For over 20,000 companies, Icon Group International uses a proprietary methodology to generate international benchmarks and measure gaps that might be revealed from such an exercise. First, for a given company Icon Group searches across over 26,000 firms for others producing similar products, offering similar services, or are in the same stage of the value chain for a particular industrial classification. We then collect the financials for each of these firms and standardize these into comparable categories (assets, liabilities, income and ratios). From there, we eliminate all currency effects by standardizing within each category and country. All benchmarks are updated quarterly. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1
INTRODUCTION & METHODOLOGY
1.1 What does this report cover? 2
ASSET STRUCTURE: 2000
2.1 Asset Structure: Benchmarks
2.2 Large Gaps to Competitors: Assets 3
LIABILITY STRUCTURE: 2000
3.1 Liability Structure: Benchmarks
3.2 Large Gaps to Competitors: Liabilities 4
INCOME STRUCTURE: 2000
4.1 Income Structure: Benchmarks
4.2 Large Gaps to Competitors: Income 5
RATIO STRUCTURE: 2000
5.1 Ratio Structure: Benchmarks
5.2 Large Gaps to Competitors: Ratio
Icon Group publishes a number of other benchmarks for firms in related product areas, including: -- 3DO COMPANY (THE) -- 4FRONT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- 7TH LEVEL, INC. -- A.D.A.M. SOFTWARE, INC. -- ABOVENET COMMUNICATIONS INC. -- ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC. -- ACTION COMPUTER SUPPLIES HOLDINGS PLC -- ACTIVISION, INC. -- ACTUATE CORP. -- ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. -- ADVANTAGE LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC. -- ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC. -- AFFINITY TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. -- AGRESSO GROUP ASA -- ALLAIRE CORP. -- ALTRIS SOFTWARE, INC. -- AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS N.V. -- ANSOFT CORP. -- ANSWERTHINK CONSULTING GROUP, INC. -- ANSYS, INC. -- APPLIX, INC. -- ARDENT SOFTWARE, INC. -- ASPECT DEVELOPMENT, INC. -- ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. -- ASYMETRIX LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC. -- AVT CORP -- AWARE, INC. -- AXENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- AZTECH SYSTEMS LTD -- BAAN COMPANY N.V. -- BARRA, INC. -- BEA SYSTEMS, INC. -- BEST SOFTWARE, INC. -- BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORP. -- BITSTREAM INC. -- BMC SOFTWARE, INC. -- BOND INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE PLC -- BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES (DE), INC. -- BOX HILL SYSTEMS CORP. -- BRAIN INTERNATIONAL AG, SOFTWARE & CONSU -- BRILLIANT DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. -- BROADVISION, INC. -- BROKAT INFOSYSTEMS AG -- BVRP -- CACI INTERNATIONAL INC. -- CAERE CORP. -- CAMBIO INC. -- CAPCOM CO., LTD. -- CAREDATA. COM INC. -- C-ATS SOFTWARE INC. -- CE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AG -- CE SOFTWARE HOLDINGS, INC. -- CELERIS CORP. -- CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC -- CENIT AG SYSTEMHAUS -- CENTURA SOFTWARE CORP. -- CERG FINANCE S.A. -- CFI PROSERVICES, INC. -- CLAREMONT TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. -- CLARUS CORP. -- CNET, INC. -- COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP -- COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. -- COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC. -- COMPUTER LANGUAGE RESEARCH, INC. -- COMPUTRAC, INC. -- COMPUWARE CORP. -- COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC. -- CONCENTRA CORP. -- CONCORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC. -- CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- CONNECT, INC -- CONSILIUM, INC. -- COREL CORP. -- CPS SYSTEMS, INC. -- CRYO INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SA -- CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. -- CYBERMEDIA, INC. -- DA CONSULTING GROUP, INC. -- DASSAULT SYSTEMES SA -- DATADESIGN AG -- DATAWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- DATAWATCH CORP. -- DATAWORKS CORP. -- DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC. -- DIGITAL ANIMATIONS GROUP PLC -- DIGITAL ORIGIN, INC. -- DIGITAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS INC -- DIVISION GROUP PLC -- DOCUMENTUM, INC. -- DSP GROUP, INC. -- DST SYSTEMS, INC. -- EAGLE POINT SOFTWARE CORP. -- ECLIPSYS CORP. -- EDIFY CORP. -- EDUSOFT LTD -- EFAX.COM, INC. -- EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. -- EIDOS PLC -- ELECTRONIC ARTS, INC. -- ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. -- ENGINEERING ANIMATION, INC. -- ENLIGHTEN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. -- EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP.. -- ESKER SA -- EXCHANGE APPLICATIONS, INC. -- EXPERT SOFTWARE, INC. -- FABMASTER SA -- FAIR, ISAAC AND COMPANY, INC. -- FDP CORP. -- FILENET CORP. -- FIREARMS TRAINING SYSTEMS, INC. -- FIRSTWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- FLEXIINTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE, INC. -- FOUNDER (HONG KONG) LTD. -- FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS, INC. -- GENERAL MAGIC, INC. -- GENERIX -- GENESYS TLCM LABRTS, INC. -- GENSYM CORP. -- GEOTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. -- GL TRADE -- GLOBALINK, INC. -- GRAPHISOFT N.V. -- GREAT PLAINS SOFTWARE, INC. -- GREMLIN GROUP PLC -- GROUP 1 SOFTWARE, INC. -- GROUP ONE SOFTWARE INC. -- GT INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE CORP. -- H.T.E., INC. -- HARBINGER CORP. -- HBO & COMPANY -- HEALTH SYSTEMS DESIGN CORP. -- HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. -- HPR INC. -- HUMMINGBIRD COMMUNICATIONS LTD. -- HYPERION SOFTWARE CORP. -- HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP -- I2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- IDT CORP. -- IGE+XAO SA -- IITC HOLDINGS LTD -- INDUSTRI-MATEMATIK INTERNATIONAL CORP. -- INFERENCE CORP. -- INFINIUM SOFTWARE, INC. -- INFOGRAMES ENTERTAINMENT SA -- INFOMATEC INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYS. AG -- INFORMATICA CORP. -- INFORMATION ADVANTAGE SOFTWARE -- INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. -- INFORMIX CORP. -- INNER WORKINGS GROUP PLC -- INPUT SOFTWARE, INC. -- INSO CORP. -- INTEC INC. -- INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CONSULTING GROUP, INC -- INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, INC. -- INTELLICORP, INC. -- INTERACTIF DELTA PRODUCTION -- INTERACTIVE MAGIC, INC. -- INTERLEAF, INC. -- INTERLINQ SOFTWARE CORP. -- INTERNATIONAL MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE INC -- INTERNET AMERICA, INC. -- INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT CORP -- INTERSHOP COMMUNICATIONS AG -- INTERSOLV, INC. -- INTRAWARE INC. -- INTUIT INC. -- ISOCOR -- ISS GROUP, INC. -- ITC LEARNING CORP. -- JBA HOLDINGS PLC -- JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. -- JSB SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES PLC -- KFX INC. -- KOEI CO., LTD. -- KONAMI CO., LTD. -- KRONOS INC. -- KSI INTERNATIONAL N.V. -- LANDMARK SYSTEMS CORP. -- LARSCOM INC. -- LEARNING COMPANY, INC., (THE) -- LEGATO SYSTEMS, INC. -- LHS GROUP INC. -- LOGIC WORKS, INC. -- LYCOS, INC. -- MACRO 4 PLC -- MACROMEDIA, INC. -- MADE2MANAGE SYSTEMS, INC. -- MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. -- MANUGISTICS GROUP, INC. -- MAPINFO CORP. -- MAY & SPEH, INC. -- MB SOFTWARE AG -- MCS MODULARE COMPUTER & SOFTWARE SYSTEME -- MECHANICAL DYNAMICS, INC. -- MEDIC COMPUTER SYSTEM, INC. -- MELITA INTERNATIONAL CORP. -- MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORP. -- MERIDIAN DATA, INC. -- MESSAGEMEDIA INC. -- MICROGRAFX, INC. -- MICROPROSE, INC. -- MICROSOFT CORP. -- MICROVISION, INC. -- MICROWARE SYSTEMS CORP. -- MIDWAY GAMES INC. -- MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- MIROKU JYOHO SERVICE CO., LTD. -- MSW TECHNOLOGY PLC -- MTI TECHNOLOGY CORP. -- MULTIMEDIA CORP -- MUSTANG SOFTWARE, INC. -- NEMETSCHEK AG -- NETCALL PLC -- NETGRAVITY, INC. -- NETMANAGE, INC. -- NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORP. -- NORMAN ASA -- NOVA CORP. -- OBJECT DESIGN, INC. -- OBJECTSHARE, INC. -- OMEGA RESEARCH, INC. -- OMNIS TECHNOLOGY CORP. -- OMTOOL, LTD. -- ON LINE PLC -- OPEN MARKET, INC. -- OPEN TEXT CORP. -- OPTIKA INC. -- ORACLE CORP. -- PC DOCS GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. -- PCORDER.COM, INC. -- PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP. -- PEGASUS GROUP PLC -- PEGASYSTEMS INC. -- PERCEPTRON, INC. -- PEREGRINE SYSTEMS, INC. -- PERITUS SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC. -- PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL LTD., INC. -- PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD. -- PHONELINK PLC -- PORTAL SOFTWARE, INC. -- POWERHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- PRIMIX SOLUTIONS INC. -- PRISM SOLUTIONS, INC. -- PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP. -- PROJECT SOFTWARE & DEVELOPMENT, INC. -- PROLOGUE SOFTWARE -- PROSOLVIA AB -- PSW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- PUMA TECHNOLOGY, INC. -- QAD INC. -- QUADRAMED CORP. -- QUALIX GROUP, INC. -- QUARTERDECK CORP. -- R2I SANTE -- RAGE SOFTWARE PLC -- RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- RAPID TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC -- REALNETWORKS, INC. -- REALTECH AG -- RED BRICK SYSTEMS, INC. -- RESEARCH ENGINEERS, INC. -- RING!ROSA PRODUCTS N.V. -- ROBOCOM SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC. -- ROGUE WAVE SOFTWARE, INC. -- ROSS SYSTEMS, INC. -- SAGA SYSTEMS, INC. -- SANCHEZ COMPUTER ASSOCIATES, INC. -- SANTA CRUZ OPERATION, INC. (THE) -- SAP AG -- SAPIENT CORP. -- SARABHAI ELECTRONICS LTD. -- SCI ENTERTAINMENT GROUP PLC -- SCM MICROSYSTEMS, INC. -- SCOPUS TECHNOLOGY, INC. -- SEEC, INC. -- SEQUENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. -- SERENA SOFTWARE INC. -- SERVANT SOFT -- SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. -- SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC. -- SMITH-GARDNER & ASSOCIATES, INC. -- SOFTWARE INNOVATION ASA -- SOFTWORKS INC -- SONIC FOUNDRY, INC. -- SPSS INC. -- SPYGLASS, INC. -- SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- STAFFWARE PLC -- STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -- STATE OF THE ART, INC. -- STERLING COMMERCE, INC. -- STERLING SOFTWARE, INC. -- STORM TECHNOLOGY, INC. -- SULCUS HOSPITALITY TECHNOLOGIES CORP. -- SUMMIT DESIGN, INC. -- SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC. -- SVI HOLDINGS, INC. -- SYMANTEC CORP. -- SYSTAR -- SYSTEMSOFT CORP. -- TCSI CORP. -- THINK NEW IDEAS, INC. -- THQ INC. -- TIETOENATOR OYJ -- TITUS INTERACTIVE SA -- TOTAL SYSTEMS PLC -- TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC. -- TREEV, INC. -- UBI SOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA -- ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. (THE) -- UNICOMP, INC. -- UNIFY CORP. -- USCS INTERNATIONAL, INC. -- VANTIVE CORP. (THE) -- VERAMARK TECHNOLOGIES INC. -- VERIO INC. -- VERITY, INC. -- VERSATILITY INC. -- VIAGRAFIX CORP. -- VIEWLOGIC SYSTEMS, INC. -- VIGNETTE CORP -- VISIO CORP. -- VISMA ASA -- V-ONE CORP. -- VOXWARE, INC -- WALL DATA INC. -- WALSH INTERNATIONAL INC. -- WAVO CORP. -- WEBHIRE, INC. -- WONDERWARE CORP. -- XATA CORP. -- XAVIER COMPUTER GROUP PLC -- XCELLENET, INC.