Maintenance revenue showed a slight improvement in all regions, despite the decline in new license sales. However, that trend in license sales left service revenue “relatively soft.”  Exact said cost-saving measures taken last year through the first quarter compensated for the revenue decline. That meant EBITDA rose to about $14 million, up 1.2 percent from a year earlier. Exact and some other European companies, such as Sage, report half-year and full-year results, but do not issue detailed financials for the quarters and rely instead on the summarized interim statements.