Notes to the consolidated balance sheet

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14| Cash on hand and bank balances, securities

This item includes:

€ thousands Dec. 31,
2007
Dec. 31,
2006
Cash on hand and bank balances 80,822 163,199
Current securities with extremely
low price risk
472 21,575

81,294 184,774



15| Trade receivables

Trade receivables include:

€ thousands Dec. 31,
2007
Dec. 31,
2006
Trade receivables with maturities
of less than 1 year
169,471 152,060
Uninvoiced services (<1 year) 39,840 20,380

209,311 172,440



Trade receivables with maturities
of more than 1 year
10,406 8,862
Uninvoiced services (>1 year) 5,298 1,177

225,015 182,479



The following trade receivables were not yet due or past due as of the reporting date:

€ thousands Dec. 31,
2007
Dec. 31,
2006
Carrying amount 225,015 182,479
of which neither impaired nor past
due as of the balance sheet date
166,159 146,405
of which past due in the
following time bands


1 to 3 months

41,078 29,870

4 to 6 months

11,419 3,458

7 to 12 months

6,359 2,746

> 12 months

0 0

In a number of countries, bad debt allowances are deducted directly from the trade receivables.

16| Other receivables and other assets

Other receivables and other assets mainly consist of hedging transactions related to the management incentive plan in the amount of €14,802 thousand. This item also contains receivables due from tax authorities based on input taxes as well as rent deposits.

17| Prepaid expenses

Prepaid expenses primarily include advance payments made by Software AG under license and lease agreements.