Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG limped in with its first half figures two days after its parent reported, complaining that falling computer prices would lead to a a fall in turnover of around $635m – that’s one billion marks – in the business year to September 30: the company belatedly responded to Reuter’s inquiries after the announcement of the parent’s figures by saying that Nixdorf first half sales fell 9% to $3,555m and that orders fell 5% to $3,620m; it would not forecast the group’s earnings but pointed to earlier company predictions of a slight improvement this year last year’s $326m loss.
