But AX also took a beating elsewhere with its income in Western Europe down 26.4 percent and down 26.2 percent in Eastern Europe. The only region in which AX sales grew as the Nordic one, with revenue up 7.6 percent. An inquiry was sent to the CFO of the Copenhagen, Demark-based operation. Revenue for North and South Americas fell to $17.5 million for the most recently year, off 43.5 percent. Factoring in the divestiture of subsidiaries and currency, the revenue in the Americas was off 20 percent, the company said. Company-wide revenue dropped about 15.6 percent to about $152.4 million. Columbus IT lost about $3.2 million this past year compared to income of roughly $4.2 million in 2008, measured at current exchange rates.