In a trading update, the Cambridge, UK-based company said it expects results for the year to December 31 to be in line with management expectations. Merrill Lynch forecasts a net loss of 19.8m pounds ($34.6m) on revenue 5.5% lower at 130.3m pounds ($228m).
Psion said it expects Teklogix’s revenue to exceed that of last year as demand for its products slowly improves. Though Psion’s major asset is its 31.1% stake in mobile operating systems vendor Symbian, Teklogix has bowed to pressure from its customers and is offering devices on Microsoft platforms.
Teklogix’s profit was reduced by the launch of key new products, the 7535 handheld terminal and the Netbook Pro, both based on Windows CE. According to Teklogix’s promotional material, the advanced networking and security protocol support of Windows CE.NET make it the ideal operating system choice for mobile computing devices.
Psion said that Symbian continued to have a satisfactory year, with almost 4 million Symbian-based phones shipped in the first nine months compared with 1 million in the same period last year.
This article is based on material originally produced by ComputerWire.
