2005 Winners Ranked Within the Pacific Region

Special Report Table of Contents List of winners Company Scorecard Employee Scorecard 100 Best Places to Work in IT 2005 - Sidebar: Perks Plus - Sidebar: Wish You Worked Here? Profile: Quicken Loans Inc. - Sidebar: Why Quicken Loans Tops the List Profile: University of Miami Profile: American Fidelity Assurance Co. Profile: American Century Investments Profile: Network Appliance IT for Hire Above the White Noise - Sidebar: Raising Voices Beyond the Suggestion Box - Sidebar: Embracing Risky Business How the 100 Best Places to Work in IT Were Chosen

For the 12th consecutive year, Computerworld conducted a survey to identify the 100 Best Places to Work for IT professionals.

In November 2004, Computerworld accepted nominations. To qualify to complete the company survey, participating companies, both public and private, had to have 2004 revenue of $250 million or greater and they had to employ a minimum of 500 people in the U.S. and have at least 100 IT employees in the U.S. Participants submitting nominations were asked to provide the name and contact information of an appropriate individual at their company who was familiar with or had access to employment statistics and financial data, as well as information about benefits policies and programs for the IT department and the company as a whole. Click here to view a detailed methodology.

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Overall ranking
Total employees
Total IT employees
IT employee promotions in 2004
IT employee turnover in 2004
Percentage of IT managers who are women
Percentage of IT managers who are minorities
Percentage of IT staff who are women
Percentage of IT staff who are minorities
Training days offered per IT employee in 2004
Training budget per IT employee in 2004

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Rank In This Category	Employer	National Rank	Region
1	Network Appliance Inc.  Sunnyvale, Calif.	5	Pacific
2	Qualcomm Inc.  San Diego	6	Pacific
3	Sutter Health  Sacramento, Calif.	25	Pacific
4	Vision Service Plan  Rancho Cordova, Calif.	31	Pacific
5	Hilton Hotels Corp.  Beverly Hills, Calif.	34	Pacific
6	Juniper Networks Inc.  Sunnyvale, Calif.	50	Pacific
7	California State Automobile Association  San Francisco	54	Pacific
8	Southern California Edison Co.  Rosemead, Calif.	73	Pacific
9	Science Applications International Corp.  San Diego	77	Pacific
10	Northrop Grumman Corp.  Los Angeles	86	Pacific
11	Infosys Technologies Ltd.  Fremont, Calif.	90	Pacific
SOURCES: Company-submitted surveys, company Web sites, Hoovers.com