Top 100 Software Products. After all, these represent the best in the business. Regular readers and experienced practitioners will find few surprises on this list.
New products become eligible only after they establish their reliability and leadership.
Some 90 of this year's Top 100 appeared on last year's list. It is more and more evident that a common denominator among Top 100 products is the integration of products, particularly through suites and Internet capabilities. More integration and electronic commerce functions appear to be development themes for these top products in 2000. Of course, these aren't the only quality products available on the market. But all of the Top 100 are major players in their segments, with an overwhelming number of users.