Published: July 06, 2011
Rimini Street Reports Record Second Quarter 2011 Results
LAS VEGAS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Rimini Street, Inc., the leading third-party maintenance and support
provider for enterprise software, including Oracle Corporation's
(NASDAQ: ORCL) Siebel,
PeopleSoft,
JD
Edwards and E-Business
Suite software, and SAP
AG (NYSE:SAP) software, today reported record results for the second
quarter ended June 30, 2011. The Company reported that for the second
quarter it achieved record quarterly revenue, record sales bookings
growth, record sales bookings backlog, record second quarter quarterly
invoicing, and strong deferred revenue growth. In addition, the Company
reported other key operational achievements. Rimini Street's sustained
quarter-over-quarter, year-over-year growth is a direct result of its
market leader position in the third-party support industry and its
unique ability to meet the increasing global demand for value-driven
enterprise software support solutions that maximize return on existing
system investments.
Strong Global Sales Momentum Fuels Growth
Rimini Street closed client transactions in its Oracle and SAP product
lines across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, and delivered more
than $33 million in new sales bookings for the quarter - the most of any
second quarter at more than a 120 percent increase on a year-over-year
basis. Invoicing for new deals signed in the second quarter increased 94
percent on a year-over-year basis, with an average contract term of more
than 11 years. Second quarter revenue exceeded $8 million, a new company
quarterly revenue record.
Sales booking backlog increased 56 percent on a year-over-year basis to
more than $264 million, a new all time record for sales booking backlog
and the first time the amount surpassed a quarter billion dollars.
Deferred revenue increased 44 percent on a year-over-year basis to more
than $20 million. Additionally, the Company exceeded 100 percent of its
marketing lead generation and pipeline development targets.
The Company has signed more than 400 total clients, including 39 of the
Fortune 500 and 12 of the Global 100. The Company currently supports
client operations in more than 60 countries, with the capability of
supporting clients in nearly 200 countries. The Company has almost 200
employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions.
Other Notable Rimini Street Achievements
In addition to its strong financial performance, Rimini Street had many
other notable achievements in the second quarter that will continue to
position the Company for global growth in the second half of 2011 and a
potential IPO in the second half of 2012:
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New deals included several of the largest single transactions in
Company history
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More than doubled SAP support clients over the past year
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Announced 10 new strategic sales channel partnerships in Germany and
other EMEA countries
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Completed new $7.5 million facility with Bridge Bank to support
accelerated global expansion
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Named a 2011 "Cool Infrastructure Vendor" by Gartner, Inc.
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Announced general availability of Rimini Street Tax Engine for SAP
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Certified ISO 9001:2008 scope expansion to include worldwide tax and
regulatory research and delivery of tax and regulatory updates
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Resolved nearly one thousand client support cases and continued to
outperform Rimini Street's guaranteed SLA response time of 30 minutes
or less, with an average response time of 3.5 minutes by a senior
engineer
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Featured at several key investor events, including the JMP Securities
Research Conference and ThinkEquity's ThinkTomorrow - Today Summit
"Rimini Street continues its singular focus on meeting the global needs
of Oracle and SAP enterprise software licensees who seek innovative
support choices that offer higher levels of service at a significant
cost and labor savings," said Seth
Ravin, CEO, Rimini Street. "Hundreds of Oracle and SAP licensees are
already enjoying their easy and successful switch to Rimini Street
Support, which provides them with the most aggressive 24x7 service level
commitment in the industry, maximizes the return on their current system
investment and enables them to save up to 90 percent on their total cost
of maintenance."
About Rimini Street, Inc.
Rimini Street is the leading third-party provider of enterprise software
support services. The company is redefining enterprise support services
with an innovative, award-winning program that enables Oracle and SAP
licensees to save at least 50 percent in annual support fees and save up
to 90 percent in total support costs over a decade. Clients can remain
on their current software release without any required upgrades or
migrations for at least ten years. Hundreds of global, Fortune 500,
midmarket, and public sector organizations from virtually all industries
have selected Rimini Street as their trusted, independent support
provider. To learn more, please visit http://www.riministreet.com/
or call within the USA (888) 870-9692 or internationally +1 (702)
839-9671.
Rimini Street and the Rimini Street logo are trademarks of Rimini
Street, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of
their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2011. All rights reserved.

Rimini Street, Inc.
David Rowe, 925-699-3391
drowe@riministreet.com
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