Alpha Microsystems: The Santa Ana provider of...

Alpha Microsystems: The Santa Ana provider of information technology products and services said it lost $196,000, or 3 cents a share, for its third fiscal quarter. That contrasted with a profit of $115,000, or 4 cents a share, for the same period a year earlier.

Revenue for the quarter ended Nov. 27 declined 6% to $9.8 million from $10.4 million. For the nine-month period, the company reported a loss of $928,000, or 14 cents a share, contrasted with a profit of $234,000, or 8 cents a share, for the first three quarters of the previous year. Annual revenue rose slightly to $29.7 million from $29.5 million.