Software AG’s new Technology Community: direct access to expert knowledge

• New platform supports IT professionals with project development by giving them direct access to expert knowledge
• Up-to-date information on products available instantly
• Extensive search capabilities cover all Community areas

Darmstadt, Germany, 12/15/2011

Software AG’s new Technology Community provides a database of knowledge and experts for external use, connecting developers and other IT professionals via a professional network and accelerating development initiatives. The platform includes all Software AG product areas and gives developers and other IT experts access to the latest articles, code samples, webinars, forums, product videos, and wikis in the technical product environment. The new search functionality helps in the search for generic keywords across areas.

The new Community encompasses all of Software AG’s product areas, including the Adabas, ARIS, CentraSite, Natural, Terracotta, and webMethods product families. Along with providing opportunities for direct interaction—for example, via the chat function or with the help of the professional network—the Technology Community is the online venue for the latest information about product releases, downloads, and newsletters. Posts on the various discussion forums can be shared on other social networks, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

“Software AG’s new Technology Community is a one-stop shop to connect to all Software AG developer assets, channels, and community members,” says the Eaton Corporation’s Brian Johnson, the North American Representative of the Software AG User Group Executive Committee. “It offers many useful tools which enable you to interact with others and find answers that you can't find anywhere else. I encourage everyone to use the Technology Community and contribute your insights to build on this intuitive and dynamic environment.”

The Technology Community has more than 16,000 members and contains over 50,000 posts on various discussion forums. In the last two years, the number of posts made to this knowledge base every day has doubled, and the Community is now accessed more than 14,000 times daily.

“The Technology Community is the single best source of getting the latest updates on our products and tap a huge knowledge base of demos, trial downloads, code examples, and expert know-how,” says Gerd Schneider, Vice President of Communities at Software AG. “It meets the needs of our stakeholders for sharing knowledge and gaining insight to simplify development and problem solving. With the new capabilities, it is now even easier to share information and collaborate on a day-to-day basis.”

Participation in the Software AG Technology Community is free. For more information or to register, please go to communities.softwareag.com.

About Software AG
Software AG is the global leader in Business Process Excellence. Our 40 years of innovation include the invention of the first high-performance transactional database, Adabas; the first business process analysis platform, ARIS; and the first B2B server and SOA-based integration platform, webMethods.
We offer our customers end-to-end business process management (BPM) solutions delivering low Total-Cost-of-Ownership and high ease of use. Our industry-leading brands, ARIS, webMethods, Adabas, Natural, CentraSite and IDS Scheer Consulting, represent a unique portfolio encompassing: process strategy, design, integration and control; SOA-based integration and data management; process-driven SAP implementation; and strategic process consulting and services.
Software AG had revenues of €1.1 billion in 2010 and has more than 5,400 employees serving 10,000 enterprise and public institution customers across 70 countries. Our comprehensive software and services solutions allow companies to continuously achieve their business results faster. The company is headquartered in Germany and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE 0003304002 / SOW).

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