2006
2005
Our rankings highlight the companies whose business is really booming.
1
Motorola 84
36,843.0
2
Apple Computer 3
16,190.0
3
Texas Instruments 45
13,392.0
4
Amgen 59
12,430.0
5
L-3 Communications Holdings 86
9,444.7
6
Jabil Circuit 74
8,095.4
7
Applied Materials 78
6,991.8
8
Genentech 17
6,633.4
9
Qualcomm 69
6,024.0
10
eBay 92
4,552.0
11
Western Digital 48
3,987.0
12
Genzyme 40
2,734.8
13
SanDisk 4
2,306.1
14
Juniper Networks 41
2,064.0
15
Gilead Sciences 9
2,028.4
16
Adobe Systems 91
1,966.3
17
Network Appliance 98
1,920.3
18
Armor Holdings 47
1,636.9
19
West Corp. 68
1,523.9
20
Autodesk 66
1,523.2
21
Anteon International 30
1,493.2
22
Lam Research 21
1,470.0
23
Roper Industries 53
1,453.7
24
DRS Technologies 49
1,451.0
25
Invitrogen 88
1,198.5
26
Cerner 42
1,160.0
27
MEMC Electronic Materials 16
1,124.7
28
Business Objects 65
1,077.2
29
ManTech International 64
980.3
30
Cognizant Technology Solutions 28
885.8
31
Global Payments 62
877.0
32
Esterline Technologies 100
850.8
33
Fair Isaac 82
805.9
34
Scientific Games 73
781.7
35
Trimble Navigation 80
774.9
36
Orbital Sciences 77
703.5
37
Golden Telecom 67
667.4
38
Micros Systems 72
641.4
39
Varian Semiconductor Equipment 44
613.0
40
Digitas 54
565.5
41
Itron 97
552.7
42
Celgene 1
536.9
43
United Online 31
525.1
44
ResMed 58
507.4
45
OmniVision 14
463.1
46
Silicon Laboratories 43
425.7
47
Rofin-Sinar Technologies 87
379.3
48
Comtech Telecom 20
376.0
49
Ceradyne 12
368.3
50
F5 Networks 18
323.1
51
Microsemi 56
309.8
52
Hologic 19
309.5
53
aQuantive 7
308.4
54
WebEx Communications 96
308.4
55
Kyphon 11
306.1
56
ValueClick 5
304.0
57
Epicor Software 51
289.4
58
Biosite 57
287.7
59
Red Hat 2
278.3
60
TTM Technologies 90
240.2
61
CalAmp 94
236.8
62
Digital River 83
220.4
63
Cognex 50
216.9
64
Bel Fuse 55
215.9
65
Diodes 26
214.8
66
ArthroCare 39
214.3
67
Digital Insight 35
214.0
68
Synaptics 95
213.8
69
Par Technology 13
205.6
70
Ventana Medical Systems 24
199.1
71
Sina 52
193.6
72
Talx 71
193.3
73
Techne 93
191.2
74
Molecular Devices 85
181.2
75
Ansys 61
158.0
76
Forrester Research 89
153.2
77
Websense 34
148.6
78
J2 Global Communications 23
143.9
79
Sonic Solutions 75
143.8
80
Candela 36
139.1
81
E-Z-Em 81
133.3
82
Epiq Systems 60
130.8
83
Laserscope 76
127.1
84
Quality Systems 25
109.3
85
Secure Computing 27
109.2
86
Computer Programs & Systems 79
108.8
87
Sohu.com 32
108.3
88
Meridian Bioscience 99
99.0
89
Neoware Systems 46
97.9
90
Ansoft 29
95.8
91
LifeCell 8
94.4
92
Palomar Medical Technologies 6
76.2
93
Concur Technologies 38
74.8
94
Radvision 70
74.0
95
Merge Healthcare 37
72.1*
96
Schick Technologies 33
65.8
97
Clinical Data 10
58.3
98
Abaxis 63
52.8
99
Vital Images 22
51.7
100
Anika Therapeutics 15
29.8
From the June 2006 issue
Fastest Growing by State These are the best companies arranged by the state of their home office.
Best Job Growth These are the top companies according to their job growth.
How we rank them To find the B2 100, we screened a universe of more than 2,000 tech companies that have been publicly traded on a U.S. stock exchange for at least three years, have a market capitalization of at least $50 million, and have had positive operating cash flow over the past 12 months. Zacks Investment Research of Chicago ranked the resulting list using four financial criteria: growth in revenue, profit, and operating cash flow during the past three years, and the 12-month stock return as of Dec. 31, 2005. Cash flow growth counts for 40 percent of a company's ranking. Each of the other criteria counts for 20 percent.
