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No. 24: High Technology Companies and Industries

This is one of a series of research guides produced by the Thomas J. Long Business & Economics 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

CategorySources

Technology News

Factiva   Campus Resource
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   Campus Resource
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; Express 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 Express Reference
  • Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies. HG4057.A33 Express Reference
  • Northern California Business Directory. HF5065.C2N67 Express Reference
  • Plunkett's Biotech & Genetics Industry Almanac. HD9999.B44.P57 Express Reference
  • Plunkett's E-Commerce and Internet Business Almanac. HF5548.325.U6.P58 Express Reference
  • Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Almanac. P88.8.P57 Express Reference
  • Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac. RA410.53.P56 Express Reference
  • Plunkett's InfoTech Industry Directory. HC79.I55P58 Express Reference
  • Plunkett's Nanotechnology and MEMS Industry. T174.7.P5 Express Reference
  • Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac. HE7621.P58 Express Reference

Initial Public Offerings

Hoover's IPO Central   Campus Resource
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   Campus Resource
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.

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