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Software AG develops software infrastructure solutions for the management of business-critical data and processes. We offer our customers high-performance enterprise applications based on Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and open standards, above all in heterogeneous and constantly changing information technology (IT) environments.

We optimize IT systems for over 3,000 customers around the world with our Adabas, Natural, EntireX, and Tamino product lines and the products of the Crossvision SOA Suite.

Software AG technology:

  • enables flexible business applications and processes
  • extends the value and lifetime of business-critical application systems
  • creates effective data management
  • controls and manages Service-Oriented Architectures

Software AG has more than 37 years of experience in the global IT market, with over 2,600 employees servicing customers in more than 70 countries. Headquartered in Germany, the Company is quoted on the Frankfurt stock exchange. Our software can be regarded as an enabling technology as it supports the business processes of customers in all industries. These include financial service providers as well as clients in public administration, travel and logistics, media and telecommunications, and manufacturing and commerce.

We focus on Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA). Service-Oriented Architectures represent a paradigm shift in information technology and are currently the most effective option for flexibly integrating heterogeneous IT systems. SOA forms an overarching software infrastructure for existing IT systems and enables access to diverse applications and systems. SOA aims to protect and optimize existing IT investments by opening previously closed application structures. This technology facilitates flexibility in business processes and assists companies in improving their competitive edge.

Software AG’s Enterprise Transaction System (ETS) business line enables customers to achieve maximum return on their existing IT assets in the context of an extremely competitive and rapidly evolving technology landscape. ETS supports a three-part approach to delivering high-performance and highquality technology to the market. Our Adabas 2006 product line facilitates large-scale data management that focuses on openness and interoperability by applying standards such as Web Services and SQL. Our Natural 2006 product line brings customers into the realm of service-oriented development of applications through the implementation of web services and other standards-based technologies. Our Crossvision Legacy Modernization portfolio encompasses products from the ETS and Crossvision business lines to create a secure and reliable bridge between our customers’ valuable enterprise systems and today’s modern environments.

The Crossvision business line features an innovative SOA product suite that is setting new standards in the growth market of integrating and networking of IT systems. Crossvision offers uniform real-time access to relevant business information by integrating applications and systems while modernizing the existing IT environment. The modular Crossvision approach can be adapted to individual customer requirements. This enables customers to respond more quickly to changing business demands and to provide their own customers with services and products more rapidly and effectively and with enhanced customer service.

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