Rimini Street, the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG's (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation's (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Hyperion and Oracle Retail software, today announced its preliminary financial results for the second quarter ending 30 June 2015.
Thirty eight consecutive quarters of growth
Rimini Street's second quarter results demonstrated continued strong growth with record net revenues, deferred revenue and bookings backlog. In addition, billings were up significantly year over year, and the company closed business across all Oracle and SAP product lines.
* Net revenues for the second fiscal quarter of 2015 increased 36% year over year to $27.8 million.
* Deferred revenues as of 30 June 2015 increased 49% year over year to $91.4 million.
* Billings for the second fiscal quarter of 2015 increased 55% year over year to $32.4 million.
* Total bookings backlog as of 30 June 2015 increased 33% year over year to $1.6 billion.
* Total signed clients as of 30 June 2015 increased 28% year over year to 1 080.
The above information is preliminary and subject to the completion of quarter-end financial processes and review.
Notable achievements in Q2 2015:
* Launched Rimini Street's next-generation comprehensive suite of enterprise software support services for Oracle and SAP licensees, including new and innovative features such as security support services, risk avoidance services and innovation and roadmap services.
* Signed new reseller distribution agreements with two leading technology solution providers in Japan, expanding the company's local direct sales force reach and capabilities for delivering independent maintenance services across the region.
* Signed 54 new client transactions worldwide.
* Hired 92 new employees worldwide, expanding the global workforce to nearly 600 employees.
"We continue to execute according to our global business plan. Strong and growing worldwide demand for Rimini Street's Oracle and SAP support services has not only fuelled North American sales growth, but higher-than-planned international sales has required us to accelerate international expansion to meet that demand," said Seth Ravin, CEO, Rimini Street. "We have built this company from the ground up on a foundation of excellent client service, robust service offerings, and exceptional client value, and we remain as focused and committed to these core values today as the day we launched the company a decade ago."
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Rimini Street is the global leader in providing independent enterprise software support services. The company has redefined enterprise support services since 2005 with an innovative, award-winning program that enables Oracle and SAP licensees to save up to 90% on total support costs. Clients can remain on their current software release without any required upgrades for at least 15 years. Over 1 000 global, Fortune 500, midmarket, and public sector organisations from a broad range of industries have selected Rimini Street as their trusted, independent support provider. To learn more, please visit www.riministreet.com or call within the USA 888-870-9692 or internationally +1 702-839-9671.
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