Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
Thank you. (Operator instructions) Our first quarter comes from the line of Mark Argento with Craig-Hallum Capital. Please go ahead.
Mark Argento - Craig-Hallum Capital
Hi, good afternoon guys.
Clent Richardson
Hi.
Mark Argento - Craig-Hallum Capital
When you are speaking -- when you are speaking about your business you’re not providing specific financial guidance. But is it your expectation that the business will return to profitability sometime in 2009?
Clent Richardson
Mark thanks a million for the question. At this point we would hope that by the time we crossed into the 2010 calendar year that he would have crossed the threshold. I think it is a bit premature at this point based on our ?09 planning to forecast at this point but that is definitely a plan as you know well, I came to a company to run a business that is profitable and we’re making the right investments today I believe to cross that threshold. But I believe it’ll be probably towards the end of the year. Stephen.
Mark Argento - Craig-Hallum Capital
Could you, switching gears in terms of some of the things you guys have had in the pipeline for a while, such as the 3M relationship there, could you give us an update is 3M shipping any equipment on the touch screen for the casino market. I know, the casino market is of course very difficult now but is that relationship -- should that relationship bear fruit hopefully in ’09?
Stephen Ambler
Mark this is Stephen. Yes it will. There is really no change from what we said last quarter. They’re going to be showing their touch screens at the G2E Show at November and they should be in a situation whereby they are taking orders from us by the end of the second quarter next year. It is taking longer than we want and thought it would take and it’s a bit frustrating but I think we’re getting to that final leg of the journey with them.
Mark Argento - Craig-Hallum Capital
And could you talk a little bit about the international. I think you are making a lot of progress internationally, is it -- are these existing relationships that are -- you had before that are finally coming to fruition or is it literally putting new people on the ground and these guys getting to work pretty quickly. Give us little color of the dynamic of what is going on internationally?
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