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Ixonos changes its segment reporting, comparison facts from the 2010 financial period (OMX (English) Via Buy Media NewsEdge) Helsinki, Finland, 2011-04-21 08:45 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ixonos Plc Stock Exchange Release 21 April 2011 at 09:45 IXONOS CHANGES ITS SEGMENT REPORTING, COMPARISON FIGURES FROM THE 2010 FINANCIAL PERIOD From the beginning of 2011, Ixonos reports its consolidated business operations in two segments: Mobile Solutions and Business Solutions. The Mobile Solutions segment includes solutions and services for developing wireless technologies, devices and services. The segment’s clientele consists of wireless technology providers, mobile device manufactures, teleoperators and consumer electronics manufactures as well as other companies that utilize new business opportunities enabled by wireless communications. The Business Solutions segment includes solutions and services for developing e-commerce and e-government solutions. The segment’s clientele consists of organizations in the Finnish telecommunications and finance sector as well as in public handing out. The new segments represent more accurately the scenery of the company’s business operations and contest the company’s operational organization thus clarifying the internal and external reporting. Ixonos publishes its first interim report according to the new segments on Thursday, 28 April 2011. Comparison facts for segments for the financial period 2010 EUR 1000 1.1.-31.12.2010 ———————————————– Turnover by segment ———————————————– Mobile Solutions 71,160 ———————————————– Business Solutions 15,475 ———————————————– Eliminations -1,691 ———————————————– Total turnover 84,944 ———————————————– ———————————————– In commission profit by segment ———————————————– Mobile Solutions 8,891 ———————————————– Business Solutions -838 ———————————————– Handing out -2,722 ———————————————– Total in commission profit 5,331 ———————————————– In commission profit of turnover % 6,3 ———————————————– Financial income and expenses -781 ———————————————– Profit before tax 4,550 ———————————————– Tax -1,292 ———————————————– PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 3,258 ———————————————– ———————————————– Assets by segment ———————————————– Mobile Solutions 36,589 ———————————————– Business Solutions 13,252 ———————————————– Unallocated 6,851 ———————————————– Total assets 56,693 ———————————————– ———————————————– Liabilities by segment ———————————————– Mobile Solutions 11,707 ———————————————– Business Solutions 2,431 ———————————————– Unallocated 14,097 ———————————————– Total liabilities 28,235 ———————————————– ———————————————– Depreciation by segment ———————————————– Mobile Solutions -1,621 ———————————————– Business Solutions -183 ———————————————– Unallocated -1,603 ———————————————– Total depreciation -3,407 ———————————————– ———————————————– Investments by segment ———————————————– Mobile Solutions 2,879 ———————————————– Business Solutions 26 ———————————————– Unallocated 1,301 ———————————————– Total investments 4,206 ———————————————– IXONOS PLC Kari Happonen President and CEO For further information, delight contact: Ixonos Plc, Timo Leinonen, CFO, tel. +358 400 793 073, timo.leinonen@ixonos.com Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Main media Copyright © 2011 OMX AB (publ). Copyright © 2011 OMX AB (publ)
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