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Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. Announces Record Revenues and Net Income; Second Quarter Sales Rise 67%; Net Income Up 49% First Half Sales Rise 68%; Net Income Up 52%.


TEL AVIV Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 7, 1995--Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ/NMS: ALDNF) today reported record revenues and earnings for the second quarter and six months ended June June: see month.  30, 1995.

Sales for the second quarter rose by 67 percent to $2.8 million, compared with $1.679 million during the second quarter of 1994. Net income for the second quarter reached $887,000, a 49 percent increase over net income of $595,000 for the comparable 1994 quarter.

Earnings per share for the second quarter were $0.20 based on 4.499 million shares outstanding, compared with $0.14 per share in the second quarter of 1994, based on 4.278 million shares outstanding, a gain of 43 percent.

Sales for the six months rose by 68 percent to $5.368 million, compared with $3.204 million for the comparable 1994 period. Net income for the six months reached $1.698 million, a 52 percent increase over net income of $1.12 million in the same period last year.

Earnings per share for the first half of 1995 were $0.38, based on 4.442 million shares outstanding, compared with $0.26 per share for the 1994 period, based on 4.276 million shares outstanding.

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, Aladdin's Vice President for Marketing & Sales, added that during the 2nd quarter Aladdin Aladdin

Hero of a well-known story in The Thousand and One Nights. The son of a poor widow, Aladdin is a lazy, careless boy who meets an African magician claiming to be his uncle.
 continued to expand its global presence by adding new international distributors. "Together with Athena Athena (əthē`nə), or Pallas Athena (păl`əs), in Greek religion and mythology, one of the most important Olympian deities.  Research, our current distributor in Japan, we recently started Aladdin Japan. We also appointed two new distributors in India India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c.  and Romania Romania (rōmān`ēə, –yə) or Rumania (r–), republic (v), 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km), SE Europe.  during the quarter."

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Aladdin Knowledge Systems NASDAQ: ALDN is a company that provides solutions for software digital rights management and Internet security since 1985. Its corporate headquarters are located in Tel Aviv, Israel.  Ltd. is a market leader in the field of software security systems. Aladdin manufactures and markets proprietary software security systems, including the HASP (Houston Automatic Spooling Program) A mainframe spooling program that provides task, job and data management functions.

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Aladdin's management will hold a teleconference call on Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , August 8, at 10:30 am (Eastern time) to discuss the Company's recent results. Those wishing to participate may call 913-661-9137 shortly before the 10:30 am starting time Noun 1. starting time - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
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                     Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.
                           Summary of Results
                              (Unaudited)
                      (U.S. dollars, in thousands
                      -except for per share amounts)


                          Three-month             Six-month
                          period ended           period ended
                            June 30,               June 30,
                       1995         1994      1995        1994


Sales                $2,800       $1,679    $5,368      $3,204
Cost of sales(a)        771          561     1,432       1,052
Gross profit          2,029        1,118     3,936       2,152


Research and            227           76       434         107
 development
 costs - net
Selling expenses(a)     716          208     1,277         506
General and             282          213       582         420
 administrative
                      1,225          497     2,293       1,033
Operating income        804          621     1,643       1,119


Financing income,       114           40       204         157
 net


Other income             31            1       (18)         (1)
 (expense)


Income before taxes     949          662     1,829       1,275


Taxes on income          62           67       131         155
Net income             $887         $595    $1,698      $1,120


Earnings per share    $0.20        $0.14     $0.38       $0.26


Weighted average      4,499        4,278     4,442       4,276
 number of shares
 outstanding


(a) reclassified




                      Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.
                              Balance Sheets
                     (U.S. dollars, in thousands)


                                Jun. 30, 1995     Dec. 31, 1994
                                 (Unaudited)        (Audited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents            $829                 $950
Short term deposits                 2,041                  962
Marketable securities               6,107                6,871
Trade receivable                    1,576                1,167
Other receivables                     902                  636
Inventories                           712                  750
                                   ------               ------
                                   12,167               11,336
Investment and loans                  145                   46
Fixed assets, net                   1,221                  857
Other assets, net                   1,636                  103
                                  -------              -------
                                  $15,169              $12,342


Liabilities and shareholder's
 equity


Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable               $568                 $638
Other liabilities                     807                  406
                                    -----                -----
                                    1,375                1,044
Accrued severance pay, net            172                  150
Minority interest                      22                    5


Shareholders' Equity
Share capital                          16                   16
Additional paid - in capital        8,926                8,600
Unrealized holding losses from      (445)                (878)
 "Available-for-sale" securities
Retained earnings                   5,103                3,405
                                   ------               ------
                                   13,600               11,143
                                   ------               ------
                                   15,169               12,342


CONTACT: Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd., Tel Aviv

Nurit Benjamini, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , +972 3 537 5795

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