IBS Interim report January-March 2007

• Total revenue amounted to SEK 541 m (562).

• Net profit amounted to SEK -9 m (10).

• Earnings per share amounted to SEK -0.11 (0.13).

• Operating profit amounted to SEK -10 m (13).

• Earnings after financial items totaled SEK -9 m (15).

• Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 103 m (69).

• The action program continues according to plan. A contract was signed for the establishment of a new resource center in Portugal and an outsourcing partnership with FDS Infotech in India.

• The first customer agreement pertaining to the pilot installation of the Windows version pf IBS Enterprise was signed.

Forecast for full-year 2007
Through the action program, IBS anticipates an operating margin of approximately 7% for the full-year 2007

Summary of Q1- Q1 2007 Q1 2006 Change %
2007
Total revenue, 541 562 -4%
SEK m
- New sales 39 48
- Renewal revenue 63 65
Software 102 113 -10%
licenses, SEK m
License margin 93% 91% +2 p.p.
Professional 309 325 -5%
services revenue,
SEK m
Professional 24% 25% -1 p.p.
services margin
Hardware and 130 123 +6%
other revenue,
SEK m
Hardware and 16% 19% -3 p.p.
other margin
Operating profit, -10 13
SEK m
Profit after -9 15
financial items,
SEK m


Operating margin, 4.0% 3.3% +0.7 percentage
rolling 12-month points
basis *

* Excluding restructuring costs and capital gain from the sale of
subsidiaries.


A telephone and web conference will be held in conjunction with the publication of IBS Q1 Results 2007.

The presentation is held on 9 May at 10 a.m. (CET).

IBS Group participants are Erik Heilborn, President and CEO, Peter Tauberman, Acting CFO CFO, and John Womack, Senior Vice President Communications and IR. The presentation will be held in English.

If you wish to join the telephone conference, please dial:
SWE +46 (0)8 5853 6966
UK +44 20 7138 0845
The presentation can also be followed via www.ibs.net or www.financialhearings.com