EANS-News: Software AG / Software AG appoints Ivo Totev to the Executive Board

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Darmstadt (euro adhoc) - Darmstadt, Germany, 16-03-2009 - Software AG
has appointed Ivo Totev to the Executive Board with responsibility
for Professional Services worldwide.

Ivo Totev has more than fifteen years experience in the IT-industry,
holding positions in Progress Software, Sun Microsystems and SAP
before joining Software AG in 2005. Initially responsible for the
implementation of product strategy and product marketing in the
integration business, Ivo has been Chief Marketing Officer since
mid-2007.

Ivo Totev assumes immediate responsibility for the global
Professional Services business replacing Holger Friedrich. Holger
Friedrich leaves Software AG due to personal reasons.

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 EUR721
million in 2008 (IFRS, unaudited).

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Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0003304002
WKN: 330400
Index: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
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