Short Take: Client-server boosts Great Plains

Demand for client-server solutions boosted Great Plains Software's revenue for the fiscal third quarter to $22.6 million, up from $14.7 million last year. Client-server accounted for $19.5 million of total revenue, a 65-percent jump over last year. Net income was $2.4 million, or 17 cents a share, beating analysts' estimates by 2 cents a share, according to First Call. Last year, the company's net income was $794,000, or 6 cents a share.

March 18, 1998 5:15 p.m. PT

Demand for client-server solutions boosted revenue for the fiscal third quarter to $22.6 million, up from $14.7 million last year. Client-server accounted for $19.5 million of total revenue, a 65-percent jump over last year. Net income was $2.4 million, or 17 cents a share, beating analysts' estimates by 2 cents a share, according to First Call. Last year, the company's net income was $794,000, or 6 cents a share.