By Tova Cohen
PARIS (Reuters) - Digital recording systems maker Nice Systems (NICE.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (NICE.TA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), whose products monitor mass transit and public buildings as well as call centers, expects its markets to grow further into 2009, its chief executive said.
"We are in a growing market. I believe our market will continue to grow," Nice Chief Executive Haim Shani told the Reuters Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in Paris on Tuesday in reference to 2009.
For 2008, Nice has said it expects non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.65 to $1.75 and revenue of $619 million to $634 million.
Its shares were down 0.9 percent at $34.54 on Nasdaq on Tuesday, giving it a market value of nearly $2.1 billion.
Israel-based Nice, which has boosted its growth in recent years in part through several acquisitions, plans to use its $460 million in cash to continue this strategy. But it will focus on its security rather than enterprise business.
"Priority number one for us is to make the next acquisition in the security side," Shani said, adding that he would consider a purchase on the enterprise side if a good opportunity arose.
Enterprise software accounts for 75 to 80 percent of Nice's business, with the remainder coming from security.
Nice's systems record and analyze phone calls, and offer video surveillance cameras and radio communications between emergency services and citizens calling in. Continued...
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