Cambridge Technology's profits enjoy healthy rise

The computer consultancy, Cambridge Technology Partners, which employs more than 100 people in Dublin, said its profits and revenues for the quarter to the end of March had jumped by more than 50 per cent. Revenues were up 62 per cent to $133.5 million (£95 million) while net earnings jumped 52 per cent to $12.1 million, compared with the 1997 quarter. The company acts as a corporate consultant and systems integration specialist; it has 3,000 employees in 43 offices around the world.