Software AG announces the biggest deal in the company´s history

- A four and a half year license and maintenance contract signed with
Banco do Brasil
- Revenue and earnings forecast for 2008 confirmed

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Darmstadt (euro adhoc) - Darmstadt, Germany, 2-9-2008, the Brazilian
subsidiary of Software AG has signed the largest deal in the Group´s
history with the largest bank in Brazil, Banco do Brazil. The
contract is subject to the conditions applied to all government
contracts in Brazil, namely that no third party objections are
registered within a defined period.

The contract is for a four and a half year period and has a total net
worth (without sales tax) of 151.6 million Real (ca. EUR63.7 million
at today´s currency conversion rate). Nearly three quarters of the
total is license revenue, to be booked over the 4.5 contract period,
with the rest for maintenance and services. For the current fiscal
year this means total revenue of EUR13.9 million of which EUR10.3
million will be booked in the third quarter.

Software AG established a direct business relationship with Banco do
Brasil in 2008, after ending the exclusive distribution contract
between Software AG and its former local partner in Brazil in 2007.
With the successful closing of this and other contracts in Brazil,
Software AG is confident of reaching its full year forecast in the
country of ca. EUR30 million. This re-confirms the guidance for the
full year 2008 of revenue growth (net of currency effects) of ca. 12%
to 14% in the ETS business division and ca. 40% to 45% in the
webMethods business division. The Banco do Brasil contract
strengthens the 2008 license revenue growth of the Software AG Group,
forecast at 24% to 28%, at constant currency rates, and the groups
EBIT margin forecast of 24%.

In light of the positive business development in Brazil, the
Executive Board expects 2008 global revenue growth, at constant
currency rates, of 24% to 27%, despite the weakening economic
situation in the major industrialized countries.

Software AG´s third quarter financial results will be published on
October 24th, 2008.

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Further inquiry note:

Otmar Winzig

Phone: +49 (0) 170 4551562

Email: otmar.winzig@softwareag.com

Paul Hughes

Phone: +49 (0) 6151 921787

Email: paul.hughes@softwareag.com

Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0003304002
WKN: 330400
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