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To: sandintoes who wrote (5978)4/22/2003 8:04:33 PM
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Table: The 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies
04.07.03, 12:00 PM ET


The 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies Ranked By Five-Year Growth

Rank Company Industry Price 52-Week
Change Latest
12-Month Sales
($mil) 2003
Estimated
P/E 5-Year
Sales Growth* 1-Year
Growth**

1 WebEx Communications computer software/hardware $10.88 -31% $140 22 186% 72%

2 j2 Global Communications computer software/hardware 30.00 245 48 12 126 45

3 Lexar Media electronic equipment 3.60 31 174 10 125 136

4 Silicon Laboratories computer software/hardware 26.80 -18 182 30 110 146

5 Packeteer computer software/hardware 9.99 40 55 29 103 18

6 Cephalon biotech/medical equipment 41.66 -37 507 29 102 93

7 eBay business services 89.55 57 1,214 67 99 62

8 Biolase Technology biotech/medical equipment 8.26 47 29 27 86 62

9 UTStarcom telecom equipment 20.00 -20 982 14 71 57

10 Possis Medical biotech/medical equipment 16.49 -14 50 40 71 37

11 Websense computer software/hardware 14.89 -41 61 22 68 70

12 Symyx Technologies research services 14.99 -29 65 51 66 8

13 Integra LifeSciences biotech/medical equipment 22.98 -16 118 26 62 26

14 Internet Security Systems computer software/hardware 10.56 -56 243 16 58 9

15 Cognizant Technology Solutions*** computer software/hardware 66.92 63 229 31 53 29

16 IDEC Pharmaceuticals biotech/medical equipment 35.31 -48 404 26 52 48

17 ArthroCare biotech/medical equipment 12.44 -29 89 39 45 13

18 Engineered Support System defense & aerospace 39.57 33 438 19 42 18

19 Mercury Interactive computer software/hardware 32.04 -13 400 36 41 11

20 Emulex computer software/hardware 19.96 -37 287 20 40 23

21 Edo defense & aerospace 18.33 -30 329 16 40 27

22 Forest Laboratories biotech/medical equipment 55.03 36 2,022 24 39 39

23 L-3 Communications defense & aerospace 41.87 -27 4,011 15 39 71

24 SanDisk electronic equipment 17.57 -11 541 22 38 48

25 ResMed biotech/medical equipment 31.74 -21 233 29 33 26

Intraday prices from March 28. *Annualized. **Latest 12 months. ***Prior to 3-to-1 split. Sources: FT Interactive Data, Multex and Thomson First Call via FactSet Research Systems.