The 2008 START-IT 125 is a list of the most influential manufacturing technology providers as determined by the editors of START-IT magazine and editorial advisors. It is designed to provide a snapshot of the industrial market and the companies with the greatest impact on its direction.

START-IT 125

CompanyLocationBusiness
ABAS USA Inc.Asburn, VirginiaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Activplant Corp.London, OntarioPerformance Management
Adobe Systems Inc.San Jose, CaliforniaDocument Management
AlarmPoint SystemsPleasanton, CaliforniaSecurity Systems
APL LogisticsOakland, CaliforniaLogistics & Fulfillment
Apriso CorporationLong Beach, CaliforniaMES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
ArasLawrence, MassachusettsPLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
Arena SolutionsFoster City, CaliforniaPLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
AribaSunnyvale, CaliforniaAccounting/Job Costing
Aspen TechnologyBurlington, MassachusettsIndustrial Solutions
AutodeskSan Rafael, CaliforniaCAD (Computer-Aided Design)
AvanadeSeattle, WashingtonLean Manufacturing
Axeda Corp.Foxboro, MassachusettsMachine-to-Machine
BAXRichmond, VirginiaLogistics & Fulfillment
BlueCielo ECM SolutionsRijswijk, The NetherlandsCollaboration
Camstar Systems Inc.Charlotte, North CarolinaMES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
CDC SoftwareAtlanta, GeorgiaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Centric Software Inc.San Jose, CaliforniaPLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
CitectAlpharetta, GeorgiaMES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
ClearOrbitAustin, TexasSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Click CommerceChicago, IllinoisSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
CyberShift, Inc.Parsippany, New JerseyHR (Human Resources)
Dassault SystemesParis, FrancePLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
Datacraft Solutions Inc.Durham, North CarolinaLean Manufacturing
DHLPlantation, FloridaLogistics & Fulfillment
DSC LogisticsDes Plaines, IllinoisLogistics & Fulfillment
E2open Inc.Redwood City, CaliforniaSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Epicor Software Corp.Irvine, CaliforniaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Exact Software North AmericaAndover, MassachusettsERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Exostar LLCHerndon, VirginiaSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
GE FanucCharlottesville, VirginiaIndustrial Solutions
Glovia Intl. - A Fujitsu Co.El Segundo, CaliforniaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
GXSGaithersburg, MarylandSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
HighJump Software, a 3M CompanyEden Prairie, MinnesotaSCM (Supply-Chain Managemen)
Honeywell Process SolutionsPhoenix, ArizonaIndustrial Solutions
HPPalo Alto, CaliforniaApplication Infrastructure
i2Dallas, TexasSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
IBMArmonk, New YorkApplication Infrastructure
IconicsFoxborough, MassachusettsIndustrial Solutions
InforAlpharetta, GeorgiaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
InovisAlpharetta, GeorgiaEDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
IntuitMountain View, CaliforniaAccounting/Job Costing
InvensysLondon, Great Britain (U.K.)Industrial Solutions
IQMSPaso Robles, CaliforniaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
John Galt Solutions Inc.Chicago, IllinoisSales and Operations Management
Kronos Inc.Chelmsford, MassachusettsHR (Human Resources)
LANSADowners Grove, IllinoisApplication Infrastructure
Lantronix Inc.Irvine, CaliforniaAsset Tracking
Lattice TechnologySan Francisco, CaliforniaCAD (Computer-Aided Design)
Lawson SoftwareSt. Paul, MinnesotaEAM (Enterprise Asset Management)
Logility Inc.Atlanta, GeorgiaSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Lombardi Software Inc.Austin, TexasBPM (Business Process Management)
Management Dynamics Inc.East Rutherford, New JerseySCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Manhattan AssociatesAtlanta, GeorgiaSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Matrikon Inc.Edmonton, AlbertaIndustrial Solutions
MCA SolutionsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
MetastormBaltimore, MarylandBPM (Business Process Management)
Microsoft CorporationRedmond, WashingtonProject Management
Model NRedwood Shores, CaliforniaSales and Operations Management
MSC SoftwareSanta Anna, CaliforniaPLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
New MomentumSan Clemente, CaliforniaSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Omnify SoftwareAndover, MassachusettsPLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
OptiantBurlington, MassachusettsSCN (Supply-Chain Management)
Opto22Temecula, CaliforniaIndustrial Solutions
OracleRedwood Shores, CaliforniaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
OSIsoftSan Leandro, CaliforniaIndustrial Solutions
Plexus Systems Inc.Auburn Hills, MichiganERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Preactor Intl.Wiltshire, England (U.K.)APS (Advanced Planning & Scheduling)
PTCNeedham, MassachusettsPLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
QADCarpinteria, CaliforniaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Questra Corp.Redwood City, CaliforniaMachine-to-Machine
Ramco SystemsLawrenceville, New JerseyBPM (Business Process Management)
RedPrairie Corp.Waukesha, WisconsinSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Right HemisphereFremont, CaliforniaCAD (Computer-Aided Design)
RuleStreamWakefield, MassachusettsPDM (Product-Data Management)
RyderMiami, FloridaLogistics & Fulfillment
Sage SoftwareBeaverton, OregonInventory Management
Salesforce.com Inc.San Francisco, CaliforniaCRM (Customer-Relationship Mgmt.)
SAP AGWaldorf, GermanyERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
SAS Institute Inc.Cary, North CarolinaData Mining/Business Intelligence (BI)
SAT Corp.Houston, TexasMobile Task Management
SavvionSanta Clara, CaliforniaBPM (Business Process Management)
Siemens AGMunich, GermanyIndustrial Solutions
Silvon Software Inc.Westmont, IllinoisPerformance Management
Smart SoftwareBelmont, MassachusettsDemand Planning and Forecasting
SoftBrandsMinneapolis, MinnesotaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
SolidWorks Corp.Concord, MassachusettsCAD (Computer-Aided Design)
Sterling CommerceDublin, OhioSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Sun MicrosystemsSanta Clara, CaliforniaApplication Infrastructure
Surfware Inc.Westlake Village, CaliforniaCAD (Computer-Aided Design)
SYSPROCosta Mesa, CaliforniaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Technology Group InternationalToledo, OhioERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Terra TechnologyNorwalk, ConnecticutInventory Management
TIBCOPalo Alto, CaliforniaBPM (Business Process Management)
UPSAtlanta, GeorgiaLogistics & Fulfillment
VAI (Vormittag Associates Inc.)Ronkonkoma, New YorkERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
VisipriseAlpharetta, GeorgiaMES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
WonderwareLake Forest, CaliforniaIndustrial Solutions

EMERGING COMPANIES

CompanyLocationBusiness
Access CommerceSkokie, IllinoisSales and Operations Management
AL Systems Inc.Rockaway, New JerseyRFID/Wireless Sensor Networking (Radio Frequency Indentification)
Apprion Inc.Moffet Field, CaliforniaEngineering/Deployment Services
Attent SystemsLisle, IllinoisERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
AxentiaMississauga, OntarioERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Axonom Inc.Minneapolis, MinnesotaCRM (Customer-Relationship Mgmt.)
BigMachines Inc.Deerfield, IllinoisSales and Operations Management
BitamRoswell, GeorgiaData Mining/BI (Business Intelligence)
Bottomline TechnologiesPortsmouth, New HampshireDocument Management
CMS SoftwareNashville, TennesseeERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Computer Aided TechnologyBuffalo Grove, IllinoisCAD (Computer-Aided Design)
Deacom, Inc.Wayne, PennsylvaniaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
DemandPointEnglewood, ColoradoSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
EskerMadison, WisconsinDocument Management
Firepond Inc.Framingham, MassachusettsSales and Operations Management
Flexware InnovationFishers, IndianaIndustrial Solutions
Incuity Software Inc.Mission Viejo, CaliforniaData Mining/BI (Business Intelligence)
Information BuildersNew York, New York
Matrix Technologies Inc.Maumee, OhioIndustrial Solutions
Queen City Software Inc.Cincinnati, OhioSCM (Supply-Chain Management)
Right90 Inc.Foster City, CaliforniaSales and Operations Management
Transpara Corp.Pleasanton, CaliforniaData Mining/BI (Business Intelligence)
VentyxAtlanta, GeorgiaAsset Tracking
Wavecom SACedex, FranceEmbedded Hardware
WorkdayWalnut Creek, CaliforniaERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)


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