Integrated Research Ltd. Announces Positive First Half Results.Business Editors/Technology Editors DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2002 Integrated Research (ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange :IRI Iri (ē`rē`), former city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. An agricultural center and transportation hub, it was absorbed into Iksan. ) (IR), leading developer and pioneer of systems and application management solutions for high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. computing environments, today reported its consolidated results for the six-month period ending 31 December 2001. The consolidated entity's net operating profit Operating profit (or loss) Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions. operating profit See operating income. after tax for the six months ended 31 December 2001 was 10% up on the same period last year. This result was achieved on the back of revenue, an increase of 17% over the same period last year. This is a remarkable record given that many technology companies have been reporting revenue declines and lower profits or losses over the same period. The company continued to experience strong growth in the Compaq NonStop(TM) Himalaya(TM) range of its PROGNOSIS(R) products, with sales revenues increasing by 13% over the same period last year, and in its new PROGNOSIS for Windows, PROGNOSIS UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and PROGNOSIS IP Telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. Manager products, with sales revenue increasing by 138%. The Directors are pleased to announce an interim dividend of 0.75 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. , fully franked. The interim dividend will be payable on 28 March 2002 to shareholders registered at the end of trading on Friday 15 March 2002. "Our continued growth in revenue and earnings, combined with recent product releases validates Integrated Research's role as a leading supplier of systems and application management solutions for high-availability environments," said Brian Gatfield, Chairman, Integrated Research. "While the macroeconomic mac·ro·ec·o·nom·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the overall aspects and workings of a national economy, such as income, output, and the interrelationship among diverse economic sectors. conditions had a dampening effect on customer spending levels, I am pleased with the progress that we continue to make, particularly 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. , the company's largest market." "In times of uncertainty, companies opt for IT investments that increase productivity and deliver rapid return on investment," said Steve Killelea, 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. , Integrated Research. "We continue to raise the bar in all areas of the business by delivering innovative products which minimize total cost of ownership through their easy integration with existing infrastructures and their ability to be rapidly deployed. The outstanding growth our business has had this half year is testament to Integrated Research's technology leadership and our ability to execute." 1 July 2001 - 31 December 2001 Highlights During the past six months the company has continued its investment in new product development, marketing and distribution. Product Developments Integrated Research has developed new application management products for the Compaq NonStop Himalaya environments, including PROGNOSIS HLR (Home Location Register) A database in a cellular system that contains all the subscribers within the provider's home service area. When a subscriber reaches a new service area, the data in the HLR is requested and transferred via SS7 to the VLR (Visitor Location Manager, a high performance subscriber database for wireless providers, and PROGNOSIS MQ Manager for the management of IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) MQSeries(TM) environments. These new products provide vital, in-depth real-time information and the necessary tools to help our customers ensure the highest possible application availability. Additional cross-platform enhancements have been developed improving the manageability of applications, their components and supporting systems infrastructure across Windows, UNIX and Linux. Integrated Research's Voice over IP (VoIP) software management solution, PROGNOSIS IP Telephony Manager has passed rigorous industry testing with outstanding results. IP Telephony Manager now holds three industry-leading accreditations: "Cisco Systems Verified", "IBM ServerProven(R)" and "CT Labs Tested". Integrated Research continues its investment in its PROGNOSIS for Windows and UNIX products in preparation for a major new release in March 2002. Alliances Integrated Research joined the Hewlett-Packard Company Servicecontrol Manager partner program, which brings vendors together to deliver an integrated, central facilitation point for multi-operating systems management tools. Through integration with HP Servicecontrol manager, IR's PROGNOSIS product is able to deliver Linux manageability solutions. IR now has affiliations with major hardware suppliers and solution providers including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard Company, SUN Microsystems(R), EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. (R) and IBM Corporation. Distribution Integrated Research continues to expand its global distribution network expanding the company's distribution network to over 60 countries. Directors are confident in the business outlook for Integrated Research's industry-leading products, and expect the company to continue growing its revenue and profits in 2002. Further information is available to investors and other interested individuals through the Australian Stock Exchange Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Australia's major securities market, formed when the six state stock exchanges (Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney stock exchanges) were merged in 1987. web site. About Integrated Research Ltd Since 1988, Integrated Research (IR) has been developing world-class systems and application management solutions specifically designed for critical, high-availability computing environments. The world's largest bank, telecommunication's company, stock exchange, computer hardware manufacture and internet solution provider all rely on IR solutions - as do hundreds of other customers in 42 countries around the world. IR is a publicly listed company (ASX: IRI) with sales and support offices in the USA, Europe, Australia, and a sales and distribution network that spans more than 60 countries worldwide. Information on Integrated Research and its products is available at http://www.ir.com. PROGNOSIS is a registered trademark of Integrated Research Ltd. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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