As innovative user, Compaq ranked #3 by: super135_2000 9/15/00 5:33 pm Msg: 182937 of 182941 As innovative user, Compaq ranked #3 15 September 2000 9:49 AM CDT
Among large companies, Compaq is among the most innovative users of information technology in the world, according to the 12th annual InformationWeek 500, a listing of the 500 most innovative users of information technology from 24 industries.
To make the InformationWeek 500, a company must "demonstrate a pattern of technological, procedural and organizational innovation," with only parent companies with at least $1 billion in annual revenue eligible. After extensive studies by mail, phone and fax, InformationWeek surveyed senior IT executives at each company on their organizational priorities and spending plans for the year ahead.
Overall, Compaq ranked #3 behind only 3Com and CIT Group. We placed ahead of such information technology companies as Cisco Systems (#5); Affiliated Computer Services (#33); IBM (#35); Lucent Technologies (#36); Hewlett-Packard (#40); SAS Institute (#50); Perot Systems (#54); Ricoh USA (#59); Computer Associates International (#62); Dell (#86); Microsoft (#88); Unisys (#103); Sun Microsystems (#143); Novell (#148); PeopleSoft (#159); SGI (#190); Parametric Technology (#193); Nortel Networks (#195); Software Spectrum (#238); Iomega (#239); EMC (#259); BMC Software (#319); Lexmark International (#340); Storage Technology (#399); and NCR (#440). |