EANS-Adhoc: Software AG acquires Terracotta Inc.

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Company Information

23.05.2011

San Francisco, USA & Darmstadt, Germany, May 23, 2011 - Software AG
(TecDAX, SOW GY, ISIN 0003304002) today signed a purchase agreement
to acquire the software company Terracotta Inc. of San Francisco, a
provider of in-memory and cloud technology.

Terracotta is a leader in "distributed caching", a key technology for
accelerating data-intensive business applications and the basis for
scalable cloud solutions. The open source version is the caching
standard for enterprise Java applications and has over one million
business users. More than 200 enterprises already use the commercial
version.

Terracotta was founded in 2003, is privately owned and employs 55
staff in both San Francisco and New-Dehli. Software AG is acquiring
Terracotta with all software rights for a middle two-digit Euro
million amount. The closing is scheduled for June 2011. Terracotta´s
management and staff will be integrated into Software AG´s global R &
D organization.

With Terracotta, Software AG is advancing to the top tier of cloud
vendors in application middleware. The first Software AG product with
integrated Terracotta technology is expected in the 4th Quarter,
2011. The acquisition will therefore have no significant impact on
2011 sales and earnings; the outlook for fiscal 2011 (growth of net
income of 10-15% over p.y.) remains unchanged. From 2012, Software AG
expects accelerated sales growth in the BPE business. It can achieve
dynamic growth through new cloud-based solutions and "Platform as a
Service" offerings in the medium term.

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issuer: Software AG
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phone: +49 (0)6151 92 1899
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Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover
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Further inquiry note:

Robert Adolph
Manager Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (6151) 92 1237
E-Mail: robert.adolph@softwareag.com

Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0003304002
WKN: 330400
Index: TecDAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / official dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
Hannover / free trade