I.T.'s Top 84 R&D Spenders, Apr 17, 07, Baseline

"I.T.'s Top 84 R&D Spenders", April 17, 2007, Baseline
　http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,2114821,00.asp
"Burst of investing in 2006 was mostly aimed at shoring up existing product lines and was concentrated among the biggest firms, like Microsoft, Intel and Google."

RANK: COMPANY, BUSINESS, R&D SPENDING IN 2006 (millions)
1: MICROSOFT, Software, $6,584
2: IBM Computers, $6,107
3: INTEL CORP, Semiconductors, $5,873

注目すべきは Googleで、
"That field is still dominated by Google, which more than doubled its R&D spending in 2006. Google's $1.23 billion investment made it No. 9 on Baseline's list, far ahead of competitors like No. 13 Yahoo ($833 million) and No. 21 EBay ($495 million)."

4: CISCO SYSTEMS. Communications, $4,067
5: HEWLETT PACKARD, Computers, $3,591
7: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, Computers, $2,046
10: EMC, Storage, $1,245
11; GOOGLE, Software, $1,228
12: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, Semiconductors, $1,205
13: BROADCOM, Semiconductors , $1,117
15: YAHOO, Internet Services, $833
16: SEAGATE, Storage, $805
18: APPLE, Consumer, $715
20: NVIDIA*, Semiconductors, $554
24: EBAY, Internet Services, $495
25: DELL, Computers, $463
26: LSI LOGIC, Semiconductors, $413
33: NOVELL INC, Software, $186
45: QLOGIC CORP, Semiconductors, $100
70: RED HAT, Software, $41
82: CRAY, Computers, $29
*For fiscal years ended in January 2007
Sources: Yahoo Finance, company reports


前年度のリストは見つかりませんでしたが、ちょっと変わったリストとか：
"The 100 Smartest Companies of 2007", April 9, 2007
　http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1397,2111241,00.asp
"The 30 Most Important IT Trends for 2007", November 17, 2006
　http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,2061584,00.asp
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関連エントリー：
2004 R&D Top100社 (IEEE Spectrum Online) [オリジナル：05/12/09], 2006-01-06
2005年版は無いみたいです。