Oxford Metrics Regulatory News (OMG)

22 Apr 2008 07:00

OMG PLC22 April 2008 22 April 2008 OMG plc Trading Update OMG plc, (LSE: OMG), ("OMG" or "the Group") the technology group providing imageunderstanding products for the entertainment, defence, life science andengineering industries, provides the following trading update for the six monthsended 31 March 2008. Trading in the first half of the year has been strong and we continue to seehealthy demand for our services and technology across all of our markets. As aresult, we expect to report Interim results in line with managementexpectations. Nick Bolton, Chief Executive Officer of OMG, commented: "The Group has continued to perform well, delivering healthy revenue growth overthe same period last year. We continue to invest in Yotta, our street levelimaging and highway data collection division and in our 2d3 Advanced ImagingGroup. Both divisions have made excellent progress and we believe offersignificant future potential. I look forward to updating the market more fullyat our interim results announcement in June." OMG will report Interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2008 on 17 June 2008. For further information please contact: OMG plc 01865 261800Nick Bolton, Chief ExecutivePeter Wharton, Finance Director Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113Juliet Clarke / Matt Dixon Evolution Securities (NOMAD to OMG) 020 7071 4308Jeremy Ellis About OMG OMG plc (Oxford Metrics Group. LSE: OMG) is a group of technology companiesproducing image understanding products and services for the entertainment,defence, life science and engineering industries. Be it for capturing themovements of actors (for the movie industry), sportsmen (for video games orimproving team performance), children with Cerebral Palsy, rehab patients andanimals (for medical, life science and research industries) or virtual realitydisplays (for engineering and development), the Group has the world leadingmarket position and a strong international reputation for precision instruments. Founded in 1984, the Group's headquarters are in Oxford, UK, and it has officesin California and Colorado, USA. It has customers in over 50 countries and is aquoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.The Group trades through three operating subsidiaries - Vicon, the world'sbiggest motion capture and movement analysis company, 2d3, a manufacturer ofspecialised image understanding software for entertainment and defenceapplications and Yotta, our 3D mapping business, which collects and analyseshighway data and street level imaging and which, following the acquisition ofDCL in July 2007, offers the most accurate and complete highway surveyavailable. Oxford Metrics' global clients in science, medicine, sport, engineering, gaming,film, broadcast and 3D mapping include major hospitals and research facilitiessuch as Guy's Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Loughborough University,engineering industry leaders including Ford Motor Company, BMW, Airbus andToyota, and in the entertainment sector, Sony, Industrial Light and Magic, TheMoving Picture Company (MPC), Sega, Nintendo, UbiSoft, EA, Square Enix and in 3Dmapping and highway surveys: Mouchel Parkman, Atkins, and Oxfordshire, Cumbria,Derbyshire and Pembrokeshire County Councils as well as many others. For moreinformation about OMG and its subsidiaries, visit www.omg3d.com, www.vicon.com,www.2d3.com or www.yotta.tv - Ends - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange