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ATOSS Software AG Interim / Quarterly Report 2006

May 24, 2006

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Quarterly Report Q1.2006

Andreas F.J. Obereder Christof Leiber Chief Executive Officer Board Member

  • Economic environment: • Improved economic climate, favorable backdrop
  • ATOSS: • Sales revenues and income exceed forecasts
    • • Effect of the disposal of AENEIS
    • • Forecasts upgraded
    • • AGM decides to make special distribution

Contact details: ATOSS Software AG

Am Moosfeld 3 Tel +49. 89. 4 27 71-0 D-81829 Munich Fax +49. 89. 4 27 71-100

www.atoss.com [email protected]

Dear Shareholders, Ladies and Gentlemen:

The satisfactory course of business experienced in the fourth quarter of 2005 continued into 2006.

Focusing the business model in the past year on the core businesses of working time management and personnel resource planning led to considerable improvements in terms of both sales and income, and also considerably improved the outlook for the rest of the year.

As a consequence we raised total sales revenues by 5% over the quarter, when adjusted to reflect the divestment of the AENEIS product. We achieved quite remarkable growth of 8% in software license revenues and growth of 14% in the consultancy business, in both cases adjusted for the effect of divesting the AENEIS product.

A strong momentum for the good levels of business came from the clear differentiation of our solution in the

fields of working time management and personnel resource planning. In the past quarter we were able to emphasize this, not least as a result of the satisfactory conclusion of projects with commercial companies, and more specifically, with the placing of our new ATOSS Staff Efficiency Suite ASES 3.3 JAVA/J2EE-based technology with Austrian Airlines.

The high level of investment in recent years in our many working time management and personnel resource planning solutions opens up completely new possibilities for our customers, in combination with the skills and experience acquired during our many projects with large and medium-sized customers.

Investment in research and development leads to product innovations

ATOSS introduced many new product innovations at Cebit 2006 and sparked interest in our solutions among the broadest range of industries and customer groups.

An essential factor here is to secure maximum flexibility with minimum outlay. In addition to the new ATOSS Mobile module, which is a mobile telephone-based time measurement system, we exhibited the ATOSS Dialogdesigner. The ATOSS Dialogdesigner allows the user to adjust dialogues to user requirements and wishes in a simple fashion. The area of operation and the input and output fields can be freely defined and organized with a simple click of a mouse.

Besides this, the topic of analysis and evaluation is rising in importance as a result of the Atoss Decision Support management information system, along with the topic of Employee Self Service that is designed to considerably raise employee process efficiency and satisfaction in a modern labor market.

An essential aspect of the high degree of differentiation of ATOSS Software AG's solutions is, in particular, our expertise in demand-driven personnel resource management, which has been acquired across a significant

number of projects and which is a reflection of our employees' many years of know-how. It is precisely in this area that ATOSS serves the needs of its customers and interested parties in an exceptional way and differentiates itself as a specialist solutions-provider.

Last but not least, our high level of interest in qualitative and high-value conceptional solutions makes us feel confident in this environment with respect to the outlook for further growth in the current year.

Outlook for 2006 considerably improved

Spurred on by the positive development in the fourth quarter of 2005 and in the first quarter of 2006, and supported by important contracts at the beginning of the current quarter we expect to considerably exceed the results achieved in the previous year and in 2004. For this year we expect an EBIT margin of least 11% and an EBT of at least €2.3 million, while maintaining our cautious approach to forecasting. It will be possible to achieve further improvements if the satisfactory growth of business in the last two quarters continues and also as a result of the end of the personnel costs connected with the convertible bond programs.

At this point we would like to extend our sincere thanks to our customers and employees for their outstanding

cooperation and for joint successes. We would also like to thank our shareholders for the confidence they expressed in the Supervisory Board and the Management Board at the Annual General meeting on 2 May 2006.

Yours sincerely,

Andreas F.J. Obereder (Chief Executive Officer)

Christof Leiber (Board Member)

Group Ov erv ie w: Qua r t erly compa rison in t hous a nds of euros (under IFRS)

2006 2005 2005 2005 2005
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
Revenues 5,117 5,849 5,001 4,536 5,030
Software 3,056 3,359 2,898 2,770 3,118
Software licenses 1,074 1,283 871 784 1,063
Software maintenance 1,982 2,076 2,027 1,986 2,055
Consulting 1,346 1,336 1,165 1,247 1,215
Hardware 587 836 619 344 522
Other 129 318 319 176 175
EBITDA 811 944 17 55 172
EBITCB(1) 755 910 -13 -52 37
EBIT 706 830 -93 -132 -43
EBIT % 14% 14% -2% -3% -1%
EBT 862 980 45 3 84
Net Income 497 510 -19 -40 9
Cashflow 2,650 -1,177 2,520 -993 1,348
Cashflow per share (in e)
(3)
0.68 -0.30 0.66 -0.26 0.35
Financial resources(2),(5) 30,543 27,836 28,823 26,393 27,916
Financial resources per share (in e) (3)
7.85
7.21 7.55 6.92 7.33
EPS (in e)
(3)
0.13 0.13 -0.01 -0.01 0.00
Employees(4) 165 177 181 188 180

(1) EBIT before costs of employee convertible bonds participation scheme; (2) Liquid assets and marketable securities; (3) EPS, cash flow per share and financial resources per share divided by the average number of shares in circulation; in euros (4) at the end of the quarter; (5) Dividend of €0.11 per share on May 2, 2005.

Group Ov erv ie w: Qua r t erly compa rison a s at Ma rch 31, 2006 in t hous a nds of euros (under IFRS)

2006 2005
from Jan. 1 Proportion of from Jan. 1 Proportion of Change
until Mar. 31 Total revenues until Mar. 31 Total revenues 2006 / 2005
Revenues 5,117 100% 5,030 100% 2%
Software 3,056 60% 3,118 62% -2%
Software licenses 1,074 21% 1,063 21% 1%
Software maintenance 1,982 39% 2,055 41% -4%
Consulting 1,346 26% 1,215 24% 11%
Hardware 587 11% 522 10% 12%
Other 129 3% 175 3% -26%
EBITDA 811 16% 172 3% >100%
EBITCB(1) 755 15% 37 1% >100%
EBIT 706 14% -43 -1%
EBT 862 17% 84 2% >100%
Net income 497 10% 9 0% >100%
Cash flow 2,650 52% 1,348 27% 97%
Financial resources (2),(5) 30,543 27,916 9%
EPS (in e)
(3)
0.13 0.00 >100%
Employees(4) 165 180 -8%

"Our project could be entitled "From also-ran to top management level project". All of the parties involved – from sales, to the human resources department and on to company management – were keenly aware of the fact that personnel management would have to be an integral part of the value creation chain in future. And this awareness defined the next step: personnel related data would have to be recorded and maintained in such a manner as to make a value contribution on an operational and strategic level. Our integrated time & attendance and work force scheduling system accomplishes this, and wage accounting itself is just a side product as a result."

Reinhard Zuber, corporate development, Thalia Bücher AG, Basel

Thalia is the number one name in the Swiss bookselling sector. All together, the three companies Thalia Bücher AG, in Basel, Stauffacher Buchhandlungen AG, based in Bern, and ZAP* Zur alten Post AG, in Brig, have almost one million books on their shelves. The book group's sales concept is based on first class customer service and the pleasant atmosphere in the shops encouraging customers to relax and leaf through books at their leisure. Customers are served by some 570 competent sales staff at 17 branches situated at top locations. The number of sales personnel on site varies according to store size – and ranges from five to 180 members of staff. The company group belongs to the German Douglas corporation and generates annual sales in the region of CHF 100 million.

Book trade: Personnel deployment contributing value

Results

  • • Service oriented working hours
  • Online availability of personnel data
  • 75% less overtime within seven months
  • Better information for management

Challenges consisted of

  • • Reducing administration
  • Insourcing of accounting
  • Unifying processes
  • Optimizing personnel deployment
  • Preparing for expansion
  • Maximum transparency in spite of decentral structure

Higher sales, 5% increase when adjusted for AENEIS divestiture

The positive course of business in the fourth quarter of 2005 continued in the current year. ATOSS consolidated revenues in the January to March 2006 period amounted to €5.1 million compared with a figure of €5.0 million in the first quarter of the previous year. Adjusted for the contributions to sales in the previous year from the AENEIS product, which has now been divested, growth amounted to 5%.

Revenues from software licenses again continued to grow, which, as in the fourth quarter, exceeded sales in the same quarter of the previous year. In comparison with the previous year they rose 1% and when adjusted for the AENEIS disposal growth was 8%.

Software maintenance, at €2.0 million, showed a slight fall as a result of the separation from AENEIS. Total software revenues at €3.1 million were slightly below (-2%) the previous year's figure of €3.1 million. Adjusted for AENEIS, however, this represents growth of 3%.

In the consulting business, in the first quarter Atoss achieved 11% growth to €1.3 million compared with €1.2 million in the previous year, but the same figure was 14% adjusted for AENEIS.

Hardware revenues in the first three months amounted to €0.6 million compared with €0.5 million in the previous year's period.

Significant improvements in income

Whilst EBITCB (operating profit before convertible bonds) in the first quarter was at break-even point, as at 31 March 2006 the figure amounted to €0.8

million.

The impact of the disposal of AEN-EIS with effect from January 1, 2006 amounted to €0.4 million.

EBIT, at €0.7 million, also showed a significant improvement on the previous year, which in the first quarter of 2005 was still a slightly negative figure.

We increased EBT to €0.9 million compared with €0.1 million in the previous

year.

Net Income, at €0.5 million or €0.13 per share, was also a very good outcome for the first three months compared with the break-even figure in the previous year.

Continued high commitment to product development

Atoss continues to further develop its products at a very high level. As a consequence, customers are offered highly innovative and technically mature solutions which provide measurable improvements in efficiency.

In the first quarter, ATOSS R&D spending amounted to €0.9 million compared with €1.1 million in the previous year. The reduction was mainly due to the absence of product development in

AENEIS.

The number of employees in product development fell from 55 to 49.

R&D expenditure as a percentage of its revenues fell, particularly due to the higher sales revenues, from 22% to 18%.

Higher cash flow, financial resources exceed €30 million

In the first three months, we achieved an operating cash flow of €2.7 million after a figure of €1.3 million in the comparative period of 2005. The sharp rise compared with the previous year is based on the clear upturn in business with only a slight rise in receivables and the creation of short-term provisions and tax provisions.

Due to seasonal factors, operating cash flow is comparatively higher due to the inclusion of maintenance fees in the first and third quarter whilst in the second and fourth quarter there is a trend of lower or even negative cash flows.

Particularly as a result of the use of provisions and tax provisions in the current year, the very high level of cash flow in the first quarter is relativized during the course of the year.

The higher level of operating cash flow in the first quarter raised financial resources to €30.5 million as at March 31, 2006 compared with €27.9 million in the previous year. As a result, cash flow per share, based on the average number of outstanding shares, amounted to €7.85, whereas the figure was €7.33 as at March 31, 2005.

Management Report

Quarterly Report Q1.2006 Management Report

Total assets amounted to €36.2 million at March 31, 2006 compared with €33.9 million at March 31, 2005. At €28.5 million, equity capital amounted to 78% of the balance sheet total compared with 80% in the previous year.

Employees

At the end of the quarter we employed 165 people. The workforce therefore fell by 8% in comparison with the end of the first quarter of 2005.

ATOSS Software AG currently has three office administrator trainees (previous year: four). Three trainees were offered positions after the completion of their training period in the first quarter.

Risks of the future development

The company holds the view that risk structure has not changed against December 31, 2005.

Earnings forecasts raised

The leading research institutes raised their economic growth forecasts for 2006 to 1.8% in their spring reports at the end of April. The German government, however, is maintaining its growth forecast of 1.6%.

Successful targeting of major customers is more important to Atoss's revenue growth than overall economic growth.

During the quarter we made progress in this area. Max Bahr Baumärkte and Austrian Airlines are among the new customers who are placing their trust in Atoss's solutions.

Spurred on by the positive development in business over the past two quarters and by important orders in the current quarter as well as, and strengthened by the solid cost structure of the company, the Company has raised its predictions significantly for the year.

We now expect an EBIT margin of least 11% for 2006 and an EBIT of at least €2.3 million. However, there is no change in our cautious forecasting policy. It will be possible to achieve further improvements if the satisfactory growth of business in the last two quarters continues and also as a consequence of the ending of personnel costs connected with the convertible bond programs.

Summer recess in 2005 - price rises at year end

Over the past 12 months, the Atoss Software AG stock has developed in line with the Company's course of business. Since the figures in the second and third quarter were not satisfactory, we saw a low level of interest in the company's stock price.

With the positive outlook at the year end, this changed and the stock fared better.

Lively interest in distribution

The profit distribution announcement in January 2006 was enthusiastically received by investors and analysts price increase with large trading volumes.

alike, and this was reflected in a sharp

During the first quarter, the share price developed very well, not least due to the tax treatment of the distribution. The stock price peaked at €17.50.

After the profit distribution decision at the Annual General Meeting, as well as the distribution on May 3, the price leveled off at around €9.

Investor Relations

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K e y per sh a re data in EURO

2006 2005
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
High 14.00 9.21 8.78 10.10 10.60
Low 8.57 7.90 7.85 8.35 9.12
Price at end of quarter 13.85 8.95 8.55 8.49 9.90
Number of treasury shares (1) 122,666 150,058 203,566 206,101 206,334
Dividend per share (2) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.00
Cash flow per share (2) 0.68 -0.30 0.66 -0.26 0.35
Financial resources per share (2) 7.85 7.21 7.55 6.92 7.33
EPS (2) 0.13 0.13 -0.01 -0.01 0.00
EPS (diluted) (2) 0.12 0.12 0.00 -0.01 0.00

(1) shares at the end of the quarter; (2) on average memeber of shares in circulation

Analysts express satisfaction

Analysts at SES Research were pleased with the good results in the first quarter and anticipate that the company will exceed the higher forecasts for the 2006 financial year.

In parallel with our own expectations, SES Research remains cautious on the outlook for sales for 2006 and

expects an almost unchanged figure compared with the previous year. Due to the already very good course of business in 2006, the stock is classified as "hold".

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT MARCH 31, 2006

ASSETS
03.31.2006 12.31.2005
in € in €
Curr ent Assets
Cash 30,537,998 27,831,181
Marketable securities 4,708 4,804
Trade accounts receivable (net) 3,807,878 3,788,143
Inventories 15,181 12,660
Other current assets and deferred items 799,899 343,994
Total current assets 35,165,664 31,980,782
Non-Curr ent Assets
Fixed assets (net) 356,116 369,694
Intangible assets (net) 211,846 255,036
Deferred taxes 457,609 487,272
Total long-term assets 1,025,571 1,112,002
Total assets 36,191,235 33,092,784

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT MARCH 31, 2006

LIABILITIES
03.31.2006 12.31.2005
in € in €
Shor t-term liabilities
Trade accounts payable 284,231 720,294
Short-term provisions 1,381,227 1,390,546
Revenue adjustment items 3,263,721 694,549
Provisions for taxation 715,381 431,736
Other short-term liabilities 675,697 651,986
Total short-term liabilities 6,320,257 3,889,111
L ong-term liabilities
Convertible bonds 128,277 155,250
Pension provisions 1,231,607 1,229,912
Deferred taxes 0 6
Total long-term liabilities 1,359,884 1,385,168
Stock holder s' equit y
Share capital 4,025,667 4,025,667
Capital reserve 439,431 450,013
Treasury stock -1,463,931 -1,670,304
Profit 25,510,022 25,013,111
Changes in equity not impacting earnings -95 18
Total stockholders' equity 28,511,094 27,818,505
Profit 25,510,022 25,013,111
Treasury stock -1,463,931 -1,670,304
Capital reserve 439,431 450,013
Share capital 4,025,667 4,025,667
Stock holder s' equit y
Total long-term liabilities 1,359,884 1,385,168
Deferred taxes 0 6
Pension provisions 1,231,607 1,229,912
Convertible bonds 128,277 155,250
L ong-term liabilities
Total short-term liabilities 6,320,257 3,889,111
Other short-term liabilities 675,697 651,986
Provisions for taxation 715,381 431,736
Revenue adjustment items 3,263,721 694,549
Short-term provisions 1,381,227 1,390,546
Trade accounts payable 284,231 720,294
Shor t-term liabilities
03.31.2006
in €
12.31.2005
in €
LIABILITIES

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2006

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 2006

Quarterly report
01.01.2006 01.01.2005
03.31.2006 03.31.2005
in € in €
C ash flow fr om operating ac tivities
Net income 496,912 8,528
Depreciation on fixed assets 104,835 215,199
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 15,253 1,606
Change in deferred tax assets 29,656 23,263
Personnel costs arising from convertible bond program 48,719 79,831
Pension provision 1,695 35,193
Change in net current assets
Trade accounts receivable -19,735 -455,671
Other assets and deferred items -458,426 -290,753
Trade accounts payable -436,062 -117,477
Short-term provisions 128,786 -401,611
Revenue adjustment items 2,569,172 2,314,691
Tax provisions 283,644 -9,791
Other short-term liabilities -114,393 -54,685
Net cash generated from operating activities 2,650,056 1,348,324
C ash flow fr om investment ac tivit y
Fixed assets acquired -63,320 -124,655
Net cash generated from investment activities -63,320 -124,655
C ash flow fr om financial ac tivit y
Revenues from the sale of treasury stock 120,099 108,993
Cost of convertible bond redemptions 0 -4,850
Unrealized losses on financial resources -114 0
Cash generated from financing activities 119,985 104,143
Quarterly report
01.01.2006 01.01.2005
03.31.2006 03.31.2005
in € in €
Revenues 5,117,031 5,029,697
Cost of sales -1,687,223 -1,818,935
Gross profit 3,429,808 3,210,762
Marketing costs -1,686,789 -1,416,781
Administration costs -575,377 -762,008
Research & development costs -919,671 -1,086,084
Other operating income 458,008 11,309
Operating income 705,980 -42,803
Interest and similar income 156,321 127,026
Pre-tax income 862,301 84,223
Income taxes -365,389 -75,695
Net income 496,912 8,528
Earnings per share (undiluted) 0,13 0,00
Earnings per share (diluted) 0,12 0,00
Average undiluted number of shares in circulation 3,890,198 3,806,724
Average diluted number of shares in circulation 4,036,574 4,058,852

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CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED EQUITY CAPITAL f or t he period from ja nua ry 1 t o MARCH 31

Share Capital Treasury Profit Changes in equity Total
capital reserve stock in € not impacting in €
in € in € in € on earnings
in €
As at January 1, 2005 4,025,667 20,166,012 -2,306,204 5,133,789 0 27,019,264 As at January 1, 2005
Net income 0 0 0 8,528 0 8,528 Net income
Sale of treasury stock 0 -145,391 278,734 0 0 133,343 Sale of treasury stock
Additions from convertible bonds 0 79,831 0 0 0 79,831 Additions from convertible bonds
As at March 31, 2005 4,025,667 20,100,452 -2,027,470 5,142,317 0 27,240,966 As at March 31, 2005
As at January 1, 2006 4,025,667 450,013 -1,670,304 25,013,111 18 27,818,505 As at January 1, 2006
Net income 0 0 0 496,912 0 496,912 Net income
Sale of treasury stock 0 -59,300 206,373 0 0 147,073 Sale of treasury stock
Additions from convertible bonds 0 48,719 0 0 0 48,719 Additions from convertible bonds
Unrealized capital losses 0 0 0 0 -114 -114 Unrealized capital losses
As at March 31, 2006 4,025,667 439,431 -1,463,931 25,510,022 -95 28,511,094 As at March 31, 2006
As at January 1, 2005
Net income
Sale of treasury stock
Additions from convertible bonds
As at March 31, 2005
As at January 1, 2006
Net income
Sale of treasury stock
Additions from convertible bonds
Unrealized capital losses

Notes to the consolidated financial statements as at March 31, 2006

1. General

These quarterly financial statements were drawn up in accordance with the provisions of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and in particular comply with IAS 1.14. They correspond especially to IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".

In accordance with IAS 34.20 these financial statements include a consolidated balance sheet, consolidated income statement, consolidated cash flow statement, consolidated statement of changes in equity capital and notes to the accounts.

They also comply with the German accounting standard (DRS) No. 6 on interim reporting.

The same accounting and valuation methods as well as the same calculation methods have been applied as in the annual financial statements.

The Management Board is satisfied that the presentation of the assets base, the financial and operating positions as well as the cash flow statements contained in this quarterly report provides a fair picture of the commercial position of the Company.

2. Reporting period

The accounts were drawn up on March 31, 2006 in respect of the period commencing on January 1, 2006 and ending on March 31, 2006.

3. Currency

All figures are shown in euros. Amounts are rounded to the nearest euro.

4. Consolidated companies

The consolidated financial statement includes the parent company, Atoss Software AG, Munich and the financial statements of all its subsidiary companies.

Atoss CSD Software GmbH, Cham Atoss Software Ges.mbH, Vienna Atoss Software AG, St. Gallen Atoss Software S.R.L., Timisoara

The companies are consolidated on a full consolidation basis.

5. Changes in stockholders' equity

The movements in consolidated stockholders' equity are shown in the statement of changes in stockholders' equity.

6. Treasury shares

The company held 122,666 of its own shares as at March 31, 2006. Treasury stock is reported as a separate equity item at cost of acquisition.

"In the last years there has been a lot of change in the working hours of physicians, care and nursing personnel and in future we will have to cope with new collectively bargained and operational regulations. With the help of our system we can easily map and adjust to changes dictated by instances outside of our facility. On the other hand, we have an instrument that enables us to allocate the working hours at our disposal without compromising on the quality of care we provide. In this way, we can remain true to our original philosophy and understanding of our vocational mission."

Franz Dussmann, head of care services, Klinikum Rosenheim

The "Klinikum Rosenheim" is a hospital looking back on a long tradition. In 1873, a hospital with 60 beds had already been established on the same location in Rosenheim. Today's modern complex with 640 beds was built in 1968 and extended in 1996. As a hospital representing a locational focus facility it serves the city of Rosenheim as well as the entire administrative district of Rosenheim with some 300,000 inhabitants. Operating 12 specialized stations, the facility employs some 1,300 professionals providing medical care for around 58,000 in-patients and outpatients. The Klinikum Rosenheim is also a teaching facility affiliated with the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, and maintains its own vocational training school for nursing.

Fit for change

Results:

  • • More balanced work planning
  • Enhanced fairness in work load distribution
  • 50 percent lower administration input
  • Greater transparency and better steering and monitoring of working hours

Aims and objectives

  • • Integration of time management and work planning
  • Shorter wage accounting process
  • Optimized utilization of working hours
  • Better nursing care quality
  • Preparation for upcoming changes in connection with collective wage agreements and ECJ rulings

7. Revenues

The Company's revenues were broken down as follows:

Re v enue s
01.01.2006 01.01.2005
03.31.2006 03.31.2005
in € in €
Software licenses 1,073,538 1,062,929
Software maintenance 1,982,216 2,054,525
Total software 3,055,754 3,117,454
Consulting 1,345,645 1,215,223
Hardware 586,952 522,056
Other 128,680 174,965
Total revenues 5,117,031 5,029,697

Revenues are distributed geographically as follows:

Total 5,117,031 5,029,697
Other countries 42,237 56,588
Total German speaking countries 5,074,794 4,973,109
Switzerland 77,747 240,246
Austria 316,978 465,228
Germany 4,680,069 4,267,635
in € in €
03.31.2006 03.31.2005
01.01.2006 01.01.2005

8. Segment reporting

The Company only has one activity segment as defined in IAS 14. It consists of the provision, marketing and implementation of software solutions for efficient employee resource deployment. Also in geographical terms, German-speaking countries represented a single segment within the meaning of IAS 14.

The individual software solutions consist of:

Atoss Staff Efficiency Suite (ASES) and Atoss Startup Edition (ASE):

ASES and ASE are time management and personnel resource planning software solutions for customers in all sectors and for all company dimensions. User services and training are normally provided with these software solutions. Furthermore, consultancy services are also provided, both within the operational environment as well as with respect to corporate or collective agreements aiming to develop optimum solutions for the efficient deployment of personnel resources and to make meaningful use of the existing scope. The Company also markets hardware components for time measurement as well as recording media as resale goods. The ASES/ASE software solution is used on all the major market-accessible system platforms and databases and as a result of its extensive customization functions fulfills the very high demands of customers irrespective of the size of the company and the sector of activity.

Atoss Time Control (ATC):

ATC offers time management and personnel deployment planning for smaller and medium- sized customer groups as well as for large decentralized organizations. Atoss also offers the corresponding user services and training as well as consultancy services for ATC. The Company sells hardware and recording media. The ATC software solution runs on Microsoft Windows system platforms using the market-normal SQL databases and its particularly high degree of user friendliness and ease of use is well-known among smaller and medium-sized customers as well as large decentralized organizations.

AENEIS:

This is a software solution for business process management aimed at customers in all sectors and of all sizes. It is sold normally with implementation, training and consulting services for business process optimization. Until the third quarter of 2005, the AENEIS software solution was in principle covered from construction to marketing via implementation consultancy into the whole organizational structure. The final restructuring was completed with the disposal of the AENIS software solution under an agreement dated December 21, 2005 and its transfer with effect from January 1, 2006 to intellior AG.

Sof t wa re sol u t ions

01.01.2006 01.01.2005
03.31.2006 03.31.2005
in € in €
Revenues
ATOSS Staff Efficiency Suite (ASES) and ATOSS Startup Edition (ASE) 4,813,042 4,585,339
ATOSS Time Control (ATC) 303,989 274,918
AENEIS 0 169,441
Total 5,117,031 5,029,697
EBIT
ATOSS Staff Efficiency Suite (ASES) and ATOSS Startup Edition (ASE) 239,801 250,840
ATOSS Time Control (ATC) 24,120 -30,151
AENEIS 442,059 -177,886
Total 705,980 -42,803

9. Other operating income

Other operating income consists mainly of income from the disposal of AENEIS.

10. Expenditure

Marketing costs rose mainly as a result of the movement of employees from other departments into the marketing division. With respect to this, production and administration costs fell in particular.

11. Tax expense

The consolidated tax expense as at March 31, 2006 was broken down as follows:

Ta x e x pense
01.01.2006 01.01.2005
03.31.2006 03.31.2005
in € in €
Pre-tax income under IFRS 862,301 84,223
Projected tax charge (2006: 40.86%, 2005: 40.86%) -352,336 -34,414
Non-deductible operating expenses -6,063 -5,815
Permanent differences arising from convertible bonds -19,907 -32,619
Differences in tax rates 12,917 -2,848
Group tax charge -365,389 -75,695
Differences in tax rates 12,917 -2,848
Permanent differences arising from convertible bonds -19,907 -32,619
Non-deductible operating expenses -6,063 -5,815
Projected tax charge (2006: 40.86%, 2005: 40.86%) -352,336 -34,414
Pre-tax income under IFRS 862,301 84,223
in € in €
03.31.2006 03.31.2005
01.01.2006 01.01.2005

12. Personnel costs

Personnel costs as at March 31, 2006 were broken down as follows:

13. Employees

The company employed 165 people as at March 31, 2006 compared with 180 as at March 31, 2005. A total of 49 (previous year: 55) of these employees are active in product development, 43 (previous year: 51) in the professional services and consulting areas and 41 (previous year: 37) in sales and marketing.

14. Management Board

The Management Board of ATOSS Software AG had two members as at March 31, 2006:

Andreas F.J. Obereder, Chief Executive Officer Christof Leiber, Management Board member

Pursuant to a decision of the Supervisory Board in April 2006, Mr. Leiber's management contract, which was due to expire on March 31, 2007, was extended by a further five years.

15. Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of ATOSS Software AG had three members as of March 31, 2006.

Peter Kirn, Chairman Bernhard Dorn, Deputy Chairman Rolf Baron Vielhauer von Hohenhau

16. Shares held by corporate officers

The corporate officers held the following ATOSS shares as at March 31, 2006:

03.31.2006 12.31.2005 30.09.2005 30.06.2005 03.31.2005
Andreas F.J. Obereder 1,971,184 1,971,184 1,946,184 1,946,184 1,946,184
Peter Kirn 13,760 13,760 13,760 13,760 11,260
Bernhard Dorn 13,000 13,000 7,000 7,000 7,000

17. Convertible bonds

In the first three months of fiscal 2006, 27,392 convertible bonds were exercised. No convertible bonds were issued or redeemed. 133,785 convertible bonds were outstanding as of March 31, 2006.

The following table summarizes the information on outstanding convertible bonds held by existing and former company officers and employees:

E x ercise price

Outstanding Contractual potential
convertible bonds validity in years exercise rights
15,000 5,2 0
36,000 5.4 0
5,000 4.5 2,500
10,667 1.0 0
66,667 2,500
31,000 5.2 0
3,000 5.6 0
20,000 4.5 9,500
13,118 1.0 12
67,118 9,512
133,785 12,012
Outstanding Contractual potential
convertible bonds validity in years exercise rights
Current and former Board members
11,68 15,000 5,2 0
9,51 36,000 5.4 0
9,02 5,000 4.5 2,500
5,21 10,667 1.0 0
66,667 2,500
Employees
11,68 31,000 5.2 0
9,47 3,000 5.6 0
9,02 20,000 4.5 9,500
5,21 13,118 1.0 12
67,118 9,512
133,785 12,012
Personnel cos t s
01.01.2006 01.01.2005
03.31.2006 03.31.2005
in € in €
Wages and salaries 2,457,799 2,583,426
Social security, pension and other benefits 445,480 555,379
Effects of convertible bond program 48,719 79,813
Total 2,951,998 3,218,618

Current and former corporate officers held the following options on ATOSS's shares by way of convertible bond subscriptions as at March 31, 2006:

03.31.2006 12.31.2005 30.09.2005 30.06.2005 03.31.2005
Andreas F.J. Obereder 5,000 5,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Board Member 20,667 22,000 23,668 23,668 23,668
Dr. Burkhard Scherf 5,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Peter Kirn 12,000 12,000 18,000 18,000 18,000
Bernhard Dorn 12,000 12,000 18,000 18,000 18,000
Rolf Baron Vielhauer von Hohenhau 12,000 12,000 18,000 18,000 18,000

18. Information on reportable securities transactions

In the first three months of fiscal 2005, the following transactions were reported:

AXXION S.A., Luxembourg, has held voting rights of less than 5% of the share capital since February 2, 2006 and according to information in the Company's possession these total 2.7989%.

19. Earnings per share

The earnings per share figure is calculated by dividing the earnings for the period of €496,912 by the weighted average number of outstanding shares. Between January 1, 2006 and March 31, 2006 an average of 3,890,198 convertible bonds were in circulation. Earnings per share for this period therefore amount to €0.13 compared with €0.00 in the first three months of 2005.

In order to calculate the diluted profit per share, the profit for the period requires adjustment for interest expenses on convertible bonds in an amount of €1,282. In addition, the average number of outstanding shares was increased by the additional shares arising from the conversion of bonds. Between January 1, 2006 and March 31, 2006 there was an average of 146,376 convertible bonds in circulation. As a result, diluted earnings per share amounted to €0.12 compared with €0.00 in the previous year.

20. Post balance sheet events

After the end of the quarter there were no reportable post balance sheet events.

ATOSS Software AG

Am Moosfeld 3 D-81829 Munich Fon +49.89.427 71-0 Fax +49.89.427 71-100

[email protected] www.atoss.com

Disclaimer

This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on the conviction of the Management Board of Atoss Software AG and reflect current assumptions and estimations. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many facts that cannot currently be predicted may mean that the actual performance and the earnings of Atoss Software AG develop a different manner. This could include the following: the non-acceptance of newly introduced products or services, changes in the general economic and business climate, the failure to achieve efficiency and costreduction targets or changes in business strategy.

The Management Board is firmly convinced that the expectations of these forward-looking statements are sound and realistic. In the event that the above-mentioned or other unforeseen risks arise, Atoss Software AG cannot guarantee that the expectations will materialize as outlined.

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