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Online extra: So you want to take your company public?

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the country's subsequent emphasis on fighting terrorism and enhancing homeland security, the once sleepy government IT sector has become the darling of Wall Street. In the last two years alone, seven government contracting companies completed initial public offerings raising more than $1.051 billion in equity capital. Significantly, most of these IPO's traded above their initial offering price on the first day of trading, and most are still trading above the initial offering price.

• By John M. McDonald
• January 26, 2004