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Top 20 Providers

This is the list of companies that, in the view of ASPnews, are the world's 20 leading service providers. For inclusion, companies must meet the following criteria:

Have the provision of network-based applications and/or services as their core business
Have a substantial and active end-user customer base for those services
Be able to demonstrate proven revenue streams
Be innovators in the online delivery of software-based services
Be recognized as a leader by others within the industry

Company	Description	Location
Appshop	Enterprise ASP	Fremont, Calif.
Atomz	Enterprise ASP	San Bruno, Calif.
BlueStar Solutions	Enterprise ASP	Cupertino, Calif.
Concur	Web service vendor, enterprise ISV	Redmond, Wash.
Corio	Enterprise ASP	San Carlos, Calif.
CrownPeak	Web service vendor, enterprise ASP	Los Angeles, Calif.
Employease	Web service vendor, business service provider	Atlanta, Ga.
Intacct	Web service vendor	Los Gatos, Calif.
LivePerson	Web service vendor	New York, N.Y.
NetLedger	Web service vendor	San Mateo, Calif.
Outtask	Enterprise ASP	Alexandria, Va.
RightNow	Web service vendor, enterprise ISV	Bozeman, Mont.
Salesforce.com	Web service vendor	San Francisco, Calif.
Salesnet	Web service vendor	Boston, Mass.
Surebridge	Enterprise ASP	Lexington, Mass.
UpShot	Web service vendor	Mountain View, Calif.
USi	Enterprise ASP, application infrastructure provider	Annapolis, Md.
Vocus	Web service vendor	Lanham, Md.
WebEx	Web service provider	San Jose, Calif.
WebSideStory	Web service provider	San Diego, Calif.