German business software vendor Software AG reported a sharp rise in second-quarter net income on strong license sales.Net income increased 21 percent year on year to 19.4 million euros (US$24.3 million as of June 30, the last day in the quarter reported), the Darmstadt, Germany, company said on Friday.Licensing revenue, a gauge of future growth, climbed 29 percent over the year to 41.3 million euros. A major contributor to this growth was the company’s Enterprise Transaction Systems (ETS) software, which includes the Adabas and Natural product lines. Licensing revenue for ETS rose 27 percent to 30.5 million euros. Revenue for Crossvision, a new service-oriented architecture integration software, was up 63 percent to 10.1 million euros.Total revenue for the group rose 10 percent to 121 million euros from 110.5 million for the same period a year ago. Software AG, Germany’s second-largest software maker after SAP, raised its full-year forecast for license sales growth to between 22 percent and 25 percent, compared with an earlier forecast of 18 percent to 20 percent growth.-John Blau, IDG News Service (Dusseldorf Bureau)Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems, Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Generative AI Generative AI feature 10 business intelligence certifications and certificates to advance your BI career From BI analysts and BI developers to BI architects and BI directors, business intelligence pros are in high demand. Here are the certifications and certificates that can give your career an edge. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 01, 2023 8 mins Certifications Business Intelligence IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe