All business areas improved their profitability. The actions related to the Performance Improvement Programme were the main contributor to the rise in margin. Thanks to the programme, the utilization rate has increased and the company has substantially improved quality in deliveries. In line with its strategy, the company has also increased resources in the global centres of excellence, where the number of personnel has risen by almost 50% from last year. TietoEnator estimates that the plan will generate annualized cost savings of EUR 130 million as from the end of 2009.