NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 07/20/11 — Diligent Board Member Services (NZX: DIL) () closed its fourth consecutive record-breaking quarter, recording additional net annualized license fee income of $US 2.94 million for the second quarter of 2011, a 326% increase from the second quarter of 2010, and a 56% increase over their first quarter net annualized license fee income of $US 1.88 million. Fueled by demand for , Diligent recorded a 97% increase in cumulative annualized license fee income to $US 14.87 million over $US 7.55 million the previous year.
Further cementing its position as the world-s leading board portal provider, Diligent finalized 133 net new client agreements during the second quarter, including 31 NYSE and 19 NASDAQ companies, an increase of 269% over the 36 net new agreements finalized during the second quarter of 2010. At the close of the second quarter, Diligent now has 653 public and private companies, comprising over 1,000 boards and 16,500 individual users on the platform; including 104 Fortune 1000 companies.
“As we have seen throughout 2011, the business world-s enthusiastic embrace of the Apple iPad and its integration into boardrooms has continued to be one of the key drivers of our record breaking sales,” said Alex Sodi, president and CEO. “By combining our market-leading software and exceptional customer service team with the world-s premier tablet, we anticipate the level of demand for to increase as the iPad continues to become a boardroom staple.”
Net sales revenue for Q2 2011 increased 91% to $US 3.67 million, up from $US 1.92 million in Q2 of 2010.
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