ID Business Solutions (IDBS), a provider of data management solutions to the research and development industries, has shown robust growth and profitability and advances in product development in 2008. Neil Kipling, founder and CEO of IDBS, commented: 'Interim results from 2008 show continued increase in revenue and profitability resulting from a rapid sales growth of the company's electronic workbook suite (E-WorkBook) and increased adoption of ActivityBase XE – the latest development for in vitro data management.' He added: 'These suites of tools, and the innovations we are already on track to deliver, provide a strong platform for continued growth and development in 2009.'