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Corporate | 6 April 2006 09:16

SHS Informationssysteme AG:Continually tapping new markets

Corporate-news transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— SHS and the Kreditschutzverband offer a joint credit management solution portfolio for Austria Munich, April 6, 2006 – Munich-based solutions provider SHS Informationssysteme AG and the Kreditschutzverband von 1870 (KSV) are pooling their expertise in the field of credit management. The goal of their close cooperation is to establish a joint portfolio of credit management solutions for the Austrian market. The KSV is the market leader in Austria for consumer and company data. Over the past years, it has developed into a modern information company with over 20,000 members and 21 offices in 13 Central and Eastern European countries. In the future, Austrian companies will have access to a unique credit management solution which combines innovative system and efficient data solutions. The SHS Agency Gateway in the SHS solutions portfolio enables modern information management and provides quick and easy access to external data and services throughout Europe. Additionally, the GUARDEAN software offers customized credit management solutions for nearly every field of application. The KSV, in turn, provides targeted credit information for individuals and companies in Austria, as well as collection services, insolvency representation and address management services. Thanks to the strong presence and years of experience that the KSV has on the international market – particularly in Eastern Europe – this cooperation will give the international clients of SHS the opportunity to receive high-quality credit information on customers in Central and Eastern Europe. The combined portfolio of SHS solutions and KSV products, coupled with a concentration of expert knowledge, will generate significant added value for customers. ‘By consolidating our competitive position, we will promote the sale of our products and increase our sales through foreign and domestic customers using SHS solutions,’ said Johannes Nejedlik, managing director of the KSV. Dirk Roesing, chief executive officer of SHS Informationssysteme AG, explained, “Austria is a strategically important market for us. By cooperating with the KSV, we will intensify our business in Austria and provide our customers access to the best data in the country.“ Munich-based SHS Informationssysteme AG is listed on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and operates subsidiaries in Spain and Switzerland. As a provider of complete solutions ranging from consultancy to system integration, SHS focuses on customer risk and customer value management for enterprises with a broad customer base. In 2005, the company recorded revenues of EUR 41 million. The customers of SHS include BMW Financial Services, Toyota Kreditbank, Ingram Micro, Crédit Agricole, T-Mobile, T-Online, SüdLeasing, Telefónica, amena, Barclaycard and other international companies in the automobile, telecommunications and financial services sectors. For more information, see www.shs.de. The KSV is Austria’s leading creditor protection association. Its goal is to protect businesspeople from financial damage and thus promote their liquidity. International business information, collection services and insolvency representation give customers the knowledge they need for professional risk management. 70% of business information is currently looked up online. The website at www.ksv.at can also be used for collection and insolvency services. International subsidiaries and strategic participations gave rise to the KSV Group, which stands for technical expertise and worldwide connections. The association is governed by a committee and management board, while the operative management is handled by Johannes Nejedlik and Karl Jagsch. 720 employees currently serve 20,000 members in 28 locations in Austria and abroad. Sales in Austria in 2005 amounted to EUR 40 million. SHS Informationssysteme AG Jens Dauner Tel.: +49 – 89 – 747257-19 e-mail: jens.dauner@shs.de KSV Nina Stuttmann Tel.: +43 – 50 – 1870-8182 e-mail: stuttmann@ksv.at HOSCHKE & CONSORTEN Public Relations GmbH Christof Kaplanek Tel.: +49 – 40 – 369050-38 e-mail: c.kaplanek@hoschke.de (c)DGAP 06.04.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: SHS Informationssysteme AG Fraunhoferstraße 12 82152 Martinsried bei München Deutschland phone: +49-(0)89-747-257-0 fax: +49-(0)89-747-257-10 email: investor.relations@shs.de WWW: www.shs.de ISIN: DE0005072409 WKN: 507240 indexes: stockmarkets: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————