Sybase is the second-largest maker of the data base software that helps corporations manage their computerized records.

Oracle is currently the second-largest maker of specialty software for businesses.

The deal makes Oracle the second-largest maker of software used to manage finances, human resources, sales and customer relations.

Barber-Greene is the nation's second-largest maker of large asphalt-paving equipment.

The company, based in Irvine, Calif., is already the nation's second-largest maker of glass used in construction.

Staley is the nation's second-largest maker of high-fructose corn syrup.

Sony is the second-largest maker of lithium-ion batteries for notebooks, after Sanyo.

The world's second-largest maker of film earned 25.9 billion yen ($216 million) in the period as sales rose 2 percent.

Stratus has quietly and steadily built itself into the second-largest maker of "fault tolerant" computers.

The company is the nation's second-largest maker of machine tools, after Litton Industries.