Taiwan-based KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switch maker Aten International expects to record pre-tax profit of NT$733 million, or NT$8.51 per share, on projected revenues of NT$2.71 billion in 2005, company CFO Eric Yu said yesterday, as quoted by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News.
For the second half of the year, Yu predicted that the company’s revenues will top NT$1.5 billion, up from NT$1.21 billion in the first half, due to the introduction of high-end KVM switches, including its own Altusen-brand models.
High-end KVM switches will contribute 10-15% to the company’s revenues in the second half, up from 5% in the first half, Yu asserted.
Aten will also try to secure KVM switch orders from makers in China, Russia, Spain and other Eastern European countries by participating in the respective governments’ public bidding programs, Yu said.
In addition, the completion of the company’s acquisition of Taiwan-based IPMI (intelligent platform management interface) solution provider Wellsys Technology on September 26 will also help drive revenue growth, Yu said.
Article translated by Steve Shen and edited by Michael McManus
