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
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 Systems	Infrastructure ISV	Fort Lauderdate, 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
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.
Jamcracker	ASP aggregator	Cupertino, Calif.
JD Edwards	Enterprise ISV	Denver, Colo.
Macromedia	Web services provider, Infrastructure ISV	San Francisco, Calif.
MetraTech	Infrastructure ISV	Waltham, Mass.
Microsoft	Enterprise ISV, Web service vendor/aggregator	Seattle, Wash.
Miva	Web service ISV	San Diego, Calif.
New!   NaviSite	Application infrastructure provider, managed hosting provider	Andover, Mass.
Novell	Infrastructure platform vendor	Provo, Utah
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
Sprint	Web hosting provider	Westwood, Kan.
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.