First-halfprofits at twoof the cluster's flagshipfirms-arm, adesigner of computerchips, and Autonomy, a softwarehouse-roseby 102% and 24%, respectively, comparedwiththe same periodlast year.
In that respect, the company is a classic enterprise software success story, replacing a piece of software that was built in-house with a stronger product.
The softwarehouse is shifting to a licensing model for Star Wars games, reportedly "minimizing the company's risk" while expanding the range of games on offer.