In the first quarter of fiscal 2008/2009, net sales attributable to Hardware business rose by 4% year on year to €373 million (previous year: €358 million). Net sales from Software/Services increased by 12% to €273 million (previous year: €244 million).

The share of net sales from Hardware stood at 58% of overall business (previous year: 59%). Correspondingly, the proportion of net sales from Software/Services rose to 42% (previous year: 41%).