Software AG RSS feed for Journalists http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/default.asp Mon, 03 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) continued to show strong growth in Q2 2010 with total revenues up by 52 percent to €267.3 million. The high growth was driven by the webMethods business division with license revenue up by 31 percent and earnings more than doubled. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100729_Results2Q2010_page.asp Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT In record time, Software AG, Sopera GmbH, and DHL’s Global Forwarding, Freight division reached the first milestone in their long-term collaboration on a strategic global integration project. Launched at the start of the year, the project aims to establish a global IT integration platform for DHL’s Global Forwarding, Freight division. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100729_SoftwareAGFirstMilestoneRecordTimeinGlobalIntegrationProjectwithDHL_page.asp Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT Horst Mosolf GmbH Co. KG has selected IDS Scheer, a Software AG Group company, to implement a process-oriented complete solution based on SAP. The goal: to improve transparency and information availability for order processing to better meet customer demands for customized service solutions. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100726_IDSScheerHorstMosolfGmbHCoKG_page.asp Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced that it has appointed Kamyar Niroumand as member of Software AG’s Group Executive Board responsible for the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100721_SoftwareAGappointsKamyarNiroumand_page.asp Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced the availability of Data Archiving for Adabas – a feature-rich tool that lowers the operating costs of Adabas on any platform by removing infrequently used data from the production database and storing it into a long-term archive. Data Archiving for Adabas provides automated archiving functions and robust tools for search, verification, extraction, restore and recovery. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100719_Adabas_Archiving_page.asp Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT The Software-Cluster is researching enterprise software that can act as an “operating system” for any company—from suppliers and master craftsmen to small businesses and world market leaders. The enterprise software of the future forms the backbone of the value-added chains for operations and sales. After holding its Strategy Board meeting in Saarbrücken, the Software-Cluster will now launch its initial research projects. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100713_SoftwareCluster_Research_Projects_page.asp Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT IDS Scheer AG’s annual general meeting approved the merger agreement with Software AG by a majority of 92,03 % of the share capital on July 8, 2010. This is another important step in the integration of Software AG and IDS Scheer AG. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100709_IDS_AGM_Merger_approved_page.asp Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT A new consulting offering from IDS Scheer AG, a Software AG company, allows businesses a quick transition into agile supply chain management (SCM). This enables them to react rapidly to changes in the market and increase their liquidity without endangering production or delivery capabilities. The solution is based on a four-step method that determines the best alignment of disposition parameters. Customers receive proposals for improving their supply chain within three weeks. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100707_IDSScheerNewconsultingoffering_page.asp Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT For businesses, there is no alternative to a flexible IT landscape based on service-oriented architecture (SOA). SOA is the basis for digitizing and optimizing processes, and herein lies the great added value for enterprises: increased efficiency and new business models. The challenge, however, after building a flexible, SOA-based IT environment, is to take that second step toward becoming a digital company and optimize core processes. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100701_SoftwareAGTSystems_page.asp Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT IDS Scheer, a member of the Software AG Group, today announced that NEC Corporation (NEC) of Japan aims to reduce the cost of its international sales operations by 20 percent through a business process excellence program. NEC will standardize and reduce the number of processes it uses in international operations by 80% through IDS Scheer’s ARIS business process management tool. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100625_NECCorporationBusinessProcessExcellence_page.asp Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMT For the first time, German computer science students have rated Software AG one of the 20 best places to work—ahead of companies like Cisco Systems, Oracle Deutschland GmbH, and Hewlett-Packard. This was revealed in a recent survey, conducted by consulting firm Universum Communications, of more than 20,000 students majoring in computer science, economics, engineering, and natural sciences. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100624_SoftwareAGattractivetoemployees_page.asp Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced the publication of Process Intelligence For Dummies®, Software AG Special Edition. The book, written by Software AG and IDS Scheer executives, focuses on process intelligence in action and delivers information organizations can use to discover cost savings in their business and see precisely where waste and loss is occurring. Process Intelligence For Dummies® includes application scenarios and best practices for Process Intelligence. It also details 10 pitfalls to avoid. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100623_ProcessWorldPIforDummiesbook_page.asp Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced the opening of ProcessWorld 2010 in Washington, D.C. at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, June 22-23. This follows the successful ProcessWorld Berlin event on June 8-9 with over 800 participants. Featured keynote speakers today and tomorrow are David Kline, CIO, Discovery Communications, Inc., and Jim Adamczyk, Executive Director–Technology, Accenture Software. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100622_ProcessWorldUS_page.asp Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMT IDS Scheer, a member of the Software AG Group, today announced that ProcessWorld Berlin will focus on business process excellence as a driver of economic recovery. Under the slogan “Changing the World – One Process at a Time”, the company expects over 600 participants from around the world including customers from both the public and private sectors, international press from 15 countries and keynote speakers from BITKOM, Kneipp, Accenture, IDS Scheer AG and Software AG. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100607_ProcessWorldBerlin_page.asp Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMT Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG has selected the ARIS product family from IDS Scheer, a Software AG Group company, for implementing its Business Process Management initiative. This initiative will enable the bank to standardize its business processes in a Group-wide business model. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100602_Landesbank_Liechtenstein_page.asp Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced that it is planning an expansion of its itCampus subsidiary research and development facility in Leipzig. The company will hire an additional fifteen research engineers in 2010. Software AG has now acquired 100% of itCampus after initially buying a 51% stake in April 2009. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100528_itCampus_page.asp Fri, 28 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT The supervisory board of Software AG has extended the contract of CEO, Karl-Heinz Streibich, until March 31st, 2015. This stability in the management team will allow Software AG to continue its expansion program initiated by Mr. Streibich, appointed as CEO in October 2003. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100521_Continuity_at_the_top_page.asp Fri, 21 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH (MVB), local public transport operators in Magdeburg, are relying on streamlined processes and a future-proof IT platform to face up to the challenges of the future. MVB decided to work with IDS Scheer and its partner HanseCom GmbH to implement the project. The new high-performance IT platform harmonizes data and process structures in such areas as sales, service, and purchasing. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100519_Magdeburger_Verkehrsbetriebe_page.asp Wed, 19 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT IDS Scheer, the top international provider of business process management (BPM) solutions, continues to promote open standards by supporting the BPMN 2.0 modeling language for process models, and highlights its leading position and methodology. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100518_BPMN_20_page.asp Tue, 18 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced its leadership position in delivering service-oriented architecture (SOA) Governance technologies to the marketplace. According to Gartner, Inc., a leading industry analyst firm, Software AG ranks #1 in worldwide SOA Governance market share (1). As a whole, the SOA Governance market experienced robust growth in 2009 despite a global recession, expanding 17.5 percent, states Gartner. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100512_Number_1_SOA_Governance_Gartner_page.asp Wed, 12 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT After almost three years of Software AG's University Relations Program, the company is seeing positive results. More than 280 departments at over 100 universities throughout Germany have taken part in the program so far. More than 2,800 students have gone through the program and received expert knowledge on Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM). http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100510_SAG_counters_shortage_of_trained_IT_staff_page.asp Mon, 10 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced that Business Process Excellence will help companies to return to economic growth. Based on a survey commissioned by Software AG in the UK, which quizzed over 100 IT directors, the company revealed that businesses are being hampered by poor quality processes that waste time and money. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100506_BPE_Economic_recovery_page.asp Thu, 06 May 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, announced that they are partnering with Siemens to support the UK Government’s “smart grid” and “smart metering” initiatives. The UK Government has set a target date of 2020 for installing a smart meter in over 26 million homes country-wide. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100223_CeBIT2010_Siemens_Smart_Meter_page.asp Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced that it has registered the domination and profit transfer agreement between SAG Beteiligungs GmbH and IDS Scheer in the commercial register at the Saarbrucken District Court. The agreement was registered on February 11th, 2010 and is therefore now legally valid. As a result of the registration, the integration of the operational processes of both companies will begin immediately. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100212_domination_and_profit_transfer_agreement_Software_AG_IDS_Scheer_AG_registered_page.asp Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) reported a significant increase in revenue and net income for fiscal year 2009. In doing so, Germany’s second largest software company beat market expectations. Group revenues amounted to €847.4 million, up 18 percent in 2009 (2008: €720.6 million). EBIT increased by 21 percent to €218,2 million for the same period, delivering an EBIT margin of 25.8 percent. License revenues were at €269.9 million reflecting the difficult market conditions in 2009 (2008: €272.0 million). Maintenance was up by 16 percent to €310.6 million (2008: €267.1 million). http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100204_Results4Q2009_page.asp Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG has begun a collaborative research venture focusing on IT transformation with the European Business School. The study focuses on companies that are realigning their global IT landscapes to strengthen their competitive position in the long term. The study aims to illuminate the IT transformation process and provide information about catalysts, starting and target situations, and the resulting procedural models. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100202_IRIS_Research_page.asp Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced the general availability of webMethods 8, the latest release of Software AG’s flagship webMethods platform. Customers embrace the capabilities to capitalize on both open architecture and existing infrastructure investments, reduce the time and cost to improve processes and integrate systems, and enable dramatic end-user productivity through tighter collaboration between IT and the business. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100201_webMethods_8_GA_page.asp Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:00:00 GMT Federal Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan announced the winners in the second round of the Excellence Cluster Competition on Tuesday. The five winners will receive funds totaling €200 million over a five-year period from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Europe's largest software cluster, Software Innovation for the Digital Enterprise, was among the winners. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100126_SoftwareCluster_wins_Cluster_Excellence_Competition_page.asp Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT Truffle Capital, the leading European private equity firm, today published the first edition of its "Truffle 100 European Clusters" ranking Europe's top 42 software industry regions. Companies based in Germany’s Rhine-Main-Neckar region accounted for 50% of the worldwide revenue generated by Europe’s top 100 vendors. The study highlighted the major role played by the region marking it as Europe’s "Silicon Valley". The Paris region and North East UK were second and third respectively. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20100120_Truffle_Cluster_Software_AG_page.asp Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that Clal Insurance of Israel has chosen its webMethods Business Process management suite in a multi-million dollar deal. Clal Insurance will implement common business processes across its insurance, savings and pensions divisions, eliminating duplication of business logic, work practices and customer information. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091228_Clal_Insurance_page.asp Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced the availability of Optimize for Infrastructure: Mainframe Edition. This new tool enables Software AG customers to monitor the performance of multiple products – including Adabas, Natural, EntireX and ApplinX – from a single graphical viewpoint. In addition, Optimize analyzes historical performance data to help customers predict future problems as well as more efficiently fine-tune current system performance. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091210_Mainframe_Edition_O4I_page.asp Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today welcomed Germany’s fourth National IT Summit, hosted in Stuttgart, as an example of Europe’s largest economy’s contribution in developing the European IT industry. The IT Summit, hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, will set out the agenda for the development of Germany’s future digital economy in the “Stuttgart Declaration”. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091208_SoftwareAG_Germany_contribution_to_development_of_EU_IT_page.asp Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT Kühne + Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics companies, will implement a business process automation platform (BPAP) in cooperation with Software AG in order to further optimize and harmonize its logistics processes. This platform will increase process efficiency and provide management with a clearer view of operational processes. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091130_Software_AG_Supports_Kuehne_and_Nagel_page.asp Mon 30 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, welcomed the fourth edition of the "Truffle 100 Europe" unveiled on November 3rd, 2009, with the support of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for the Information Society and Media. The “Truffle 100 Europe” is the leading ranking of the top 100 European software companies and the 2009 issue shows that the software industry increased revenue, profits and employment above the European Union industrial averages in 2008 despite the global recession. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091124_The_2009_Truffle_100_page.asp Tue 24 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, has announced that it has recently signed a five-year agreement with Saudi Telecom Company (STC), which will enable the leading Saudi telecom provider to use Software AG's webMethods product suite in developing advanced applications, improving business processes and optimizing the strategic advantages of STC's technology investments. Specifically, Software AG will provide maintenance and support services focusing on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and billing systems, which will ultimately benefit STC's more than 20 million subscribers through more efficient and superior value-added customer support facilities. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091123_Saudi_Telecom_page.asp Mon 23 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, and TomTom WORK, the division of TomTom dedicated to commercial vehicle fleets, are joining forces, effective immediately. The two companies will combine their expertise to develop a comprehensive solution for intelligent and integrated fleet management. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091116_TomTomWORKandSoftwareAGFormStrategicPartnership_page.asp Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) again reported an increase in revenue and earnings for the third quarter of 2009. Group revenue grew during the quarter by 19 percent year-on-year to €214 million. In the same period, product revenue increased by 4 percent to €143 million and Consulting by 66 percent to €70 million. Operating results (EBIT) grew by 16 percent to €56 million and net income to €38 million, up 23 percent. The EBIT margin for the third quarter at 26.4 percent closely matched the record 27 percent reported in Q3, 2008. Earnings per share in the quarter rose 25 percent to €1.35 (€1.08 in 2008). The consolidation of IDS Scheer, as of August 20 2009, had a positive net impact on revenue; €39 million and net income; €0.4 million. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091105_Results3Q2009_page.asp Thu 5 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, and T-Systems, a global leader in the IT Services market today announced that they have extended their partnership into the area of Business Process Management. T-Systems is developing its IT-Governance methodology and tools with Software AG’s SOA product portfolio. The goal of this partnership is to increase efficiency and flexibility by transparent deployment and re-use of services, e.g. improving customer service by accelerated incident management. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091105_TSystems_page.asp Thu 5 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that its CEO, Karl-Heinz Streibich, and CFO, Arnd Zinnhardt, have been appointed members of the Supervisory Board of IDS Scheer AG. The appointment was made by the competent court in Saarbrucken with effect as of 07-10-2009 following the resignation of Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. August-Wilhelm Scheer and Prof. Dr. Alexander Pocsay. The Supervisory Board today chose Helmut Mader as its new Chairman. Software AG has a 90.002 percent holding in IDS Scheer AG following the offering of €15 per share to IDS Scheer AG investors. A domination and profit transfer agreement is currently being prepared for presentation to stockholders at an extraordinary general meeting of IDS Scheer AG which could take place in January 2010 at the earliest. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091102_SoftwareAG_CEO_and_CFO_join_Supervisory_Board_of_IDS_Scheer_page.asp Mon 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that it now owns 90.002 percent of the shares of IDS Scheer AG through its wholly owned subsidiary SAG Beteiligungs GmbH. The expected outcome is that IDS Scheer AG will be removed from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange indices due to insufficient Free Float. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091023_SoftwareAG_acquired_over_90percent_IDS_Scheer_AG_page.asp Fri 23 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that it is providing the University of Leipzig with a software license package valued at €3 million. The donated software will enable the university to expand its practical course offerings in the information systems and computer science departments. Software AG has close academic ties to 130 prominent universities and research institutes around the world - including the University of Leipzig - as of the current semester 2009/2010. This new university partnership is particularly valuable to Software AG: as part of its University Relations program, Software AG aims to gradually develop Leipzig into a center for promoting young IT talent through academia. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091019_SoftwareAG_tieswith_University_Leipzig_page.asp Mon 19 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced its inclusion in Software Magazine’s Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers, now in its 27th year. Software AG was ranked 56th, with software revenues of $1054.7 million and a growth rate of 25 percent. This position is up from 65th place in 2008 and 70th in 2007. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20091001_TOP500_Software_Magazine_page.asp Thu 01 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced that it now has secured over 75% of the shares of IDS Scheer AG through its wholly owned subsidiary SAG Beteiligungs GmbH after the first Offer Period. The first Offer Period closed on Friday, September 18th and an additional Offer Period of two weeks is expected to start on September 24, 2009. Future integration steps may include a domination agreement as basis for joint business operations. Joint operations will allow both companies to address the new business opportunities that formed the rationale of the acquisition. This includes product and services cross-selling to a significantly larger customer base, leveraging IDS Scheer’s consulting services expertise and address larger customer projects in key markets. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090923_Status_IDS_Scheer_acquisition_page.asp Wed 23 Sep 2009 11:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced that the State of Brandenburg has significantly cut the cost and time needed to establish a business in the region and has further opened its economy to international commerce. The State of Brandenburg has a long history of attracting international business and has now developed a state-of-the-art IT infrastructure that will allow it to implement diverse regional, national and European eGovernment and eCommerce requirements quickly and cost effectively. The first new initiatives launched will include a full implementation of the European Union Service Directives and a “virtual Planning Permission Department”, guaranteeing planning decisions within a month. The objective of the Services Directive is to make it easier for businesses to provide and use cross-border services in the EU by removing legal and administrative barriers. The EU directives will lead to increased cross-border competition in service markets, lower prices and improved quality and choice for consumers. The economic benefit of the State of Brandenburg’s new IT infrastructure will cascade through to all areas of the state economy. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090916_StateofBrandenburgslashesbureaucracy_page.asp Wed 16 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that it has been awarded SWIFTReady Financial EAI label for 2009 from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), SWIFT’s highest level of certification for interoperability. The certification exemplifies Software AG’s leadership in connecting systems within and between financial services firms, and follows the company’s recent acquisition of Teconomic AG, which strengthens Software AG’s position in the SWIFT solutions marketplace. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090914_SoftwareAGAwardedSWIFTReadyFinancialEAILabelfor2009_page.asp Mon 14 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT Software AG, the world’s largest independent provider of business process infrastructure software, has released its first-ever report on social responsibility to mark its 40th anniversary. Entitled “Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainability and Responsibility,” the 48-page report summarizes the values and CSR activities that have guided the global corporation’s actions since its inception. CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich states: “Sustainable, responsible conduct is not merely self serving, but rather a key component of our corporate philosophy and the cornerstone for business success.” The Darmstadt-based software developer holds the areas of continuing education and developing high-potential employees particularly near and dear: The company invests millions in its own Corporate University every year and founded the University Relations Program in 2007. And many Software AG employees have hit the road as part of the Move Your Feet campaign, annually raising thousands of euros for good causes. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090910_CorporateSocialResponsibility_page.asp Thu 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT The CC Science 2009 conference will be held on September 15-16 of this year. The motto of the two-day conference is “Stay in touch with the future,” and it addresses corporate leaders at medium-sized companies and ITC industry decision-makers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Leipzig-based itCampus Software- und Systemhaus is organizing CC Science 2009 for the fourth time. The Software AG subsidiary will introduce the latest communications solutions from its ELSBETH product suite at the manufacturer-independent event. Ivo Totev, Head of Global Consulting Services at Software AG, will open the CC Science conference in Leipzig on September 15, 2009. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090910_itCampus_CC_Science_2009_page.asp Thu 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that it will be hosting half-day Technology Innovation Fairs around the world with stops in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Paris, Amsterdam and Johannesburg. Each event will offer attendees hands-on demonstration of new products, including the latest release of Software AG’s flagship webMethods suite – webMethods 8.0, the opportunity to meet one-on-one with product experts, and the chance to network with their peers. Participants will walk away with how their existing investments can drive business results and innovation faster in a business performance-driven environment using the right technology. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090908_8CitySoftwareAGTechnologyInnovationFair_page.asp Tue 8 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT With the publication of the official takeover offer document, which as been approved by the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the official acceptance period for the takeover offer made to shareholders of IDS Scheer AG begins today. According to the offer, IDS Scheer shareholders can sell their shares for €15 in cash. This represents a purchase price for the entire share capital of about €490 million. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090817_SoftwareAGpublishesofficialdocumentfortakeoverofIDSScheerAG_page.asp Mon 17 Aug 2009 13:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, announced today that The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has marked the 27th year of its Software AG technology investment and expansion, including Adabas and Natural, for mission-critical administrative, financial and student applications. Penn State has continued to leverage Software AG solutions to meet current needs of students, faculty, and staff and build a platform for future growth and expansion. Software AG and Penn State share a strategic vision that has enabled the University to maximize its existing investment in technology, using Software AG technology to modernize core systems and reuse business logic in a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090813_Software_AG_Marks_27_Year_Strategic_Partnership.asp Wed 13 Aug 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) continued to deliver a solid performance in the second quarter of 2009. Group revenue was €176.4 million, a 5 percent rise year on year (Q2 2008: €168.8 million). The high-margin product revenue (licenses and maintenance) increased by a total of 9 percent to €133.7 million (Q2 2008: €123.2 million), more than offsetting the weaker performance of the service business (down 7 percent from Q2 2008). These figures demonstrate that the company is continuing its profitable growth. Operating earnings (EBIT) improved by 8 percent to €44.2 million (Q2 2008: €40.9 million). Free cash flow rose 30 percent in the second quarter, up from €23.0 million to €29.8 million. In connection with the takeover bid for IDS Scheer AG, Software AG has already acquired more than 10 percent of IDS Scheer AG’s stock on the open market. Subject to antitrust approval, this means that including the 48 percent stake contracted with the principal shareholders, Software AG will become the majority shareholder. As a consequence, the proposed acquisition will alter the existing forecast for the current fiscal year. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090722_Results2Q2009_page.asp Wed 22 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT Software AG (TecDAX, ISIN DE 0003304002 / SOW) today closed a contract with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. August-Wilhelm Scheer and Prof. Dr. Alexander Pocsay for the transfer of ca. 48% of the outstanding shares of IDS Scheer (TecDAX, ISIN DE 0006257009 /IDS). The sale of these shares will be part of a public tender offer by SAG Beteiligungs GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Software AG, starting in the current quarter. Software AG will offer €15 in cash per outstanding share of IDS Scheer capital. This represents a purchase price for the entire share capital of around €487 million. After obtaining regulatory approval, the formal offer period will start in August and finish before the end of September. As ca. 48% of the shares have been contractually secured it is not necessary to set a minimum quota. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090714_SoftwareAGannouncesIDSScheerAGtakeoveroffer_page.asp Tue 14 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT Software AG today announced the acquisition of Teconomic AG in an all cash deal. Based in Freienbach, near Zürich, Teconomic currently provides comprehensive IT consulting services and solutions to the European financial sector focusing on SWIFT Services. Teconomic currently provides services to seven of Switzerland’s top ten financial institutions including UBS AG, Credit Suisse and Zurich Financial Services. The financial services sector is traditionally Software AG’s largest market, specifically for the optimization and integration of business processes on the basis of SOA. Through the acquisition of Teconomic, Software AG plans to strengthen its position in the global SWIFT market and expand business activities in Switzerland. Financial institutions are facing many challenges today and a flexible and adaptable IT infrastructure will make it easier to implement and comply with differing new industry regulations. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090703_SoftwareAGacquisitionofTeconomicAG_page.asp Fri 03 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced the latest release of its flagship webMethods platform, webMethods 8.0. The release enhances the ability of companies to capitalize on both open architecture and existing infrastructure investments, reduces the time and cost to improve processes and integrate systems, and enables dramatic end-user productivity through tighter collaboration between IT and the business. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090624_webMethods8_page.asp Wed 24 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT Software AG today released a survey carried out by the Technical University of Darmstadt comparing a number of high-tech regions world-wide at a press conference in Frankfurt. The survey compared developments in Silicon Valley (USA), Bangalore (India), Oulu (Finland) and Dresden and the Rhine-Main-Neckar area in Germany. The survey showed how close cooperation between industry, science and politics provides a significant development impulse to specific industries and a strong regional competitive advantage. Regional and national development of industry clusters are a fundamental component of modern strategic economic policy. Although Germany’s Rhine-Main-Neckar cluster has one of the largest global concentration of resources it has not yet developed to the extent of similar clusters in the US, India or Finland. Impediments common to many European clusters include international awareness, access to venture capital, and lack of political support including an underdeveloped European software patent system. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090622_Hightech_region_study_page.asp Mon 22 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT Software AG and Logica today announced that they are expanding their successful partnership, focused on helping organizations improve their business performance and counter the recession. The partnership has already implemented over 100 successful projects in France and will be extended to cover all major European markets. The partnership helps organizations identify key business areas that can benefit from process automation and optimization and counter the conflicting demands of cost-cutting, increased efficiency, regulatory compliance and accelerated M+A activity forced on organizations by the current economic downturn. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090618_SoftwareAGandLogicaexpandpartnershiptohelpclientscountertherecession_page.asp Thu 18 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT Software AG celebrates its 40th birthday this year, marking four decades of success with Adabas. Adabas (Adaptable DAtaBAse System) is a powerful database management system that focuses on medium-sized and large-scale enterprises which demand extremely high transaction performance, even with very large amounts of data. On the Windows, Linux, UNIX, and mainframe platforms, Adabas is among the highest-performance solutions of its class, and is implemented in a broad range of industries with extremely high data volumes. In a mainframe environment, Adabas allows up to 320,000 accesses per second, so that several thousand users working at the same time receive the information they need for their everyday work quickly and efficiently. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090615_AdabasbySoftwareAGAlwaysatthePeakofPerformance_page.asp Mon 15 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT Software AG is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. The company was founded on May 30, 1969 in Darmstadt. Since then, it has launched innovative products on the market in every decade—products that helped drive the technology and market trends of the time. The most recent developments in the software market are also the most important ones of recent decades: technologies for business process management and business activity monitoring enable companies to predict events and problems before they occur. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/SoftwareAGTheSoftwareMarketaNewMajorTechnologyInnovationEveryDecade_page.asp Mon 8 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced the expansion of the webMethods Application Modernization Suite with the introduction of Discovery Edition for Natural. By modernizing existing systems, organizations can drive business innovation and decrease maintenance demands without “ripping and replacing” current IT investments. Discovery Edition for Natural helps organizations automatically analyze and unlock complex applications written in Natural and enable reuse of code. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090602_CosteffectiveModernizationofNaturalApplications_page.asp Tue 2 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG celebrates its 40th anniversary on May 30th. The company was founded in 1969 in Darmstadt as Europe’s first software company. Today, the company that helped establish an independent software industry has a market capitalization of €1.4 billion. Since its foundation, Software AG has built its success on sustained customer-centric development of innovative technology and by focusing on the world’s largest IT markets. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of Software AG’s flotation on the Frankfurt stock exchange, in what was then the world’s largest IPO by a software company. The company is entering its fifth decade of developing innovative technology as "independent" market leader in business process software. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090529_Software_AG_makes_history.asp Fr 29 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced their ranking as the largest vendor of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance Technologies based on the 2008 Application Infrastructure and Middleware Software market share figures released by Gartner, Inc., a leading industry analyst firm. This is the first year Gartner has ranked the SOA Governance Technologies market. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090527_SOA_Governance_Market_Share_page.asp Wed 27 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT Software AG, the world’s largest independent provider of Business Infrastructure Software, announced that Central Banco Universal, a leading regional bank in Venezuela, with more than 85 branches and 1,300 employees, has chosen Software AG’s webMethods Business Process Management suite to optimize the bank’s business management. Central Banco Universal has automated its credit card claims processes to provide a more efficient service to its customers and increase its competitiveness. The new flexible processes also allow the Bank to swiftly comply with new regulations affecting the financial services industry. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090526_Banco_Universal_Venezuela_page.asp Tue 26 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT In the run up to the European parliament elections, Software AG called on industry and politics to recognize the strategic importance of the European software industry in helping counter the current economic downturn and driving economic recovery. While Europe’s manufacturers are being hit hard by a drop in export demand, the world’s major software vendors are showing some resilience to the current economic climate. The overall software market is forecast to remain flat in 2009 with growth resuming in 2010. A larger software sector would provide a buffer to economic contraction and provide an earlier return to growth. Software will also play a major role in helping both the public and private sector adapt to economic changes quickly and economically. It provides the only cost effective way of implementing competing requirements such as increasing efficiency, implementing cost reduction, insuring new regulatory compliance and implementing faster M+As driven by industry consolidation. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090514_EuropeanSoftwareIndustry_page.asp Thu 14 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT Software AG announced that the company’s founder, Dr. Peter Schnell, has today been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany's highest civilian award was presented by Roland Koch the Prime Minister of the State of Hessen. Dr. Schnell received the award for the Foundation’s services in youth education, helping the disabled and senior citizens in Europe and South America. The Foundation, Software AG’s largest shareholder currently donates ca. €25 million annually as well as project advice and consulting. The recognition comes during Software AG’s 40th anniversary, itself a tribute to the vision and foresight of Dr. Schnell and a lasting testimony to his impact on the software industry in Europe and globally. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090507_DrPeterSchnellreceivestheFederalRepublicofGermanysOrderofMerit_page.asp Thu 7 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT Software AG’s technologies for service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM) are supporting a project by the Hamburg University of Technology and the Kühne School of Logistics and Management. The research project—SOA in Maritime Container Logistics – From Process Analysis to Implementation—is headed up by Professor Dr. Thorsten Blecker of the Institute for Business Logistics and General Management. Researchers and software engineers working on the project are using solutions from Software AG’s webMethods product suite to develop process models. The project objective: to implement research findings from academia in real-world applications, such as container logistics. The researchers recently presented initial project results in Hamburg. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090506_KhneSchoolofLogistics_page.asp Wed 6 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2009, focused on further developing business sustainability on the occasion of today’s Annual General Meeting. Dr. Andreas Bereczky, Executive Vice President of Production at ZDF, was reelected to the Supervisory Board and chosen by the Board as its new Chairman. Dr. Bereczky has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 2004. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090430_AnnualGeneralMeeting2009_page.asp Thu 30 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT Software AG’s (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) first-quarter performance for 2009 was stable despite the global economic recession. The company’s total revenue (unaudited IFRS) was €165.3 million (2008: €159.4 million), representing growth of 4 percent. Margin-enhancing product revenue totaled €122.5 million (2008: €114.8 million), a 7 percent increase. Operating results (EBIT) rose 6 percent to total €38.1 million (2008: €36.0 million). Net income also grew by 14% to €25.6 million (2008: €22.5 million). Based on its performance to date, Software AG reconfirms its outlook for the 2009 fiscal year and still expects 4 to 8 percent revenue growth year on year. http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090423_Results1Q2009_page.asp Mon 23 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that it has been named by Gartner, Inc., a leading industry analyst firm, in the Leaders Quadrant of the recently published Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology Sets. Governance enables companies to automate the management of services throughout their lifecycle, providing increased visibility, improved compliance, and greater control of their entire service-oriented architecture (SOA). http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090409_LeadersQuadrantforSOAGovernanceTechnologies_page.asp Mon 4 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, and Proginet Corporation, a leading provider of universal, multi-platform software solutions for fast, secure, global file transfers, today announced the availability of webMethods ActiveTransfer, a solution for managed file transfer available as part of the webMethods Suite. Building upon a new strategic OEM partnership with Proginet for its industry-leading, cross-platform file transfer solution, CyberFusion Integration Suite (CFI)®, webMethods ActiveTransfer provides organizations with a secure and reliable way to transfer large files, facilitates seamless trading partner integration, and provides a platform for compliance with regulatory mandates and security best practices. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090330_SoftwareAGPartnerswithProginet_page.asp Mon 30 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG has appointed Ivo Totev to the Executive Board with responsibility for Professional Services worldwide. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090316_Boardchanges_page.asp Thu 16 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG’s executive board and supervisory board will recommend a 2008 dividend payment of €1.10 (previous year: €1.00) per share at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2009. This will result in a pay-out ratio of approximately 27 percent of net profit for fiscal 2008. Currently 28,638,842 shares are entitled to a dividend payment. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090313_Dividend_page.asp Thu 13 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, announced the results of a nationwide study of German corporations. The study revealed that financial services companies are significantly ahead of other industries in their adoption of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM). Additionally, banks and insurers lead other sectors in their use of SOA and BPM to achieve flexibility, agility, and transparency and to drive overall business growth. Despite enduring massive turmoil and organizational change, including forced mergers, a scramble for transparency and major cost-cutting, the financial services industry will bounce back quicker than most. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090303_ThefuturesbrightforfinancialservicesIT_page.asp Thu 12 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced it was recognized by Gartner, Inc. in the ’Leaders’ Quadrant in two of its recently released reports: Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Back-End Application Integration Projects and Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for SOA Composite Application Projects. The recognition evaluates vendors’ ability to execute and their completeness of vision, something Software AG takes great pride in and is evident in its rich portfolio offerings of business process management (BPM), legacy integration, enterprise service bus (ESB), SOA governance, data integration and master data management. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090306_SoftwareAGPlacedinLeadersQuadrant_page.asp Fri 06 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., a leading industry analyst firm, in the Leaders Quadrant of the recently released Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for Business Process Management Suites. Software AG’s webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) is a full-feature, enterprise-scale platform that allows companies to design, execute, monitor, and manage complex business processes. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090305_LeadersQuadrantforBusinessProcessManagementSuites_page.asp Thu 05 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, one of the world’s leading suppliers of infrastructure software for business processes, is taking a 51 percent shareholding in Leipzig-based software company itCampus, as of 1-4-2009. By joining forces with itCampus, Software AG is expanding its German research and development capacity in the realm of process automation. ItCampus is an offshoot of the University of Leipzig and Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg with great potential to further innovate in the field of corporate process solutions. The company has 120 permanent and independent employees of which ca. 100 are software experts. ItCampus has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and Slovakia. Customers of itCampus include such companies as Axel Springer, Bertelsmann, ThyssenKrupp, Deutsche Telekom, and the Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk broadcasting company. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090302_SoftwareAGexpandsresearchcapacityinGermany_page.asp Mon 02 Mar 2009 15:30:00 GMT With its new product, AlignSpace™, Software AG has announced plans to create the largest social network of BPM professionals. The new product is a platform that offers collaboration between all project participants in a Business Process environment. Data, documents and services produced within this environment are made available and reusable within or across company borders. Leading social networks can also be easily plugged-in. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090302_TheWebcietymeetsbusinessSoftwareAGannouncesthefirstsocialBPMplatform_page.asp Mon 02 Mar 2009 15:30:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced its upcoming SOA Summit 2009, a premier event for SOA experts, business leaders, and application development professionals, dedicated to providing attendees real-world insights and hands-on training that can be applied immediately. SOA Summit 2009 will be held May 5-6, 2009 in Scottsdale, Arizona. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090225_SOASummit2009GivesAttendeestheToolstoBuildaBetterBusiness_page.asp Wed 25 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG’s CEO, Karl-Heinz Streibich, today called for all executive board members to become aware of the new business opportunities being opened by the latest developments in the software industry. All industries are facing competing management attention for issues such as market consolidation, regulatory compliance, cost management and opening new markets. These competing pressures can only be effectively balanced and managed through software. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090219_CounteringtherecessionthroughIT_page.asp Thu 19 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT Germany’s largest enterprise application software vendors are teaming up with partners from science and industry in a research project aimed at driving the use of the “Internet of Things” in intelligent business processes. The researchers intend to leverage the full scope of process-relevant information from the Internet of Things to make business processes more flexible and more dynamically adaptable. The project is a perfect example of how Germany continues to invest in research even in times of economic crisis in order to foster the competitiveness of Germany as a business location. The initiators of the research project, known as the “Alliance Digital Product Flow”, include its coordinator, SAP AG, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the Fraunhofer Institute, IDS Scheer AG, Software AG, the Technical University of Darmstadt, and the Institute for Applied Computer Science at the Technical University of Dresden. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding the project with 17.7 million euros. The project partners signed the cooperation agreement today and received the authorization by Parliamentary State Secretary Andreas Storm. The alliance officially begins its assignment today. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090205_AllianceDigitalProductFlow_page.asp Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that the decision of the leading Israeli mortgage lender, Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, to modernize its IT assets based on Software AG technology has allowed the bank to capture over one-third of the Israeli mortgage market. The five-year project has delivered a 7% increase in market share through offering customers tailor made products and services and put Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot 3-5 years ahead of the competition. The new flexible IT system, one of the most complex banking systems operating in Israel, and able to support the changing demands of a dynamic bank operating in a competitive market, was delivered on budget and on time. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090203_BankMizrahiTefahot_page.asp Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Buses, Q1 2009. Forrester Research’s 171-criteria evaluation of ESB vendors and interviews with user companies cites Software AG among other vendors for its strategic focus and flexibility in deployment and configuration. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090203_Forrester_ESB_Leader_page.asp Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) continued to grow in the fiscal year 2008. Group revenue (IFRS) rose by 16 percent to €720.6 million (2007: €621.3 million). http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090127_Results4Q2008_page.asp Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced the release of its SOALink Cookbook, a guide to how CentraSite ActiveSOA can smooth the way to a successful SOA adoption. The Cookbook is a practical reference for CentraSite integration, providing “recipes” that can be used to achieve rapid business value today while laying the groundwork for future capabilities within an organization’s SOA. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090122_SOALinkCookbook_page.asp Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG announced the availability of a new version of Tamino XML Server. Version 8.0 focuses on standards-based native interfaces to an SOA, quicker data access, new access- and data-security concepts, and support of the Subversion protocol for versioning of XML and non-XML documents.
Version 8.0 of Tamino XML Server—the industry’s first native XML server—supports archiving and processing of messages and documents and their use in an SOA. Data-centric applications also benefit from optimizations in query processing, expanded backup technology and more flexible security concepts. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090119_NewTaminoXMLServer_page.asp Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that Ping An Insurance of China will use its webMethods product suite to support its ambitious business expansion plans. Ping An will drive its 20-25% growth plans through offering full insurance, banking and asset management services to over 40 million customers in China. The new “one account” service, unique to China, offering one-stop-shopping of Ping An’s full range of financial products was launched in July and within two months 100,000 customers have subscribed to the program. Ping An is using Software AG’s webMethods product suite in developing the IT platform needed to support its multi-product, multi channel, business expansion strategy. The new IT infrastructure was recently recognized at IDC’s Innovation Awards as one of the top-10 innovative IT solutions in Asia Pacific. http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/Press/pressreleases/20090108_Ping_An_Insurance_Group_page.asp Thu, 8 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT