PC MAGAZINE NAMES THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPANIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY TOP-RANKED MICROSOFT CONTINUES ITS DOMINANCE
NEW YORK, Oct 5, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- PC Magazine, in its
1999 analysis of the technology industry, ranked Microsoft as number
one among the "100 Most Influential Companies" for the 3rd consecutive
year. For the ratings, which appear in the Oct. 19 issue, editors of
America's leading technology magazine considered such factors as
revenues, market share, profitability, products performance and
subjective assessments.
PC Magazine editors identified that success in this new era will come
to those companies that are the most effective at producing the
hardware, software and networking infrastructure products and services
that get people online at work and at home and enable them to be
productive in both environments.
"The huge impact that big Internet firms are having on the technology
industry played a large role in the months-long process of developing
the list," said Editor-in-Chief Michael J. Miller. "In the end, they
were seen both as creators of important sites and products, as well as
innovators in the use of technology."
PC Magazine editors found that Microsoft continues to set the agenda
for personal computing. The company, which dominates in operating
systems and office applications, has been a strong competitor in
providing Internet service or Internet content. "Survival of the
fittest hinges on a company's ability to adapt to the Internet, not an
ability to withstand it," Miller stated.
America Online moved into second place, deposing long-time number two,
Intel. AOL was cited for connecting an estimated 18 million households
to the Internet and providing up to half of all Internet traffic.
Amazon.com, with the influence and a market position to which other
online companies aspire, took a big leap into the top 10, jumping to
7th place from last year's 33.
The most auspicious top 100 debuts were eBay at 16, Walt Disney at 24
and Nortel Networks at 32. Excite@Home had the greatest rise in rank to
31 from last year's 97. The greatest fall was Corel's drop to 95 from
27.
Notable trends from this year's PC Magazine Top 100 Companies listing
include:
-- Of the IPOs on the Top 100 since January 1, 1998, half were Internet
companies.
-- The number of Internet companies on the Top 100 has almost doubled,
from 7 last year to 13 this year.
The 10 top-ranked companies of the PC Magazine 3rd-annual "100 Most
Influential Companies" are:
1. Microsoft (1 last year)
2. America Online (8)
3. Intel (2)
4. IBM (3)
5. Cisco Systems (6)
6. Amazon.com (33)
7. Yahoo! (13)
8. Oracle (11)
9. Dell (9)
10. Hewlett-Packard (5)
In addition to appearing in the Oct. 19 issue of PC Magazine, the
complete Top 100 Companies ranking and commentary will be posted to the
publication's Web site, pcmag.com. Visitors to the Web site
can sort the list by rank, revenues, revenue change over the previous
year, net income and R&D as a percent of total revenues.
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About Ziff-Davis Ziff-Davis Inc. is a leading media and marketing
company focused on computing and Internet-related technologies, with
principal platforms in print publishing, trade shows and conferences,
online content, television and education. Ziff-Davis provides global
technology companies with marketing strategies for reaching key
decision-makers. Ziff-Davis has two series of common stock, one which
is intended to track the performance of its Internet business ZDNet
(NYSE: ZDZ), and one which is intended to track the performance of the
ZD Group (NYSE: ZD), which includes print publishing, trade shows and
conferences, education, online learning and television businesses, and
an 83 percent retained interest in ZDNet.
*MRI, Spring 1999 SOURCE Ziff-Davis Inc.
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