EANS-News: Beta Systems underpins uptrend by achieving an increase in revenues and profit in the first quarter of 2009

• Revenues advance 1.6 % to € 20.3 million (Q1/2008: € 20.0 million)
• Double-digit growth rates in the software license and services
business
• Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) reaches breakeven
as early as the first quarter

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Berlin (euro adhoc) - Berlin, April 30, 2009 - Beta Systems Software
AG (BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) reached breakeven by the first quarter of
2009 in terms of EBIT, as compared with a loss of EUR -0.6 million in
the first quarter of 2008. This good quarterly result marks the
continuation of the Company´s positive performance, with an upbeat
start to the year 2009. Counter to the general trend in the market,
the Berlin-based software supplier raised its high-margin business
with software licenses and services in the double-digit range by
15.6% to EUR 5.8 million (Q1/2008: EUR 5.1 million) and 25.7% to EUR
3.8 million (Q1/2008: EUR 3.0 million) respectively in the first
three months of the current fiscal year. Maintenance revenues came in
at EUR 10.0 million, virtually unchanged from the previous year´s
level (Q1/2008: EUR 10.1 million). Revenues generated by business
with scanner hardware fell due to seasonal influences to EUR 0.7
million (Q1/2008: EUR 1.9 million). As a result, total revenues rose
marginally by 1.6% to EUR 20.3 million (Q1/2008: EUR 20.0 million).

Other Key Financial Data for Q1/2009 at a Glance: • EBITDA (earnings
before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) doubled to EUR
1.0 million (Q1/2008: EUR 0.5 million) • The cash flow from operating
activities, which posted EUR 10.7 million, remained at a consistently
high level (Q1/2008: EUR 12.4 million) • The result for the period
(after tax) stood at EUR -0.1 million and EUR -0.01 per share
(Q1/2008: EUR -0.6 million and EUR -0.04 per share)

Statement by the Management Board "Achieving EBIT breakeven by the
first quarter of 2009 is an extremely positive signal which indicates
how strong and robust our business model is, particularly against the
background of the currently tense situation in the global IT market.
Owing to the seasonal nature of our business, as reflected by
revenues, this has only been achieved once in the history of our
company", explained Kamyar Niroumand, Chief Executive Officer of Beta
Systems Software AG, and added: "There was a notable increase in the
demand of our customers for security and compliance/GRC products as
well as automated solutions."

The full 3-Monthly Report 2009 will be released on May 5, 2009 and
posted on the company´s website at http://www.betasystems.com under
the heading Investor Relations/Financial Reports.

End of the press release

Beta Systems Software AG - Agility Integrated Beta Systems Software
AG, Berlin (Prime Standard: BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) develops
high-profile software products and solutions for the automated
processing of large volumes of data and documents. These products and
solutions serve to optimize processes and enhance the security and
agility of IT. They guarantee compliance with business requirements
relating to governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) and
raise the performance of a company´s IT in respect of availability,
scalability and flexibility.

Beta Systems´ IT infrastructure software (Infrastructure & Operations
Management) is geared towards optimizing job and output management in
data centers across all sectors. In addition, Beta Systems offers
products for automating IT user administration in companies with high
numbers of users. In its ECM solutions business (ECM & Document
Solutions) Beta Systems develops customized solutions for large
enterprises in the financial services sector, industry and trading to
facilitate payments, the processing of incoming post, and general
document management.

Beta Systems was founded in 1983 and has been a listed company since
1997. It has a workforce of more than 600 employees. The company´s
principal place of business is Berlin. Beta Systems operates through
Centers of Competence in Augsburg, Cologne and Calgary, as well as 19
subsidiaries worldwide and cooperations with numerous partner
companies. More than 1,400 customers throughout the world use the
products and solutions of Beta Systems in more than 3,300 running
installations. Beta Systems generates 50 percent of its sales from
its international business. Around 200 of its customers are based in
the USA and Canada.

More information on the Company and its products can be found under
www.betasystems.com.

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Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0005224406
WKN: 522440
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
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