Beta Systems Software AG publishes response to public takeover offer by Delta Beteiligungen AG

Berlin (ots) -

- Purchase consideration deemed inappropriate by Management Board
and Supervisory Board; shareholders recommended not to accept
offer

The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Beta Systems
Software AG (BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) have today published their joint
response to the public takeover offer put forward by Delta
Beteiligungen AG on February 22, 2006, in accordance with Section
27(1) of the Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act
(Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz).

Based on an extensive assessment of the takeover offer and
subsequent discussion, the Management Board and Supervisory Board are
of the opinion that the purchase consideration put forward is not
appropriate. Therefore, both the Management Board and the Supervisory
Board recommend that shareholders of Beta Systems Software
Aktiengesellschaft should not accept the offer. The Management Board
and Supervisory Board members with a shareholding in Beta Systems
have announced that they will be rejecting the offer for all Beta
Systems shares currently held by them.

The full text of the joint response was published today on
http://www.betasystems.com as well as in the form of an announcement
in the Börsen-Zeitung; the document has also been retained for
subsequent free-of-charge distribution by Beta Systems Software
Aktiengesellschaft.

Background information

On February 22, 2006, Delta Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft,
Heidelberg, put forward an unsolicited public takeover offer to Beta
Systems shareholders for the purpose of acquiring their shares in
Beta Systems for a consideration of 1.75 Delta Beteiligungen shares
with a dividend entitlement from January 1, 2005, and an additional
cash offer of ¤ 1.50 for each Beta Systems share. The offer document
was presented to the Management Board of Beta Systems on the same
day.

End of announcement

About Beta Systems Software AG, Berlin, Germany

Beta Systems Software AG (Deutsche Boerse - Prime Standard: BSS,
ISIN DE0005224406) is a leading supplier of infrastructure software
for enterprise critical applications for the automation and
protection of business processes. Beta Systems provides software in
the following areas: Identity Management (IdM), Enterprise Content
Management (ECM) and Data Center Infrastructure (DCI). All Beta
Systems' solutions are able to manage high-volumes of information and
throughput. They secure business critical data and help achieve
compliance by addressing regulatory requirements. The ECM product
range includes scanners and sorters from Kleindienst - a brand owned
by Beta Systems Software AG.

Beta Systems has been listed on Deutsche Boerse (German stock
exchange) since 1997 and employs 700 people. The company has 17
subsidiaries worldwide, as well as numerous business partners. Beta
Systems' worldwide customer base comprises more than 1,000 customers
including IT service providers and large organizations from the
fields of finance and insurance, manufacturing, commerce,
telecommunications, logistics and energy supply, along with public
sector organizations. For further information please visit:
www.betasystems.com.

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Company Contact:
Beta Systems Software AG
Arne Baßler
Corporate Communication
Tel.: +49 (0)30 726 118-170
Fax: +49 (0)30 726 118-881
E-mail: arne.bassler@betasystems.com

Agency Contact:
HBI PR&MarCom GmbH
Corinna Voss, Melanie Körner
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Fax: +49 (0)89 930 24 45
E-mail: corinna_voss@hbi.de;
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