Forbes' magazine ASAP places JDS Uniphase among the world's "best-managed, fastest-growing" high-tech companies that are likely to enjoy continued success in the near future. From an initial group of the 100 fastest-growing technology, telecommunications, and biotech companies selected by almost 200 analysts, JDS Uniphase was ranked among the top 20 firms on the criteria of management, finances, market opportunity, and competitive position. And of these 20 firms, the article notes, only JDS Uniphase and eBay are in a position to finance their growth through profits.

The article contains a separate analysis of JDS Uniphase's strengths. These include the company's position as a one-stop shop for optical components, its strength in the merchant supply market for fiberoptic communications equipment, and the high quality of its products, which is seen as the means by which JDS Uniphase will retain its wide customer base.

The article, "Ramp Champs," can be read at http://www.forbes.com/asap