Another profitable quarter as Agilent hits breakeven target

摘要

Agilent Technologies Inc (Palo Alto,CA) met its goal of creating a us1.40 billion operating cost structure in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 - nine months ahead of schedule -and said that stronger economic activity had allowed it to achieve its second consecutive quarter of positive earnings."The markets we serve are clearly gaining some traction," commented president and CEO of Agilent,Ned Barnholt,going on to praise the speed at which the company had reduced its cost-base.