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6-month report

22.08.2007

USU remains on growth track -
substantial revenues and earnings increase

Möglingen (Germany), August 22, 2007.

During the first six months of fiscal 2007, USU Software AG boosted
Group revenues by 31.0% to EUR 14,993 thousand (previous year: EUR
11,442 thousand). This was mainly due to the ongoing and strong
product business, to which LeuTek (acquired in the previous year)
also contributed.

Along with the successful operating business performance, it was
primarily the positive tax effects that led to an increase in the
Group net profit in the first half of 2007 to EUR 2,710 thousand
(previous year: EUR 658 thousand) or EUR 0.26 per share (previous
year: EUR 0.07). The tax income contained therein of EUR 1,933
thousand (previous year: EUR -4 thousand) is mainly due to the
recognition of deferred tax assets from the tax loss carryforwards of
USU Software AG. The final purchase price allocation from the LeuTek
takeover also resulted in amortization of intangible assets of EUR
497 thousand (previous year: EUR 102 thousand) in the first half of
2007. Despite this additional amortization, USU Software AG lifted
Group earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to EUR 599 thousand
(previous year: EUR 457 thousand) in the first half of 2007. Without
taking the effects mentioned into account, USU Software AG generated
an increase in Group operating earnings before interest, taxes and
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) compared with the previous
year of 78.5% to EUR 1,294 thousand (previous year: EUR 724 thousand)
due to substantial revenues growth in the period under review with
comparatively low cost expansion.

The Management Board confirms the targets for full-year 2007 and,
following the strategic realignment on the growth market of Business
Service Management, is aiming to boost Group revenues much more
dramatically than the market average to between EUR 32 million and
EUR 33 million. Due to the positive operating business performance
during the first half of 2007 and the forecasts mentioned, the target
of boosting the EBITDA of the USU Group in the current year to over
EUR 4 million has been confirmed in this respect.

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this ad-hoc-announcement:

USU remains on growth track -
substantial revenues and earnings increase

• Revenues increase by 31%
• Tax income quadruples net profit
• EBITDA soars 78.5%
• Liquidity at EUR 9.5 million
• Group workforce grows by 15%
• Orders on hand up 32.4%
• Management Board confirms revenues and earnings targets

Business service management specialist, USU Software AG (ISIN
DE000A0BVU28), today published its business figures for the first six
months of fiscal 2007. According to the figures, USU Software AG
boosted Group revenues by 31.0% to EUR 14,993 thousand (previous
year: EUR 11,442 thousand). This was mainly due to the ongoing and
strong product business, to which LeuTek (acquired in the previous
year) also contributed. Along with the successful operating business
performance, it was primarily the positive tax effects that led to an
increase in the Group net profit in the first half of 2007 to EUR
2,710 thousand (previous year: EUR 658 thousand) or EUR 0.26 per
share (previous year: EUR 0.07). The tax income contained therein of
EUR 1,933 thousand (previous year: EUR -4 thousand) is mainly due to
the recognition of deferred tax assets from the tax loss
carryforwards of USU Software AG. The final purchase price allocation
from the LeuTek takeover also resulted in amortization of intangible
assets of EUR 497 thousand (previous year: EUR 102 thousand) in the
first half of 2007. Despite this additional amortization, USU
Software AG lifted Group earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to
EUR 599 thousand (previous year: EUR 457 thousand) in the first half
of 2007.

Without taking the effects mentioned into account, USU Software AG
generated an increase in Group operating earnings before interest,
taxes and depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) compared with the
previous year of 78.5% to EUR 1,294 thousand (previous year: EUR 724
thousand) due to substantial revenues growth in the period under
review with comparatively low cost expansion.

The liquidity of USU Software AG amounted to EUR 9.5 million in the
entire Group as of the balance sheet date of June 30, 2007 following
EUR 8.4 million as of December 31, 2006. As a result of the generated
net profit, equity rose at the end of Q2 2007 to EUR 45,304 thousand
(December 31, 2006: EUR 42,635 thousand). The equity ratio totaled
84.7% as of June 30, 2007 (December 31, 2006: 80.7%).

At the end of H1 2007, USU Software AG and its subsidiaries employed
a total of 238 (previous year: 207) staff. This represents a 15.0%
increase on the previous year´s figure.

The Management Board confirms the targets for full-year 2007 and,
following the strategic realignment on the growth market of Business
Service Management, is aiming to boost Group revenues much more
dramatically than the market average to between EUR 32 million and
EUR 33 million. The second half of the year, which experience shows
is stronger, is set to bring a significant rise in the revenues of
the product business which is likely to benefit from a further
increase in licensing and maintenance income. This expectation is
supported by client orders in July and August that have already been
fixed contractually, the ongoing contract negotiations with potential
clients and the current sales forecast. Another positive sign of a
successful H2 is the number of orders on hand Group-wide which were
up by 32.4% on the previous year's level on June 30, 2007 at EUR
10,342 thousand (previous year: EUR 7,814 thousand). Due to the
positive operating business performance during the first half of 2007
and the forecasts mentioned, the target of boosting the EBITDA of the
USU Group in the current year to over EUR 4 million has been
confirmed in this respect.

Finished English version of 6-month report 2007 will be available at
approx. 4 p.m. at http://www.usu-software.de. The Management Board
will give further information at the Analyst and Investor Conference
at the IFF Investment Forum Frankfurt in Frankfurt on 23 August 2007.

This announcement is available at http://www.usu-software.de.

USU - The Knowledge Business Company

The USU Software AG offers with its company network appliances,
products and consulting all about Knowledge Business, aligned for the
future.

For example Valuemation. Our clients obtain a broad and complete
overview over their IT processes, IT infrastructure and are able to
display their IT costs transparently, to account and control
actively. More than 500 clients administrate with this product group
more than 30 million IT assets.

For example KnowledgeMiner. As an integrated research and navigation
system or portal solution, we activate the complete knowledge of a
single organisation with this technology. Call and service centres
solve more than ten thousand individual problems and requests day for
day, using the technology. Departments like quality assurance,
production or distribution fasten their core processes and improve
their quality.

The ability to form branch knowhow, competence of technology and user
demands to an integrated software system, has been convincing clients
for more than two decades in all fields of the German economy.

The USU Software AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU28) is listed in the Prime
Standard of the Frankfurt stock exchange.


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Further inquiry note:
Contact:
USU Software AG USU Software AG
Investor Relations Corporate Communications
Falk Sorge Dr. Thomas Gerick
Tel.: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 351 Tel.: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 440
Fax: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 108 Fax: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 909
Email: f.sorge@usu-software.de Email: t.gerick@usu-software.de

Branche: Software
ISIN: DE000A0BVU28
WKN: A0BVU2
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
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