EANS-News: Beta Systems delivers positive EBIT for the third year in a row

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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet/Preliminary Key Financial Data for
fiscal 2009

Berlin (euro adhoc) - - Persistent weakness in new orders in the ECM
solutions business causes revenues and profit to decline - Revenue
growth in the wake of acquisitions in the infrastructure business
(DCI/IdM) and active cost management secure an earnings before
interest and tax (EBIT) at Group level of EUR 1.5 million - Spin-off
of the ECM solutions business completed

Berlin, March 12, 2010 - Pending the outcome of the annual financial
statements audit at Group level (according to IFRS), Beta Systems
Software AG (BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) generated earnings before tax
(EBT) of EUR 1.1 million (2008: EUR 6.0 million) and earnings before
interest and tax (EBIT) of EUR 1.5 million (2008: EUR 6.4 million). A
positive result for the year was also generated in respect of Beta
Systems Software Aktiengesellschaft (company financial statements
under German Commercial Code (HGB)) in the fiscal year 2009.

Against the backdrop of successfully completed and integrated
acquisitions in the high-margin infrastructure business (DCI and IdM
Lines of Business (LoBs)), and especially owing to the sharp increase
in license revenues from identity management solutions, revenues in
this business division were raised again on the back of a
persistently high result in a year-on-year comparison.

The crisis-induced notable reluctance of banks to invest, in
conjunction with the resulting decline in new orders in the ECM
solutions business, however, caused a significant downturn in the
revenues and result of the Group in 2009. This was counteracted by
active cost management resulting in the another clearly positive EBIT
for the third fiscal year in a row. According to provisional
calculations, consolidated revenues fell owing to the aforementioned,
and partly contrary effects, to EUR 81,8 million (2008: EUR 90.4
million).

Preliminary Key Financial Data for fiscal 2009 at a Glance - EBIT
remains positive at EUR 1.5 million (2008: EUR 6.4 million) / EBIT
margin declines to 1.9% (2008: 7.1%) - EBITDA declines to EUR 5.0
million (2008: EUR 10.3 million)/ EBITDA margin posts 6.1% (2008:
11.4%) - Total revenues fall to EUR 81.8 million (2008: EUR 90.4
million)

Spin-off of the ECM solutions business completed The spin-off of the
ECM business to form Beta Systems ECM Solutions GmbH was completed on
March 1, 2010, upon entry of the company into the Commercial Register
of the District Court of Berlin Charlottenburg. The application for
registration in the Commercial Register was made at the end of
February, together with the requisite closing financial statements
(drawn up under the German Commercial Code (HGB)). The shareholders
of Beta Systems Software AG approved the spin-off at the
extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders back in mid-December 2009.

Outlook for the fiscal Year 2010, Annual Results Press Conference and
Disclaimer The aforementioned figures are contingent on the audit of
the annual financial statements and adoption and ratification of the
financial statements at Company and at Group level by the Supervisory
Board. The complete, adopted and audited 2009 annual results and the
outlook for the fiscal year 2010 are scheduled to be released on
March 29, 2010, as part of an online Annual Results Press Conference
and published on the website at http://www.betasystems.com under the
Investor Relations/Financial Reports heading. All amounts cited in
this information by the Company and information derived therefrom
(e.g. percentage figures) are figures fully rounded up to thousands
of euros as presented in preliminary Consolidated Financial
Statements as at December 31, 2009.

End of the 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 enhance process optimization, improve security and
make IT more agile. They guarantee compliance with business
requirements in respect of 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 product segment
(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 to companies with high numbers of users. In its ECM
Solutions Division (ECM & Document Solutions) Beta Systems develops
customized solutions for large enterprises in the financial services
sector, industry and trading in the areas of payments, processing of
incoming post and general document management.

Beta Systems was founded in 1983, has been a listed company since
1997, and 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 20
subsidiaries worldwide and cooperations with numerous partner
companies. Throughout the world more than 1,400 customers use the
products and solutions of Beta Systems in more than 3,300 running
installations. At present, Beta Systems generates 50 percent of its
sales from 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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Further inquiry note:

Press contacts

Company contact:

Beta Systems Software AG

Stefanie Frey

Investor Relations

Tel.: +49 (0)30 726 118-171

Fax: +49 (0)30 726 118-800

e-mail: stefanie.frey@betasystems.com

Agency contact:

HBI PR&MarCom GmbH

Alexandra Osmani,

Alexandra Janetzko

Tel.: +49 (0)89 99 38 87-37/-32

Fax: +49 (0)89 930 24 45

e-mail: alexandra_osmani@hbi.de

e-mail: alexandra_janetzko@hbi.de

Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0005224406
WKN: 522440
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade