50 Fastest-Growing Software Companies for 2006
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The 10 largest software companies, ranked by revenue growth
Rank Company Annual growth 2005 revenue 2004 revenue
1 Symantec (1) 60.4% $4.14B $2.58B
2 Autodesk (2 ) 23.5% $1.52B $1.23B
3 Oracle (3) 22.1% $12.89B $10.56B
4 Adobe Systems (4) 18.0% $1.97B $1.67B
5 Intuit (5) 17.6% $2.20B $1.87B
6 Amdocs (6) 14.9% $2.04B $1.77B
7 SAP (7) 13.3% €8.51B €7.51B
8 Microsoft (8) 7.5% $41.36B $38.47B
9 BMC Software (1) 2.7% $1.50B $1.46B
10 CA (1) 5.4% $3.80B $3.60B
Sources: Company reports
(1) Results are for fiscal years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
(2) Results are for FYs ended Jan. 31, 2006 and 2005
(3) FY ends May 31; results are for 12 months ended Nov. 30, 2005 and 2004
(4) FY ends early Dec.; results are for 12 months ended Dec. 2, 2005, and Dec. 3, 2004
(5) FY ends July 31; results for 12 months ended Jan. 31, 2006 and 2005
(6) Results are for FYs ended Sept. 30, 2005 and 2004
(7) Results in euros; when converted into U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates, annual revenue declined 1.2%.
(8) FY ends June 30; results are for 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2005 and 2004
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