But the approximately $37.8 million in third-quarter sales was 8.4 percent lower than a year ago. That left nine-month sales at about $138 million, a decline of 6.7 percent. SaaS revenue accelerated from the first half. First-half SaaS sales rose 18.2 percent for the nine months, 21.6 percent in the most recently ended. First-half net income. The big hit in the first half came from a 18-percent decline in revenue from  software integration services. For the first half, Prodware reported a loss of roughly $4.4 million, widening 31.5 percent over last year’s corresponding period. The company reports revenue some weeks before earnings are published so third-quarter net income has not been reported. First-half EBITA reached approximately $28 million, up 7.2 percent. That improvement stemmed from a roughly $29.7 million cut in payroll charges and related cost, an 18-percent drop in that area.