Software AG reports $1 billion revenue in 2008

RESTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Software AG today announced that it passed the $1 billion revenue mark in 2008.
The audited financial results, published today in the company`s Annual Report,
confirmed that Software AG has now passed this significant milestone.

"This is important for us," said Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich. "Vendor
size and financial stability are key decision criteria for customers making
strategic IT investments, especially in times of economic uncertainty. Software
AG has industry leading technology, is relatively safe from a hostile takeover
and now has reached $1 billion revenue. We are now the largest independent and
global business infrastructure software company."

Founded in 1969, Software AG has been at the forefront of four decades of
technology innovation from its first product, and still the world`s fastest
commercially available database: ADABAS, to its leading webMethods SOA and
Business Process Management (BPM) suite.

Further information can be found in Software AG's Annual Report at:
http://www.softwareag.com/Corporate/inv_rel/reports/annualreport/default.asp

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With more than 1,000 U.S.-enterprise customers and 700 employees, Software AG's
U.S.operation contributes one third of the company's total revenue and is
Software AG's largest market presence and R&D location. Software AG has operated
nationwide in the U.S. since 1973 through a fully-owned subsidiary, Software AG
USA Inc., which is headquartered in Reston, Virginia - also an R&D hub for the
company`s core data management and integration technologies. R&D labs for the
development of Software AG`s webMethods product suite - offering SOA integration
and BPM solutions - include facilities in San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle and
Denver. For more information, visit www.softwareag.com/us.

Software AG is the world`s largest independent provider of Business
Infrastructure Software. Our 4,000 global enterprise customers achieve business
results faster by modernizing, integrating and automating their IT systems and
processes. As a result, they rapidly build measurable business value and meet
changing business demands. Based on our solutions, organizations are able to
liberate and govern their data, systems, applications, processes and services -
achieving new levels of business flexibility.

Our leading product portfolio includes solutions for high performance data
management, developing and modernizing applications, enabling service-oriented
architecture, and improving business processes. By combining our technology with
industry expertise and best practices experience, our customers improve and
differentiate their businesses - faster.

Software AG has almost 40 years of global IT experience and over 3,600 employees
serving customers in 70 countries. The company is headquartered in Germany and
listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE 0003304002 / SOW).
Software AG posted total revenues of €721 million in 2008.

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Software AG
Cheryl Hawkins
Senior Manager, Public Relations
+1 703-674-4115
Fax: +1 703-674-4061
Cheryl.Hawkins@softwareag.com
or
Norbert Eder
Vice President Corporate Communications
+49 (0) 6151-92-1146
Fax: +49 (0) 6151-92-1444
Norbert.Eder@softwareag.com

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