No. 2

Oracle (ORCL)

Country: U.S.
Revenue (Millions): 23,630
Revenue Growth: 12%
Return on Equity: 25%
Shareholder Return: -7%

Due to its domination of the market for database software and aggressive acquisition strategy, Oracle's revenues and profits have grown rapidly over the past five years. Its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems brings it valuable software, including the Java programming language. But Oracle will have to figure out what to do with Sun's struggling computer business.

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