Press Release

Software AG Invests in a Mobile Solutions Start-up

• Software AG has invested, with a buy-out option, in Berlin-based mobile solutions start-up metaquark
• Mobile solutions – along with Big Data, Cloud and Social Collaboration - are essential components of Software AG’s digital enterprise strategy
• Mobile solutions are key in enabling the digital enterprise to flexibly respond to real-time business insights

Darmstadt/Berlin, Germany, 3/27/2013

Software AG has made an investment in metaquark, a Berlin based mobile solutions company. This investment, which includes a buy-out option, secures Software AG’s access to metaquark’s innovative mobile solutions capabilities. The companies have already integrated their mobile technologies and will continue to jointly develop and enhance Software AG’s webMethods Mobile Suite. Enterprises can now use the webMethods Platform, with its integrated Mobile Suite, to manage the entire life cycle of mobile applications. This starts with design and development, through secure distribution to devices and user groups from an App Store, to monitoring of the operational IT infrastructure. Mobile solutions – along with Big Data, Cloud and Social Collaboration - are essential components of Software AG’s digital enterprise strategy. Mobile is a key technology in enabling the digital enterprise to flexibly respond to real-time business insights gained from Big Data. Through mobile solutions and their ability to present relevant business data anywhere and at any time, Software AG is enabling companies to significantly accelerate their business processes and decision making capabilities.

”At CeBIT we announced a platform to deliver actionable business intelligence from real-time Big Data”, said Wolfram Jost, CTO at Software AG. “We can now deliver this business intelligence to users anywhere, on any mobile platform, in an easily managed and secure environment. This brings a new level of flexibility to business decision making. The partnership with metaquark is an important component of this development”.

Highlighting the new business opportunities presented by mobile software, Software AG cited a major, innovative bank in South Africa that is bringing online banking services to mobile subscribers in the remotest areas in Africa, enabling them to start and manage small businesses at a fraction of the normal time & cost.

“We have found an ideal partner in Software AG. Together we have integrated our mobile app platform, AppFresh Mobile, with Software AG’s market-leading integration products to offer an attractive comprehensive package for mobile applications in businesses,” stated Jonas Witt, CTO of metaquark GmbH.

About Software AG
Software AG (FRA: SOW) helps organizations achieve their business objectives faster. The company's big data, integration and business process technologies enable customers to drive operational efficiency, modernize their systems and optimize processes for smarter decisions and better service. Building on over 40 years of customer-centric innovation, the company is ranked as a "leader" in fifteen market categories, fueled by core product families Adabas and Natural, ARIS, Terracotta and webMethods. Software AG has more than 5,400 employees in 70 countries and had revenues of €1.05 billion in 2012 (IFRS).

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About metaquark
Metaquark helps businesses implement and work with mobile applications. Our interdisciplinary team of consultants, designers and engineers develops successful mobile products—and supports other companies in their own development projects. Solutions from metaquark focus heavily on usability and business process support as well as security. Our customers include well-known companies from a variety of industries including automotive, telematics, energy, IT and media.

With AppFresh Mobile, metaquark offers a platform that enables businesses to map the complete lifecycle of their mobile applications regardless of platform and design them more efficiently. Further, AppFresh Mobile—which is also available as a cloud-based service platform—allows them to manage applications and devices within the company structure. www.appfresh.com

Under the name Mobile Administrator, AppFresh Mobile is an integral component of Software AG’s new webMethods Mobile Suite.
metaquark has locations in Berlin and Leipzig, Germany. Close collaboration with Software AG (www.softwareag.com) enables metaquark to reach customers in over 70 countries with its products and services.

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Contact:
Maik Szmatulewicz (maik@metaquark.de)
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Leipzig office: Nonnenstraße 37 – 04229 Leipzig – Germany

Contact: Software AG Barbara Koegler Senior Vice President Corporate Communications Uhlandstrasse 12 64297 Darmstadt Germany Tel: +49 6151 92-1574 Fax: +49 6151 92-34-1243 press@softwareag.com http://www.softwareag.com

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