Company Profile:
Software AG, Darmstadt, Germany, with US Headquarters in Reston, VA, is Europe's largest system software provider and a major global player offering innovative technology for data management and electronic business. Since 1998, the company has focused its development activities on XML products for the Internet. With more than 2,600 employees and representatives in 60 countries, Software AG achieved sales revenue of Euro 366 million in 1999. Its distribution and technology partners include market leaders such as IBM, Microsoft and SCO as well as innovative IT solutions providers like Extensibility, Softquad and Instranet. Software AG's products control the central IT processes of thousands of renowned companies worldwide. Some examples of these are Lufthansa, British Sky Broadcasting, ZDF, Dresdner Bank AG, Deutsche Bahn AG (German Rail), BP and VIAG Interkom. Software AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (MDAX, Security identification number 724260 / SOWG.F).

Major Product Areas:

Database management systems:
Adabas, Adabas D and Tamino, the Power-Database for the Internet - 100% pure XML

Application development environments:
Natural, the application engineering environment and Bolero, the Power-Tool for the Internet - Java, XML and more ...

Middleware:
EntireX, the Power-Link to the Internet - Software integration across the Enterprise

Comprehensive Services:
We seamlessly integrate our technology into customer-specific environments. We provide full business solutions based on our technology. We train our customers and support the optimal use of our products. We adapt IT systems to future trends.

Partnerships
Software AG and IBM both support the Enterprise Java Beans architecture for creating and executing electronic business applications. Both companies are collaborating to ensure that applications or components developed using Bolero can be deployed in either IBM's new Component Broker or CICS transaction server runtime environments. Close relations with Microsoft enabled the extension of the EntireX middleware product line with the DCOM technology. EntireX provides DCOM for Unix and mainframes. In order to assure easy access to the Java technology Software AG has become a licensed software partner to Sunsoft. The partnership with Compaq ensures the availability of products on Compaq and Digital platforms. Numerous agreements with software companies around the world complement these partners.