* Reached 200 employees2008:* Acquired Helium Systems * Launched NetQoS Trade Monitor * Established German direct sales presence * Named to Software Magazine`s Software 500 list of the world`s fastest growingcompanies for the fourth consecutive year. * Recognized on Deloitte`s 2008 Technology Fast 500 list of the fastest growingcompanies in North America for the fifth consecutive year. * Reached 250 employeesRelated links:* NetQoS Records Strong Growth in 2008* NetQoS Customer Quotes* Industry Analyst Quotes about NetQoS* Performance First: Performance-Based Network Management Keeps OrganizationsFunctioning at Optimum LevelsAbout NetQoS Inc.NetQoS provides network performance management software and services thatimprove application delivery across the world`s most complex networks. More than1,000 service providers, government agencies, and large enterprises - includinghalf of the Fortune 100 - use the NetQoS Performance Center to monitorapplication service levels, troubleshoot problems quickly, and plan for change.Representative NetQoS customers include Chevron, Lockheed Martin, Reuters Groupplc, American Express, Siemens, Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, NASA, and BarclaysGlobal Investors.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NetQoS has R&D centers inAustin and Raleigh, N.C., and regional sales offices in London and Singapore.For more information, visit or call 877-835-9575. NetQoS, SuperAgent and NetVoyant are registered trademarks of NetQoS Inc.ReporterAnalyzer is a trademark of NetQoS Inc. All other trade names,trademarks, and registered trademarks are the property of their respectiveowners. RSS Feed to NetQoS Press Releases: NetQoS on Twitter: Inc.Chandra Hosek, 512-334-3713Public Relations Copyright Business Wire 2009. * Deutsche Post says Q1 volume decline accelerated from Q4 * Says rate of decline may have reached trough * Says mail business hit by weak demand in Q1 * Q1 adj. EBIT down less than 50 pct, net close to 1 bln eur * Shares fall 1.8 percent(Adds analyst comments, recasts throughout) FRANKFURT, April 21 (Reuters) - Deutsche Post DHL (DPWGn.DE)said its quarterly operating profit was hit by the continuedslump in demand, especially in the mail division, though therewere early indications that volume declines had bottomed out. Europe's biggest mail and express delivery company said onTuesday its underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)fell by less than 50 percent in the first quarter as volumesfell faster than at the end of 2008.
Sluggish consumer spending and shrinking business investinghave been hurting shippers around the world, and the World TradeOrganisation has forecast global trade volumes would fall 9percent this year, the sharpest decline since World War Two. But Deutsche Post DHL seemed less pessimistic, saying therewere signs in the first quarter that the industry's downturn mayhave reached its lowest point. "Given the stabilising volume performance, we expect abetter performance in the second quarter," said DZ Bank analystRobert Czerwensky, who has a "buy" rating on Post's stock. Deutsche Post has said it expects that 2009 and 2010 willremain difficult for the sector and has not issued a profit orsales outlook for its business. The company's stock trades at around 11.4 times 12-monthforward earnings, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine, whichweights analyst estimates according to their track record. That is a discount to UPS and FedEX, which trade at 18.8 and15.9 times EPS respectively, as investors worry that DeutschePost is losing ground against rivals and has limited growthpotential in the letter mail market.