And we are the No. 1 company in the world in wall coverings.

Hana Tour Service Inc., the No. 1 South Korean travel company by sales, dropped 2 percent to 63,900 won.

Shares of the No. 3 company in an Internet business were to be converted into shares of the No. 1 company.

The current No. 1 company is Imperial Oil Ltd., of which the Exxon Corporation owns 48 percent.

But now, the forces that turned Mentor into the industry's No. 1 company may be working against it.

Talks are under way involving the possible sale of Avis Inc., the nation's No. 2 car-rental company, to its employees through an employee stock ownership plan.

SAP of Germany is the No. 1 company in the $25 billion a year business software industry.

WorldCom, the nation's No. 2 long-distance company and AT&T's main competitor for business customers, can only become more emboldened.

"Coca-Cola seems to be the No. 1 company that is benefiting from the globalization trend that has seen the opening and development of new markets internationally."

We become part of the No. 1 company in our industry.