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Attunity Announces Second Quarter 2004 Results; Record Revenues; License Revenue Up 52% from Q2 2003.


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: ATTU Attu, island: see Aleutian Islands. ), a leading provider of enterprise data integration software, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2004.

Total revenues for the second quarter 2004 were $5,180,000, an increase of 19.5% from $ 4,333,000 in the second quarter of 2003 and an increase of 24% from $4,173,000 in the first quarter of 2004. Gross profit for the second quarter 2004 was $3,225,000, compared with $2,629,000 in the second quarter of 2003. Net income was $3,000 or $0.00 per share in the second quarter of 2004 compared with net income (excluding a non-recurring charge of $410,000) of $198,000 or $0.01 per share in the second quarter of 2003 and a net loss of ($257,000) or ($0.02) in the first quarter of 2004.

Total revenues in the first six months of 2004 increased 9.6% to $9,353,000 from $8,535,000 for the same period in the prior year. Gross profit in the first six months of 2004 was $5,532,000 compared with gross profit of $5,103,000 for the same period in 2003. Net loss in the first six months of 2004 was $254,000 or ($0.02) per share, compared with net income (excluding a non-recurring charge of $410,000) of $353,000 or $0.02 per share in the first six months of 2003.

This past quarter, Attunity further strengthened its financial position through the sale of a $2 million convertible debenture Convertible Debenture

Any type of debenture that can be converted into some other security.

Notes:
For example, a convertible bond can be converted into stock.
 to an investment group headed by Shimon Alon, Aki Ratner, Ron Zuckerman, and GF Capital. Attunity also obtained a $3 million line of credit from Plenus Technologies Ltd.

"This quarter we achieved record revenues. We are particularly encouraged by the significant increase in license revenue, which is largely the result of our expanded efforts to address the business intelligence markets," said Arie Gonen, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Attunity. "Attunity has also been recognized by industry analysts as a leader in the emerging EII (Enterprise Information Integration) Similar to an EIS (executive information system), an EII aggregates current information from all data sources within an organization.  (Enterprise Information Integration) market. As these data integration markets converge con·verge  
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v.intr.
1.
a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge.

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, Attunity is uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive data access, federation and real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example.  change data capture. We will further extend our leadership next quarter as we announce new customers and partnerships in these markets."

Highlights of Attunity's Second Quarter 2004

Customer Wins

Attunity has been selected as part of a major healthcare application deployment through one of its channel partners. Attunity is being utilized to provide enterprise information integration for real-time business intelligence. As a result of this new contract, Attunity recognized $995,000 of license revenue in the quarter ended June 30, 2004.

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New Product Offerings

During the second quarter, Attunity expanded its product lines to provide offerings for data access, federation and change capture:

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v.tr.
To cause to join into a league, federal union, or similar association.

v.intr.
To become united into a federal union.
 is an enterprise information integration (EII) solution that provides unmatched performance through its distributed architecture and native execution

--Attunity Stream is a change data capture solution that minimizes impact on operational systems through non-invasive Non-invasive
A procedure that does not penetrate the body.

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 and real-time monitoring of data sources

--Attunity Connect is a family of pre-built, standards-based adapters that provides unmatched performance and reliability

Effect of CEO resignation

Subject to shareholders approval of the termination agreement with the company's CEO, at a shareholders meeting expected to be held in September 2004, the company will take a charge of approximately $845,000 in the third quarter of 2004 related to the resignation of its CEO.

Attunity Conference Call

The company has scheduled a conference call and simultaneous web-cast today, July 28, at 10:00 am EDT EDT
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 callers can dial 800-510-0146 and international callers can dial +1-617-614-3449 five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time and entering the PIN # 38565497. The call will be available for replay through August 2, 2004 by dialing 888-286-8010 (in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ) and +1-617-801-6888 and entering the PIN # 94378251.

About Attunity Ltd.

Attunity is a leading provider of enterprise data integration software. Using Attunity's products, companies can seamlessly connect to data sources, stream data changes across the enterprise, and federate heterogeneous Not the same. Contrast with homogeneous.

heterogeneous - Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind.

Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network).
 information to achieve a single view of their business. Employing a unique distributed architecture, Attunity software runs natively on enterprise data servers, turning locked data silos (1) A separate database or set of data files that are not part of an organization's enterprise-wide data administration. See siloed application.

(2) An external storage array or cabinet. See disk array.
 into an efficient Information Grid. The result is significantly enhanced performance and reduced cost of ownership.

More then a 1000 customers are using Attunity software world-wide for data integration initiatives such as service-oriented integration to the mainframe as part of EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together.  projects, legacy data access for business intelligence and reporting, real-time and efficient ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems.  based on change data capture, and single customer views from disparate information sources. Also, Attunity is a trusted partner for industry leaders like Oracle and HP who embed em·bed   also im·bed
v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds

v.tr.
1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale.
 Attunity software into their products and solution offerings.

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 Statement

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from Attunity current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact on revenues of economic and political uncertainties and weaknesses in various regions of the world, including the commencement or escalation es·ca·late  
v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates

v.tr.
To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf.

v.intr.
 of hostilities or acts of terrorism; any unforeseen developmental or technological difficulties with regard to Attunity's products; changes in the competitive landscape, including new competitors or the impact of competitive pricing and products; a shift in demand for products such as Attunity's; unknown factors affecting third parties with which Attunity has formed business alliances; timely availability and customer acceptance of Attunity's new and existing products, and other factors and risks discussed in Attunity's Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Attunity assumes no obligation to update information concerning its expectations.
ATTUNITY Ltd
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
                                            June 30       December 31
                                               2004              2003
                                     ---------------  ----------------
ASSETS

Current Assets
       Cash and Cash Equivalents             $4,021            $2,073
       Restricted Cash                           70               902
       Short-Term Deposits                      132               120
       Marketable Securities                     95               200
       Trade Receivables, net                 3,958             2,845
       Other Receivables                      1,022             1,006
                                     ---------------  ----------------

Total Current Assets                          9,298             7,146
                                     ---------------  ----------------

SEVERANCE PAY FUND                            1,604             1,592
                                     ---------------  ----------------

PROPERTY, PLANT and EQUIPMENT, net              947               926
                                     ---------------  ----------------

OTHER ASSETS, net                            10,670            10,548
                                     ---------------  ----------------

                                            $22,519           $20,212
                                     ---------------  ----------------

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES
       Short-Term Bank Debt                      $-              $206
       Current Maturities of Long-
        Term Loans                               50               102
       Trade Payables                           589               583
       Deferred Revenues                      3,686             2,090
       Employee and Payroll Accruals          1,241             1,239
       Accrued Expenses and other
        Liabilities                           1,572             3,479
                                     ---------------  ----------------

Total Current Liabilities                     7,138             7,699
                                     ---------------  ----------------

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
       Long-Term Debt                           200                99
       Accrued Severance Pay                  2,058             1,941
                                     ---------------  ----------------

Total Long-Term Liabilities                   2,258             2,040
                                     ---------------  ----------------

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
       Share Capital                            536               525
       Additional Paid-In Capital            89,458            86,504
       Accumulated Other
        Comprehensive Loss                     (320)             (259)
       Accumulated Deficit                  (76,551)          (76,297)
                                     ---------------  ----------------

Total Shareholder's Equity                   13,123            10,473
                                     ---------------  ----------------

                                            $22,519           $20,212
                                     ---------------  ----------------

ATTUNITY Ltd
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands except per-share amounts)

                                        Three Months     Six Months
                                        ended June 30   ended June 30
                                        2004  (a)2003    2004 (a)2003
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------
REVENUES

       Products                       $2,574  $1,691  $4,190  $3,197
       Maintenance                     1,416   1,520   2,828   3,051
       Services                        1,190   1,122   2,335   2,287
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

                                       5,180   4,333   9,353   8,535
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

COST OF REVENUES
       Products                          587     480   1,120     944
       Maintenance                       258     188     485     377
       Services                        1,110   1,035   2,216   2,111
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

                                       1,955   1,703   3,821   3,432
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

GROSS PROFIT                           3,225   2,630   5,532   5,103

OPERATING EXPENSES
       Research & Development, net       353     385     676     716
       Selling & Marketing             2,031   1,537   3,642   2,937
       General & Administrative          683     599   1,287   1,205
            Non- Recurring Charges         -     410       -     410
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

                                       3,067   2,931   5,605   5,268
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

Operating loss                           158    (301)    (73)   (165)

Financial Income (loss), net            (117)     98    (126)    147
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

 Loss before Income Taxes                 41    (203)   (199)    (18)

Taxes on Income                          (38)     (9)    (55)    (39)
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

                                      ------- ------- ------- -------
Net income (loss)                         $3   $(212)  $(254)   $(57)
                                      ------- ------- ------- -------

Basic income  (loss) per Share         $0.00  $(0.01) $(0.02) $(0.00)

Number of Shares Used in computing
 per share amounts                    15,165  14,767  15,002  14,767


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