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Was ist mit Psion los??
Wer weiss etwas?

MA

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RNS Number:1569T
Psion PLC
27 October 2000

PSION PLC TRADING STATEMENT

Teklogix acquisition progressing well; foreign exchange, component costs,
changing PC Card modem markets will reduce profitability in 2000

Psion PLC today provided an update on its financial performance following
third quarter trading to 30th September 2000.

Psion PLC`s acquisition of Teklogix International Inc. was completed on 20
September 2000. The integration of Psion`s existing division, Psion
Enterprise, into Teklogix to create a new division, Psion Teklogix, has
progressed well and is now largely complete. Post acquisition and integration
costs are expected to total #3.5m, of which #2m is expected to be charged this
year.

The new integrated division is focused on the provision of enterprise wireless
networking solutions and now represents Psion`s largest division, contributing
almost half of the Group`s revenues on a pro forma basis. Psion`s full year
results for 2000 will include Teklogix trading for the fourth quarter. Psion
Teklogix continues to grow in line with its performance in recent years.

Elsewhere in the business, a number of factors will affect profitability in
the year to 31st December 2000. Continuing adverse foreign exchange variances
and recent rises in component prices have affected all divisions. Psion
Connect is also being significantly affected by a slowdown in the higher
margin segments of its PC Card modem business. As a result of these factors,
combined with costs associated with the integration of Teklogix, Psion`s full
year results for 2000 will be well below current market expectations.

Unfavourable foreign exchange movements between sterling, the Euro and the
dollar have had a significant and adverse effect on Psion`s margins. The
impact has been most pronounced at Psion Computers where component purchasing
is principally dollar-denominated but a high proportion of sales is made in
Euros. In the first three quarters of 2000, foreign exchange variances have
reduced Psion`s margins by approximately 4% against the equivalent period in
1999.

Group margins have also been eroded by recent increases in component prices.
Rising costs of critical components, particularly of memory, will reduce
margins by approximately 2% for the second half of the year. This impact has
been felt across all Psion`s divisions.

Overall revenues at Psion Connect are declining but are in line with
expectations. However the company`s higher margin PC Card modem distribution
business is now experiencing a rapid decline. The company`s lower margin OEM
business continues at good levels. To address these issues Psion Connect has
today announced a significant restructuring of its business which aims to
return the division to profitability in 2001. A charge of approximately #2.5m
will be taken in 2000 against costs associated with restructuring.

Going forward, Psion Connect will focus more narrowly on the manufacture and
sale of its existing range of connectivity products for OEM customers and on
development and integration of a range of new Bluetooth and connectivity
products. Psion Connect will launch its first Bluetooth product in the first
half of 2001 but anticipates that it will trade at around breakeven until
volume shipments to blue chip OEM customers commence, it is expected, in the
second half of 2001.

Revenues at Psion Computers are strong. The company`s joint development with
Motorola of a Symbian-based Wireless Information Device product remains on
track with product shipments anticipated in the second half of 2001.

Psion continues to invest heavily in Symbian whose development of the industry
standard technology for Wireless Information Devices is on track, with some
twenty licensee products currently in development.


Enquiries
Peter Bancroft Psion PLC Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

John Sunnucks / Brunswick Tel: [phone]
Craig Breheny

Notes to Editors

1. Psion PLC
The Psion Group comprises four divisions focused on providing mobile internet
and corporate network solutions. Psion has a well-earned reputation for
technology innovation and leadership. Psion was founded in 1980 by its
chairman David Potter and is now one of Europe`s leading technology companies
with a history of pioneering new markets for digital products. Psion PLC has
a worldwide distribution network comprising sales companies in the USA,
Germany and Holland, as well as more than 50 independent overseas
distributors. Psion is also the largest shareholder in Symbian, a joint
venture company owned by Psion, Ericsson, Motorola, Matsushita and Nokia.
Symbian`s objective is to develop and market its platform technology as the
industry standard for the next generation of mobile communication and
computing devices.

The Psion Group comprises :

Psion Teklogix - a new division created by the integration of Psion Enterprise
with the newly-acquired Teklogix International Inc. Headquartered in Toronto,
Canada and employing more than 800 people, Psion Teklogix focuses on the
providing complete enterprise-wide mobile wireless computing solutions to its
blue-chip global 2000 company customer base;

Psion Computers - the market-leader in consumer and corporate palmtop
computing with products such as the Revo, Revo Plus Series 5mx and Series 7
ranges and a wide range of peripheral devices;

Psion Connect (formerly Psion Dacom) - European leader and world number three
PC Card modem manufacturer with a reputation for premium, cutting-edge
connectivity products such as the Gold Card Global range of multi-function PC
Cards. As supply partner to Compaq and Dell, the company is also a leading
player in Bluetooth markets;

Psion InfoMedia - formed in 1999 to develop new products which exploit the
convergence of computing and communications technologies. The division
produces innovative products for the home or mobile environments that will
distribute text, audio and video in new ways using wireless technologies. The
company`s first product is the Psion Wavefinder Digital Audio product which
was launched in September 2000. For more information about Wavefinder, please
visit http://www.wavefinder.com.

Trivanti Ltd is a joint venture company formed by Psion and United News and
Media in 2000 to target the rapidly growing market for enriched mobile
internet services across all device platforms. Trivanti works in partnership
with a range of mobile technology companies and media businesses to develop
and market wireless internet services for B2B and B2C communities.

For more information about Psion PLC, please visit http://www.psion.com.

END

Quelle: www.londonstockexchange-rns.com/news/

[Masterdesaster]

Schlechte Nachrichten !
Schlechtes Ergebnis durch den schwachen EURO ! Ergebnise in allen Bereichen schlechter !
Tja das haben die Engländer davon das sie keinen Euro haben wollen da heben schon mehrere Firmen Probleme !

ICH WILL IHN ABER EHRLICH GESAGT AUCH NICHT HABEN !

[massive@attack]

Da habe ich die Antwort. Dank für eure Info`s

Enttäuschung durch alle Geschäftsfelder..
Gibt das eine längere Durststrecke???




27.10.2000
11:02

Psion gibt Gewinnwarnung für Gesamtjahr aus - Aktie verliert 21%

LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Der Technologiekonzern Psion rechnet nicht damit, die Gewinnprognosen der Analysten im laufenden Jahr erfüllen zu können. Wie britische Anbieter von Taschencomputern und Computerbetriebssystemen am Freitag mitteilte, wird das Ergebnis von Wechselkursverlusten, steigenden Kosten für Bauteile und Übernahmen beeinträchtigt. Allein Wechselkursschwankungen hätten die Gewinnspanne des Konzerns in den ersten drei Quartalen um 4% gedrückt. Die Psion-Aktie handelte in London gegen 10.32 Uhr mir einem Minus von 21,39% bei 452 Pence. Den Angaben zufolge ist insbesondere Psion Computers beeinträchtigt worden. Die Sparte zahle ihre Computerbauteile in Dollar, bestreite aber einen großen Anteil des Umsatzes in Euro. Steigende Preise für Speicherchips werden laut Psion die Margen in der zweiten Jahreshälfte um 2% beeinträchtigen. Psion rechnet mit einer deutlichen Verschlechterung des PC-Modemkarten-Geschäfts bei Psion Connect. Dort werden wahrscheinlich Kosten in Höhe von 2,5 Mio. GBP für Restrukturierungsmaßnahmen anfallen, die Psion Connect im kommenden Jahr wieder in die Gewinnzone bringen sollen. Connect werde sich zukünftig auf das Zuliefergeschäft und Produkte nach dem Bluetooth-Standard konzentrieren. Bluetooth dient der kabellosen Verbindung von Computern, Computerzubehör, Telefonen und anderen Elektrogeräten. Das erste Bluetooth-Produkte sein in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2001 zu erwarten. Connect soll die Gewinnschwelle Mitte 2001 erreichen. Die Übernahme von Teklogix verläuft laut Psion planmäßig, die Integration mit der Sparte Psion Enterprise sei weitestgehend abgeschlossen. Die Sparte trage nun nahezu die Hälfte des Konzernumsatzes bei./cs/av/ub