Survivor's Guide to 2005: Companies to Watch: Page 2 of 4

• Actional:
  The company resulting from the merger of Actional and Westbridge Technologies is leading the charge to enable converged SOA security/management.
• Adobe Systems:
  The paperless office can be achieved if Adobe continues its effort to gain
  mind share in the enterprise.
• CenterBoard:
  Network and application protocol convergence is realized with CenterBoard's technology.
• GlueCode Software:

  GlueCode continues to prove that a business model based on extending solid open-source software and domain expertise can be successful.

• Salesforce.com:
  Not content with just the hosted sales force automation market, Salesforce.com continues to branch out its hosted applications across a number of markets, including customer support, with Supportforce.com.

Infrastructure

• Cisco Systems:
  Like it or not, you can't ignore the gorilla.
• Hewlett-Packard:
  HP's affordable edge switching can't be beat.
• Juniper Networks:

  How far will it edge its way into the enterprise?
• LokTek:
  Fitting a lot into a small package at a small price.
• Nortel Networks:
  Don't count it out yet.