Earnings Rise At NCR

DAYTON, Ohio - (01/27/06) – Fourth quarter earnings climbed16% at NCR Corp. to $150 million, or 81 cents share, from the sameperiod in 2004, based on a $20 million favorable tax ruling, thecompany said Thursday. Revenues for the ATM maker declined 4% inthe period to $1.72 billion, mainly from currency fluctuations. Forthe full year NCR reported revenue of $6 billion, up less than 1%from 2004, but a surge in net income of 82% to $529 million, or$2.80 a share, due to a $137 million gain from a tax settlementwith the IRS in the third quarter of 2005.