French C++ tools developer Ilog SA reports that it achieved a net profit of some $200,000 on sales of about $13.6m for its last fiscal year, which ended on June 30. The figure represents a 34% increase over the previous fiscal year’s revenue of some $10.2m, which did not generate a profit. Over the same period, a sagging economy and increased export activity contributed to a decline in Ilog’s revenues on its home turf, to $7.8m from about $9.2m. The company also noted that it has multiplied its number of distributors worldwide. In Europe it added Praksis SpA in Italy, Computas A/S in Norway and Insiders GmbH in Germany to its existing distributors in Belgium, Austria and Germany. In its first distribution agreement in South America, Ilog signed Objectware SA of Colombia. In the Pacific Rim, Ilog has concluded accords with ITI Partners Bhd and Pacific Commerce Bhdin Malaysia and with the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute. Following on from Ilog’s partnership agreement with Groupe Bull for constraints-based programming tools, Bull’s Japanese subsidiary Bull KK has become the exclusive distributor of Ilog Solver product on the Japanese market.
