EANS-News: Beta Systems Software AG / Beta Systems reports a stable first half-year 2009

• Revenues and profit growth in the infrastructure business

• Greater volatility discernable in the solutions business

• Positive profit contribution by the newly acquired companies

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Berlin (euro adhoc) - Berlin, July 30, 2009 - In the first half of
2009, Beta Systems Software AG (BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) raised
revenues and profit considerably in its sustainedly strong
Infrastructure Division (Data Center Infrastructure (DCI) and
Identity Management (IdM) LoBs (line of business)). By contrast, the
solutions for banks and insurance companies business (Enterprise
Content Management (ECM) LoB) was exposed to greater volatility
during the period under review which led to orders being postponed to
the second half of 2009. In addition, a multi-year major order, not
repeated in the current period under review, was carried out in the
first half of 2008. At the end of the first six months of 2009, the
total revenues of Beta Systems therefore came to EUR 40.8 million
(Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 42.5 million) and consolidated earnings before
interest and tax (EBIT) stood at EUR -0.9 million (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR
0.6 million).

All three divisions were profitable in the first half year of 2009 as
compared with the previous year´s period. The highly profitable
Infrastructure Division with the DCI LoB made a decisive contribution
to the consolidated result by lifting revenues 17.3% to EUR 20.0
million (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 17.0 million) and improving profit by 15.9%
to EUR 8.5 million (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 7.4 million). The IdM segment
also raised revenues on the back of larger new contracts to EUR 5.2
million (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 4.3 million) and profit climbed to EUR 0.2
million (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 0.0 million). This positive development is
also confirmation of the acquisition strategy of Beta Systems, as SI
Software Innovation GmbH, a company taken over in 2008 which focuses
mainly on mid-sized customers, and the DETEC Group, effectively taken
over in 2009, both made considerable contributions to revenues and
profit in the first half of 2009. Moreover, maintenance revenues grew
through the technology transfer carried out with the US company
Proginet in 2008. In the solutions for banks and insurance companies
business (ECM LoB) the sales successes of the year-earlier quarter
were not repeated due to orders being postponed and longer purchase
decision cycles. Accordingly, revenues posted EUR 15.7 million and
profit had fallen to EUR 0.6 million at the end of the first six
months of 2009 (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 21.2 million and EUR 4.1 million
respectively). Active cost management, however, serves to cushion the
decline in profit.

At the current point in time as well, guidance for revenues and
profit can only be provided with the requisite reservation and
caution given the general economic conditions and the specific risks
in the financial sector. Due to the seasonal nature typical to the
software business, Beta Systems always generates its highest revenues
and profit in the fourth quarter of the financial year. With this in
mind and based on the Company's stable market position, also
strengthened in the wake of additions to the holdings portfolio,
Management anticipates that raising revenues and profit should be
possible in the current fiscal year as well.

Statement by the Management Board "The sustained, strong demand for
infrastructure software despite the persistently tense situation in
the global IT market is clearly reflected in the revenue and profit
growth of the DCI and IdM LoBs. We have created a considerably
broader-based product range for our customers by adding to our
portfolio. Moreover, this enables us to develop new customer segments
such as, for instance, mid-sized customers, using the products of SI
Software GmbH", declared Gernot Sagl, Board Member of Beta Systems
Software AG, and added: "On the other hand, the reluctance to invest
triggered by the global financial crisis, above all in the case of
major international banks, filtered through in the form of orders
being postponed in the first half of 2009, with the result that the
exceptionally high license revenues generated in the previous year´s
quarter were not repeated."

Other Key Financial Data for Q1-Q2/2009 at a Glance: - Maintenance
revenues advance by EUR 4.2% to EUR 20.5 million (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR
19.7 million) - Software license revenues decline from EUR 12.8
million to EUR 11.8 million - Service revenues post EUR 6.6 million
(Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 6.9 million) - Scanner hardware revenues fall to EUR
2.0 million, as budgeted (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 3.2 million) - Earnings
before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) post EUR
0.9 million (Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 2.6 million) - The result for the period
(after tax) comes to EUR -0.7 million and EUR -0.06 per share
(Q1-Q2/2008: EUR 0.3 million and EUR 0.03 per share)

Other Key Financial Data for Q2/2009 at a Glance: - Maintenance
revenues climb by EUR 9.2% to EUR 10.5 million (Q2/2008: EUR 9.6
million) - Software license revenues decline to EUR 5.9 million
(Q2/2008: EUR 7.7 million) - Service revenues post EUR 2.8 million
(Q2/2008: EUR 3.9 million) - Scanner hardware revenues remain
unchanged at EUR 1.3 million (Q2/2008: EUR 1.3 million) - Total
revenues come to EUR 20.5 million (Q2/2008: EUR 22.5 million) - EBIT
stands at EUR -0.9 million (Q2/2008: EUR 1.2 million) - The result
for the period (after tax) comes to EUR -0.6 million and EUR -0.05
per share (Q2/2008: EUR 0.9 million and EUR 0.07 per share)

The full Half-yearly Financial Report 2009 will be released on August
4, 2009 and posted on the company's website at
http://www.betasystems.com under the heading Investor
Relations/Financial Reports. All amounts cited in this press release
and information derived therefrom (e.g. percentage figures) are
figures fully rounded up to thousands of euros as presented in the
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as at June 30, 2009.

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
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
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