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Intrinsyc Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Increased revenue from navigation software business with prudent cost management for positive EBITDA

Vancouver, BC – November 12, 2009 – Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (TSX: ICS), a leading provider of software solutions for mobile devices, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, reported in United States dollars and in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). The Company’s results are presented in comparison to the three-month period ended June 30, 2009 and the three-month period ended September 30, 2008.

The Company reported second quarter revenue of $4.4 million as compared to $4.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and $7.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008. Total revenue attributable to the Company’s software solutions was 44 percent of revenues, including software licensing, maintenance/support and software-related services, as compared to 43 percent and 37 percent in the respective comparative quarters. Gross margin was 59 percent in the third quarter of 2009 representing an increase from 56 percent in the three months ended June 30, 2009 and a decrease from 61 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2008.

Total operating expenses, excluding amortization, TPC royalty, stock-based compensation and loss on disposal of equipment, for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were $2.3 million representing a decrease of 4 percent and 74 percent from the $2.4 million and $8.9 million in the preceding quarter ended June 30, 2009 and the three months ended September 30, 2008, respectively. Earnings before interest, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, loss (gain) on disposal of equipment, foreign exchange loss (gain), TPC royalty, extraordinary expenses (income) and income tax (“EBITDA”) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $271,763 compared to EBITDA of $310,242 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and EBITDA of ($4.1 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Cash and cash equivalents were $11.1 million with net working capital of $11.0 million as of September 30, 2009 compared to cash and cash equivalents of $12.4 million with net working capital of $10.7 million as of December 31, 2008.

“The achievement of positive EBITDA for the past two quarters during very challenging macro economic conditions is a major milestone for Intrinsyc resulting from continued increased operating efficiency. While we continue to experience challenges to revenue growth, we look forward to substantial improvement from expanded distribution of our feature-rich Destinator navigation software through new versions to be released in Q4 for iPhone, Android, Microsoft and other industry application stores. Our relationship with LG Electronics will also build revenue incrementally as they launch new smartphones and expand into new regions around the world,” stated Tracy Rees, President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Company reported revenue of $13.6 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $19.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. Total revenue attributable to the Company’s software solutions increased to 43 percent of revenues, including software licensing, maintenance/support and software-related services, as compared to 27 percent in the respective comparative period. Gross margin was 55 percent for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, up from 52 percent in the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Total operating expenses, excluding amortization, TPC royalty, stock-based compensation and loss on disposal of equipment, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $8.0 million, compared to $21.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was ($608,000) compared to ($11.5 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Business Highlights

During the third quarter the Company continued the execution of its strategy to support the Android operation system and announced additional customer wins for Destinator and Device Development Solutions:

  • LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, has begun shipping Destinator 9 on select smartphones.
  • Hong Kong-based GPS Technologies Company, Ltd. (GPS-E) began shipping a connected PND (cPND) running on the Soleus® Transit software platform. In November 2008, GPS-E licensed Soleus Transit, a turnkey software platform optimized for the development of connected personal navigation devices. Soleus Transit allows device makers to add compelling features that enable innovative and differentiated devices while significantly reducing development time and costs.
  • A leading producer of DC power systems selected the Intrinsyc Device Development Solutions group to design and implement a User Interface (UI) system based on Microsoft Windows® Embedded CE 6.0. The dynamic UI system is being developed for advanced digital controllers for DC power system monitoring and control. The new UI will allow users of these products to access a management website from a broad range of web browsers and display screens, ranging from XVGA desktop to QVGA mobile.
  • Announced the appointment of Howard “Skip” Speaks to the Board of Directors effective August 11, 2009.
  • Entered into a worldwide Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreement with Entrek Software, Inc., makers of CodeSnitch, an automated code-debugging tool for Windows Embedded CE and Windows Mobile.
  • Entered into a worldwide Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreement with Kryos, makers of the Velocity Mobile Platform, a leading integrated development environment specifically designed for building enterprise applications that run on BlackBerry® smartphones.
  • Launched industry’s only commercial-grade, open market solution for developing radio interface layer (RIL) software for Android mobile phones. Intrinsyc RapidRIL™, a proven 3G radio control interface product, has been adapted to the Infineon XMM™ platforms and X-Gold families of mobile device baseband processors supporting GSM/GPRS, EDGE, and WCDMA/HSPA technologies.
  • Announced the expansion of solutions and expertise in Silverlight for Windows Embedded user interface framework to help customers bring highly differentiated devices based Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, to market faster.
Conference call

The Company released its fiscal third quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:00 p.m. Pacific Time). The company will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) the same day. On the call, Tracy Rees, President and Chief Executive Officer, and George Reznik, Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the financial results for the third quarter 2009. This conference call may be accessed in North America, toll-free, by dialing 1-866-610-8602, and internationally by dialing +1-212-401-8152 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. This conference line is operator assisted and an access PIN is not required. The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and available for replay on the company’s Investor Relations Conference Calls web page. Analysts and investors are invited to participate on the call. Questions may be submitted to invest@intrinsyc.com prior to the call.


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Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains statements which, to the extent that they are not recitations of historical fact, may constitute forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements or information may include financial and other projections as well as statements regarding the Company's future plans, objectives, performance, revenues, growth, profits, operating expenses or the company's underlying assumptions. The words "may", "would", "could", "will", "likely", "expect," "anticipate," "intend", "plan", "forecast", "project", "estimate" and "believe" or other similar words and phrases may identify forward-looking statements or information. Persons reading this press release are cautioned that such statements or information are only predictions, and that the Company's actual future results or performance may be materially different. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those suggested by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to continue to earn the revenue from Destinator products after the acquisition, and to integrate the acquired business into its own operations; the need to develop, integrate and deploy software solutions to meet our customer's requirements; the possibility of development or deployment difficulties or delays; the dependence on our customer's satisfaction; the timing of entering into significant contracts; our customers’ continued commitment to the deployment of our solutions; the risks involved in developing integrated software solutions and integrating them with third-party products and services; the performance of the global economy and growth in software industry sales; market acceptance of the Company’s products and services; customer and industry analyst perception of the Company and its technology vision and future prospects; the success of certain business combinations engaged in by the Company or by its competitors; political unrest or acts of war; possible disruptive effects of organizational or personnel changes; technological change, new products and standards; risks related to acquisitions and international expansion; reliance on large customers; concentration of sales; international operations and sales; management of growth and expansion; dependence upon key personnel and hiring; reliance on a limited number of suppliers; industry growth; competition; intellectual property; product defects and product liability; currency exchange rate risk; and including but not limited to other factors described in the Company’s reports filed on SEDAR, including its Annual Information Form and financial report for the year ended December 31, 2007. In drawing a conclusion or making a forecast or projection set out in the forward-looking information, the Company takes into account the following material factors and assumptions in addition to the above factors: the Company’s ability to execute on its business plan; the acceptance of the Company’s products and services by its customers; the timing of execution of outstanding or potential customer contracts by the Company; the sales opportunities available to the Company; the Company's subjective assessment of the likelihood of success of a sales lead or opportunity; the Company's historic ability to generate sales leads or opportunities; and that sales will be completed at or above the Company's estimated margins. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking information. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking information. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by this cautionary statement and there can be no assurance that actual results or developments anticipated by the Company will be realized. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

About Intrinsyc Software International, Inc.

Intrinsyc empowers device makers, mobile operators, and silicon vendors to deliver compelling, next generation mobile and devices with faster time-to-market, higher quality, and differentiating innovation. Our customers and partners rely on our award-winning device development solutions and our industry-leading navigation software and LBS solutions. Intrinsyc is a 2009 winner of the Microsoft Windows Embedded Excellence Award. Intrinsyc is publicly traded (TSX: ICS) and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with offices in China, Taiwan, U.K. and the United States.

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George Reznik
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Email: greznik@intrinsyc.com
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