Briefs

Jan 1, 2001.  Intelligent Enterprise's annual "IE Dozen" identifies 12
leading IT solutions providers as the "most influential" in enabling
businesses to leverage IT for strategic advantage. Many of these
companies have strong data mining and business analytics offerings.

The companies are:

1. i2 Technologies
2. EMC Corporation
3. IBM Corporation
4. Oracle Corporation
5. Tibco Software
6. Microsoft Corporation
7. Business Objects
8. webMethods, Inc.
9. E.piphany, Inc.
10. ILog
11. Xchange, Inc.
12. Intel Corporation

The Dozen, along with the
additional 12 Companies to Watch, are selected by the magazine's
editors after assessing a year's worth of coverage, research, and
reader feedback. An extended feature about this editorial selection
appears in the January 1, 2001 edition of the publication, and on the
Web at http://www.iemagazine.com.