euro adhoc: Beta Systems Software AG / Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes) / Beta Systems appoints Gernot Sagl as new CFO

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26.10.2006

CORPORATE NEWS RELEASE
AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT PURS. TO SEC. 15 WpHG

Beta Systems appoints Gernot Sagl as new CFO

Berlin, 26 October 2006 - In a meeting convened today, the
Supervisory Board of Beta Systems Software AG (BSS, ISIN DE
0005224406) appointed Mr. Gernot Sagl (37) as Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) of Beta Systems Software AG with immediate effect.

Mr. Sagl has an extensive track record in international management
and most recently held the position of Regional Finance Manager
within a top ten US pharmaceutical group, where he was responsible
for the financial operations of enterprises based in Central and
Eastern Europe.

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announcement:

Sebastian Leser, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Beta Systems
Software AG, commented as follows: "We are delighted to have secured
the services of Gernot Sagl for Beta Systems, thereby supplementing
our executive team with a proven expert in Finance and Organization
and further strengthening the management of our company."

Background Information on Gernot Sagl Gernot Sagl can draw on many
years of experience within the area of finance, including positions
as CFO at Austrian-based CCC AG and Head of Controlling & Treasury at
ÖAG Handelsbeteiligungs AG.

Mr. Sagl holds the degree of Magister der Betriebswirtschaft
(Master's in Business Administration) from Karl-Franzens-Universität
Graz and has also attended Harvard University.

Digital images of Gernot Sagl available from:
Beta Systems/Corporate Communications, Tel.: +49 (0)30 726 118-170,
Email: arne.bassler@betasystems.com

Beta Systems Software AG, Berlin, Germany Beta Systems Software AG
(Prime Standard: BSS) develops high-quality software products and
solutions for the secure and efficient processing of large quantities
of data, and is one of the leading medium-sized, independent,
European software solution providers in its market segment. Its
software products and solutions support customers in the automation,
safeguarding and traceability of their business processes within the
three core areas of document management (Enterprise Content
Management business area), user management (Identity Management
business area) and information management in data processing centres
(Data Centre Infrastructure business area).

The company has been listed on the stock exchange since 1997, and
currently employs around 700 staff, mainly in the competence centres
of Berlin (company headquarters), Cologne, Augsburg and Calgary. In
addition to this, Beta Systems is internationally active with 17
wholly-owned subsidiaries and numerous partner companies. Among its
worldwide total in excess of 1,300 customers with over 3,000 running
installations are major businesses in the fields of financial
services, industry, commerce, logistics and IT services, in Germany,
Europe and the USA. For more information, please visit
www.betasystems.com.

end of announcement euro adhoc 26.10.2006 15:25:50
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Further inquiry note:
Corporate:
Beta Systems Software AG
Arne Bassler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 726 118-170
Fax: +49 (0)30 726 118-881
E-Mail: arne.bassler@betasystems.com

Agency:
HBI PR&MarCom GmbH
Alexandra Osmani, Alexandra Janetzko
Tel.: +49 (0)89 99 38 87-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 930 24 45
E-Mail: alexandra_osmani@hbi.de; Alexandra_Janetzko@hbi.de

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