Nuremberg, Germany, June 22th 1999 — SuSE announced its results
for the first quarter ended March 31, 1999, reporting revenues of
$5.3 million, compared to revenues of $1.6 million for the first
quarter ended March 31, 1998. With 130 employees worldwide,
corporate offices in Nuremberg, Germany and subsidiaries in Munich,
Frankfurt and Oakland, California SuSE is a worldwide leading Linux
software company.
“We are pleased to report that we achieved a growth of 230% in
sales in the first quarter,” said Roland Dyroff, Chief Executive
Officer. “Growth was particularly strong in sales of SuSE Linux in
the USA and in our service and consulting business. We expect these
markets to be key to our growth in the next few years. Our strategy
is based on our solid engineering background, which we have been
demonstrating with a wide range of contributions to projects like
the Linux[tm] Kernel, XFree86[tm], KDE, I4L and many others.”
First quarter results were reported as follows:
Quarter ending Year ending
March 31st '99 March 31st '99
Software revenue SuSE Linux $ 3.7 M $ 9.7 M
Tools and application $ 0.5 M $ 1.6 M
software for Linux
Linux support and services $ 0.3 M $ 0.8 M
Other Linux-related revenue $ 0.8 M $ 2.7 M
(Linux systems, books,
Linux merchandise, etc.)
Total revenue ($US) $ 5.3 M $14.8 M
About SuSE:
Founded in 1992, SuSE has focused its business on the Linux
operating system. SuSE Linux is a leading Linux distribution
available in english, german, french, spanish and italian language.
The proven quality, stability, and comprehensiveness of SuSE Linux
have made SuSE the choice of over 35,000 business customers. SuSE
offers a comprehensive range of support and professional services,
including worldwide business partner programs and technical
consulting.
SuSE’s North American office is based in Oakland, CA, where it
offers technical support, partner programs, and sales support to
customers, resellers, and distributors.
Contacts:
Europe: US: SuSE GmbH SuSE, Inc. Chris Egle Chris N. Simmons +49-911-7405331 (510) 835-7873 ce@suse.de chris@suse.com http://www.suse.com/