41.   And Affymax has a technology that can save a company like Glaxo millions when it comes to developing drugs.

42.   And American companies like Disney have rushed to acquire European partners.

43.   And at an old-line company like Cali, the willingness to make that sort of switch is a sure sign that a new generation of management has taken over.

44.   And bank stocks have been weak this year, while stocks in publicly traded venture capital companies like CMGI have soared.

45.   And companies like Adobe now make nearly identical versions of their products for PCs and Macs.

46.   And consulting companies like Forrester Research, Medigroup and the Gartner Group.

47.   Analysts and former Novell executives said they believed Schmidt could help Novell form strategic alliances with companies like Oracle, Netscape Communications, and of course, Sun.

48.   And even a diversified company like GE cannot withstand a prolonged economic downturn without slashing costs.

49.   And even midsize and smaller companies like Orleans Homebuilders Inc., a real estate developer in Bensalem, Pa., back up computer files on a daily basis.

50.   Analysts said it was possible that American companies like Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb or Pfizer might take a hard look at Wellcome.