September ASPnews Top 50 - Page 3
Top 30 Enablers
These are the 30 companies that, in the view of ASPnews, are the most influential software or infrastructure providers for the ASP and Web services industry. For inclusion, companies must meet the following criteria:
- Have a substantial and active customer base of providers
- Be active in their support and promotion of network-based applications and services
- Invest in innovation in the online delivery of software-based services
- Be recognized as a leader by others within the industry
| Company | Description | Location |
| Abridean | Infrastructure ISV | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Agiliti | Application infrastructure provider, managed hosting provider | St. Paul, Minn. |
| Apptix | Private-label service provider | Sterling, Va. |
| BEA Systems | Infrastructure ISV | San Jose, Calif. |
| BMC Software | Infrastructure ISV, infrastructure ASP | Houston, Texas |
| Cisco Systems | Systems manufacturer | San Jose, Calif. |
| Citrix | Infrastructure ISV | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| Computer Associates | Infrastructure ISV | Islandia, N.Y. |
| Digex | Application infrastructure provider, managed hosting provider | Beltsville, Md. |
| EDS | IT service provider, managed hosting provider | Plano, Texas |
| New! Ensim | Infrastructure ISV | Sunnyvale, Calif. |
| Groove Networks | Infrastructure platform vendor | Beverly, Mass. |
| Grand Central | Web services provider, application infrastructure provider | San Francisco, Calif. |
| Hewlett-Packard | Systems manufacturer, infrastructure ISV | Palo Alto, Calif. |
| IBM | Infrastructure ISV, systems manufacturer, application infrastructure provider | Armonk, N.Y. |
| Interland | Managed hosting provider, Web hosting provider | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Macromedia | Web services provider, Infrastructure ISV | San Francisco, Calif. |
| MetraTech | Infrastructure ISV | Waltham, Mass. |
| Microsoft | Enterprise ISV, Web service vendor/aggregator | Seattle, Wash. |
| NaviSite | Application infrastructure provider, managed hosting provider | Andover, Mass. |
| Netegrity | Infrastructure platform vendor | Waltham, Mass. |
| Novell | Infrastructure platform vendor | Provo, Utah |
| Onyx Software | Customer relationship management ISV | Bellevue, Wash. |
| Oracle | Enterprise ISV, enterprise ASP | Redwood Shores, Calif. |
| PeopleSoft | Enterprise ISV, enterprise ASP | Pleasanton, Calif. |
| Progress Software | Infrastructure ISV | Bedford, Mass. |
| SAP | Enterprise ISV, enterprise ASP | Walldorf, Germany |
| Sun Microsystems | Systems manufacturer, infrastructure ISV | Palo Alto, Calif. |
| Ultimate Software | Payroll and employee management ISV and ASP | Weston, Fla. |
| VeriSign | Web service provider, infrastructure ISV application infrastructure provider | Concord, Mass. |
What do you think of our choices? What ASPs and infrastructure providers are missing that deserve to be here? And what companies do you think made that list that shouldn't have? Critique our selections or make your own list in the ASP Discussion Forum.