	58%	23%			Cal Harling	Rick Soskin	Rick Soskin	Network management, routers, hubs, switches, front-end processors	Subsidiary, GATX Capital Corp.
106	119	Xylan	211	64%		24.1	58%		74	1,030				12%	12%	Steve Y. Kim	Steve Y. Kim		Network management
107	97	General DataComm	208	-12%	1%	-42.7			154	118	1,809	0%	1%	19%	26%	Charles P. Johnson	Charles P. Johnson	Ross Belson	ATM switches, network access, transmission products
108	125	Equant Network Services	204	85%						N/A	525	46%					Didier J. Delepine	Didier J. Delepine	Managed data network services, voice services	Subsidiary, SITA Telecomm. Holdings NV (Neth.)*
109	112	Auspex Systems	202	24%	32%	13.4	-32%	22%	82	216	600			11%	12%		Bruce N. Moore	Bruce N. Moore	High perf. file servers, high availability SW and network
110	93	Hayes	200	-22%	3%	-81.1			165	N/A	600	-18%	-8%	4%	28%	Dennis C. Hayes	Ronald A. Howard	P. K. Chan	Facsimile boards, intelligent modems, networking software
111	108	Boole & Babbage	197	9%	12%	13.5	18%	19%	81	658	871	12%	6%	12%	13%	Franklin P. Johnson	Paul E. Newton	Paul E. Newton	Enterprise availability management
112	101	The Santa Cruz Operation	194	-7%	3%	-15.2			137	172	1,082			19%	24%		Alok Mohan	Alok Mohan	Unix system software, client/server integration software
113	127	Boston Technology	192	83%	40%	14.1			80	N/A				21%	20%		Francis E. Girard	Francis E. Girard	Voice and information processing systems	Subsidiary, Comverse Technology (1/98)
114	134	VTEL	191	97%	49%	-52.1			157	135	734			14%	13%	Dick Moeller	Dick Moeller	Jerry Benson	Interactive multimedia videoconferencing systems
115	110	Progress Software	188	7%	17%	-1.6			117	351	1,100			14%	14%			Joseph Alsop	Application development tools and DBMS
116	111	Xircom	185	11%		-9.9			132	294				6%	7%	Dirk I. Gates	Dirk I. Gates	Dirk I. Gates	PC card remote access products
117	113	Software AG Americas	181	16%	8%	6.7	8%	4%	89	557	952	22%	5%	1%	1%	Carl J. Rickertsen	Daniel F. Gillis	Daniel F. Gillis	Database, data warehouse, application development, Internet and middleware	Spinoff/ Software AG Systems (Ger.) (4/97)**
118	115	Digital Microwave	178	19%	16%	11.7			83	541	665	15%	6%	7%	6%	Charles D. Kissner	Charles D. Kissner	Sam Smookler	Digital microwave radios
119	105	Digi Intern'l	166	-15%	19%	-15.8			139	355	481	-31%	13%	11%	11%	John P. Schinas	Jerry A. Dusa	Jerry A. Dusa	Data communication hardware/software for multiuser remote access and LAN markets
120	136	MRV	165	86%	106%	22.5			76	629	410	16%		9%	8%	Dr. Shlomo Margalit	Noam Lotan	Noam Lotan	Computer networking and fiber optic transmission	Acquired Xyplex (2/98)
121	120	Everex Systems	155	24%						N/A	195	18%				Cher Wang	Peter Ow	Wen-Chi Chen	PCs, notebooks, peripherals	Subsidiary, First International Co. (Taiwan)
122	95	Borland	151	-38%	-21%	-108			166	343				21%	36%	Delbert Yocam	Delbert Yocam	Delbert Yocam	Compilers, languages, DBMS/file mgmt.
123	104	Shiva	144	-28%	22%	-13.6			134	298				11%	18%		James L. Zucco Jr.	James L. Zucco Jr.	Remote access hardware/software, internetworking products/services
124	109	Datapoint	142	-21%		2.4	-88%		100	54	641	-9%				A. B. Edelman	A. B. Edelman	B. D. Thomas	Computer systems, network integration software
125	116	Wall Data	141	1%	35%	2.3	-45%	-18%	101	143				16%	14%	James Simpson	John Wall	John Wall	Information access and data management software
126	138	Security Dynamics Tech.	136	62%	61%	16	23%	68%	79	1,580	600	67%	52%	15%	15%	Charles R. Stuckey Jr.	Charles R. Stuckey Jr.	Charles R. Stuckey Jr.	Enterprisewide network security products
127	121	Ntwk. Computing Devices	133	11%		2.7			99	168				12%			Bob Gilbertson	Bob Gilbertson	Networking computing products
128	139	Remedy	129	60%	119%	27.3	63%		72	575	643	56%	100%	16%	16%	Larry Garlick	Larry Garlick	Larry Garlick	Help-desk software
129	142	Tekelec	125	74%	17%	1			108	1,030	427	18%	0%	24%	17%	Jean-Claude Asscher	Michael L. Margolis	Michael L. Margolis	Advanced diagnostic and testing equipment, network switching systems
130	163	Citrix Systems	124	178%	128%	41.4	121%	62%	60	1,990	301	106%	44%	9%	6%	Ed Iacobucci	Roger Roberts	Mark Templeton	Thin-client/server computing software
131	135	PSINet	122	36%	80%	-45.6			155	394	772	56%				William L. Schrader	William L. Schrader	William L. Schrader	Dial-up for LAN remote access,Web hosting/security/intranet
132		Telco Systems	117							113							William B. Smith Ph.D.	William B. Smith Ph.D.	Broadband, loop access, LAN interconnection, wireless
133	171	Osicom	116	236%		-15.6			138	79				5%	5%	Par Chadha	Par Chadha	Dr. Xin Cheng	LAN, WAN, Broadband, Internet working, embedded networking; print servers
134	124	Eicon Technology	111	0%		-28.5			147	N/A	500						Peter Brojde	Peter Brojde	Desktop/server integration,information access solutions	Subsidiary, Eicon Corp. (Can.)
135	141	Procom Technology	109	49%	21%	8.4	200%	70%	85	95	246			3%	4%	Alex Razmjoo	Alex Razmjoo	Alex Razmjoo	CD arrays,CD digital linear tape & DLT
136	129	Centigram Comm.	109	5%	19%					90	418			19%	20%	Dean O. Morton	Robert L. Puette	Robert L. Puette	Voice, fax, data & E-mail messaging
137	140	Hummingbird	101	35%		28.1	62%		70	482				11%	12%	Fred Sorkin	Fred Sorkin	Fred Sorkin	Enterprise/networking software, document distribution solutions	Canadian company
138	133	Computer Network Tech.	98	1%	23%	-2.3			120	97	629	26%	42%	14%	18%	John A. Rollwagen	Tom Hudson	Tom Hudson	Data center/storage networking, channel extension, computer-to-computer links
139	122	Optical Data Systems	92	-22%	13%	-4.9			122	99	400	0%		9%	12%	Ward Paxton	Ward Paxton	Ward Paxton	Intelligent switches, high-speed routers,bridges, network management
140	117	Global Village Comm.	90	-34%		-39.9			153	43				11%	13%	Leonard A. Lehmann	Neil Selvin	Neil Selvin	Fax/modems and Internet fax servers/software, Internet access servers
141	118	Quarterdeck	84	-37%		-18.4			141	88	315	-48%	1%			Frank LaHaye	Curtis A. Hessler	Curtis A. Hessler	Utilities and communications software
142	144	Asante	83	24%	12%	1.9			103	32	190	-4%		9%	9%	Jeff Lin	Jeff Lin	Jeff Lin	Hubs, switches, adapter cards, network mgmt/acceleration SW
143	174	CheckPoint SW Tech.	83	159%		40.2	164%		62	1,490	300	150%		9%	7%	Gil Shwed	Gil Shwed	Deborah Triant	Enterprise security and bandwidth management software
144	157	CYLINK	81	55%		-58.8			162	373				22%	21%		Fernand B Sarrat	Fernand B Sarrat	Enterprise information security, wireless telecomm
145	143	WinStar Comm.	80	17%		-249.5			174	1,430	1,300	30%				William J. Rouhana Jr.	William J. Rouhana Jr.	Nathan Kantor	Local and long-distance telephone services, Internet access broadband wireless
146	152	Davox	77	43%		18.4	102%		78	400				11%	11%	Alphonse Lucchese	Alphonse Lucchese	Louis Marianacci	Unified call-center products
147	145	Larscom	76	15%	18%					159	258	8%	11%			Paul Graf	Deborah Soon	Deborah Soon	High-speed WAN access equipment	Subsidiary, Axel Johnson
148	161	Documentum	76	67%	-31%	7.4	64%		87	781	360	25%	97%	17%	15%	Robert Adams	Jeffrey A. Miller	Jeffrey A. Miller	Enterprise document management software and consulting services
149	126	Banyan Systems	74	-29%	-8%	-16.9			140	82	410	-37%	-9%	21%	21%	William P. Ferry	William P. Ferry	William P. Ferry	Network enterprise directory technology/solutions/services
150	150	Brooktrout Tech.	72	24%	42%					177	200	27%	22%				Eric Giler	Eric Giler	Software communications/systems, PC boards, fax boards