81.   Renaissance, of Lake Success, N.Y., is a leading provider of e-business software used for managing warehouse, order and distribution operations, Vertex said.

82.   TAC, a member of the UCOM group, is a leading provider of wireless communications services in Thailand.

83.   The Agility Forum is the leading provider of Agility-centred concepts, products, and services.

84.   The chairman of Covad, a leading provider, said if the bill becomes law his company would have to quit the residential market.

85.   TradeCast is a leading provider of direct access trade execution and software designed for the active trader.

86.   US-based ShowCase Corporation, a leading provider of data warehousing solutions, opened its regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

87.   Western Wireless is a leading provider of wireless communications services in the western United States.

88.   VeriSign Inc., a leading provider of Internet encryption technology, is buying Network Solutions Inc., best known as a registry for domain names on the Internet.

89.   General Motors Corp. announced Monday that it would spin off its affiliate Electronic Data Systems, a leading provider of computer services.

90.   Verio hopes to become the leading provider of global Internet protocol services by drastically streamlining business operations.