Guides to Business Subjects

No. 24 High Technology Companies and Industries

This is one of a series of subject guides produced by the Thomas J. Long Business Library at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Last updated 5/2008.

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Technology news
Industry reports
Company research
Directories
IPOs
Statistics

Category	Sources
Technology News	Factiva Latest news and developments. Pew Internet and American Life Survey reports on Internet users and usage including demographics, preferred technologies, attitudes, online actitivies, etc. SiliconValley.Com San Jose Mercury News stories on Silicon Valley industries and companies.
Industry Reports	Industry Information California's Biomedical Industry Report 2008 (PDF) California Healthcare Institute. Report on California's biomedical industry covering employment, investment, product development, biomedical manufacturing and academic research. Faulkner's Advisory for IT Reports on specific technologies, products, companies, implementation guides, and more. Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys High tech industry profiles are available for: biotechnology, computers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and telecommunications. HC101.S77; Reference Latest edition is at the Circulation Desk, #12
Company Research	Company Information Top 100 tech companies list, by BusinessWeek Public tech companies ranked by return on equity, shareholder return and revenue growth. Fastest growing tech companies, by CNN Money Fastest growing tech companies by job growth, by state, by stock returns. San Francisco Business Times. Book of Lists. Sections list the top biotechnology companies, internet service providers, multimedia firms, and software developers in the Bay Area. Request at Circulation Desk.
Company Directories and Almanacs	Directory of California Technology Companies. HD9696.A3U64 Reference Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies. HG4057.A33 Reference Northern California Business Directory. HF5065.C2N67 Reference Plunkett's Biotech & Genetics Industry Almanac. HD9999.B44.P57 Reference Plunkett's E-Commerce and Internet Business Almanac. HF5548.325.U6.P58 Reference Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Almanac. P88.8.P57 Reference Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac. RA410.53.P56 Reference Plunkett's InfoTech Industry Directory. HC79.I55P58 Reference Plunkett's Nanotechnology and MEMS Industry. T174.7.P5 Reference Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac. HE7621.P58 Reference
Initial Public Offerings	Hoover's IPO Central Companies in registration and aftermarket performance. Includes SEC registration and prospectus filings. Nasdaq IPO Companies in registration and aftermarket performance. Includes SEC registration and prospectus filings.
Statistical Sources	Lexis-Nexis Statistical Index to statistics including high tech industry and consumer statistics produced by government, non-governmental, trade, professional, academic, and research organizations. Digital Economy Factbook (PDF) Progress and Freedom Foundation. Statistics and trends. Joint Venture's Index of Silicon Valley How the Valley is doing on 40 measures of economic and societal health by the Silicon Valley Foundation. Science and Engineering Statistics National Science Foundation. Statistics on science and engineering education, public attitudes and understanding, industry, R&D, workforce, etc. Semiconductor Industry Association Statistical tables on semiconductor sales and market share. Some Facts About Biotech Basic statistics on the biotech industry from Biotechnology Industry Organization.