LONDON (Dow Jones)--IDOX PLC (IDOX.LN), a supplier of software and services to the U.K. public sector, Wednesday reported a rise in first half pretax profit and said it has a substantial order book and good sales pipeline. MAIN FACTS: -Revenues for the half year ended April 30 GBP15.0 million (2009: GBP15.7 million) -Pretax profit GBP2.1 million (2009: GBP1.9 million) -Net cash GBP10.9 million (2009: GBP6.0 million) -EPS 0.42 pence (2009: 0.35 pence) -Interim dividend up 25% to 0.10 pence (2009: 0.08 pence) -Good sales pipeline for the remainder of the financial year and beyond. -Shares closed Tuesday at 11.75 pence. -By Tommy Stubbington, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9268; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 07, 2010 02:36 ET (06:36 GMT)