41.   Microsoft in particular has been quick to seize on the power of XML, on which the company is basing its .Net initiative.

42.   Much of the index is made up of shares of Microsoft and other software companies based just east of Seattle.

43.   Nakanishi said he runs his own company based on results.

44.   Not long ago, the shoe company would have based its products on its athletes, not the other way around.

45.   One company making a move in that direction is Incyte Genomics, a leading genomics research company based in Palo Alto, Calif.

46.   One big winner was PolyMedica, a national medical products and services company based in Woburn, Mass., that distributes diabetic testing supplies to Medicare recipients.

47.   Other nice touches include a fairly sophisticated search ability that will allow you to choose companies based on such factors as parking and delivery services.

48.   Park recently bought more shares of the First Health Group, a national health benefits company based in Downers Grove, Ill.

49.   Sandford Smith, president and chief executive of Repligen said the merger will make Repligen a product-driven company rather than one based on science.

50.   Since it is not surprising that the fastest cars got in the most accidents, insurance companies based their rates on horsepower.