Software AG

Investor Presentation • Jan 14, 2003

Company Presentation

December 2002

Mission Statement

To be a leading supplier of system software, solutions and services for mission-critical enterprise information technology.

Company Profile

• Europe's largest system software provider and a major global player in this industry
• In the high-end, mission-critical IT business since 1969
• Leader in XML system technology for e-business
• Global presence
• 2001 revenue: Euro 589 million/ 20% profit margin
• Listed at Frankfurt stock exchange (MDAX)
• Over 3,000 employees worldwide

Global Presence

• 30 subsidiaries
• 90+ offices
• in 70+ countries
• 390 Partners
  • Europe: 210
  • USA: 110
  • Asia/Pacific:

Core Competencies

• Database Management Systems
• Application Engineering
• Enterprise Application Integration
• XML Storage/Management/Publishing/Integration
• Professional Services

Focused Sales/Services Organisation

Solution Categories & Competencies

Service Specific Categories

Application Management

Migration Services

Business Services Methodology

- Consulting

• Assessment
• Feasibility Study
• Architecture Model
• Proof of Concept
• Technology Consulting
• The XML Academy
• Training

Business Integration & Technology Services

Business Operations Services

• -Product Implementation
• Back-end Integration
• Application Development
• • Prototyping
• • Migration
• • Skills Transfer
• Training
• Product Support Services
  • Essential Services
• Advantage Services
• Application Management Services

First Class Customer Base (1)

Over 5,000 corporate users world-wide

First Class Customer Base (2)

Market Challenges

• Focus on productivity and profit
• Leveraging existing investments
• Strategic alliances
• Make B2B work

Major IT Issues

• Ability to respond to rapid change
• Productivity
• Standardization
• Leverage existing IT systems

Addressing Major IT Issues (1)

Leverage existing IT systems through

Integration

• • Integration (EAI, Web Services)
• • XML as data exchange format
• • Re-usage of software components & business functions

Ability to respond to rapid change through

Flexibility

• • Web services
• • Enterprise content management
• • Mobile computing

Addressing Major IT Issues (2)

Increase productivity of systems through

Productivity

• • Efficient integration within and between companies
• • Web Services (based on XML)
• • Enterprise Content Management

Standardization

Standardization

• • SOAP, UDDI, WSDL ...
• • XML as driver for electronic transactions

Software AG and XML

Software AG Technology Addresses Your Issues

S f G A t o w a r e P d P f l i t t r o c o r o o u	F i l i t t u n c o n a y	I l i t t m p e m e n a o n
	T i t r a n s a c o n	E i t n e r p r s e S t y s e m s
	I i t t n e g r a o n	E A I S W b i e e r c e s v M b i l o e
	C t t o n e n	C t t o n e n M t a n a g e m e n

Customer Benefits

Software AG – Your Reliable Partner With Cutting Edge Technology.