Cincom Systems’ third quarter results indicate that the loss of Net/Master is less severe than many expected: turnover from April to June rose by 13% to UKP33.2m, up from UKP29.2m in the same period last year; over the quarter, new business increased by 18% to UKP13.5m from UKP11.4m, and net profit rose by 58%; the figures do not include UKP43m gained through the sale of marketing rights to Net/Master.