Beta Systems achieves best operating result since its IPO

- Significant increase in EBIT to € 5.8 million
- High-margin
software license and services business grows by around 6.9% and 14.9%
respectively
- Positive outlook for fiscal 2008 affirmed
- Beta
Systems celebrates “25 Years of High Tech and Innovation“

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shares/annual results 2007

Berlin (euro adhoc) - Berlin, March 20, 2008 - Beta Systems Software
AG (BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) has achieved an EBIT of EUR 5.8 million
(2006: EUR-15.6 million) which is the best operating result since its
IPO. The Berlin-based software supplier has thus clearly exceeded
breakeven after the high losses in previous years. In 2007, revenue
from the software licenses and services business climbed 6.9% to EUR
29.0 million (2006: EUR 27.1 million) and 14.9% to EUR 14.5 million
(2006: EUR 12.6 million) respectively. Total revenues fell to EUR
88.6 million (2006: EUR 96.6 million) owing to the scheduled
downsizing of the hardware business. Adjusted for the hardware
effect, revenues advanced 0.8% in a year-on-year comparison. The
reasons for the good result were the company´s concentration on the
high-margin software license and services business, an optimized cost
structure and the consistent implementation of measures to enhance
sales operations.

Key financial data in fiscal 2007 - Significant increase in EBIT to
EUR 5.8 million (2006: EUR-15.6 million) - License revenues climb
6.9% to EUR 29.0 million (2006: EUR 27.1 million) - Services revenues
grow by 14.9% to EUR 14.5 million (2006: EUR 12.6 million) - In line
with planning, total revenues fall to EUR 88.6 million (2006: EUR
96.6 million)

"We have clearly achieved our goals in 2007 and have thus created a
sound basis for us to grow successfully and to raise our
profitability in the years ahead", commented Kamyar Niroumand, Chief
Executive Officer of Beta Systems Software AG.

Solution Provider with 25 Years´ Experience Beta Systems is
celebrating its 25th anniversary this year under the slogan "25 Years
of High Tech and Innovation". The Berlin-based software supplier can
look back on 25 eventful and innovative years. Kamyar Niroumand, CEO
of Beta Systems Software AG, described his company´s key to success:
"For a software house to maintain its position in the market for a
quarter of a century is no mean feat. The recipe for success of our
founders was innovation and quality. This hasn´t changed in 25 years,
and we continue to consistently tailor our product strategy to the IT
requirements of our customers. That´s the secret."

Outlook for Fiscal 2008 With order books remaining healthy and a
slight growth in revenues, the Management Board expects an EBIT
margin in the upper single-digit range and a double-digit EBITDA
margin in fiscal 2008. The prerequisite for this is profitability in
all three business segments. Beta Systems anticipates that it will
achieve sustained profit growth through concentration on its software
license and services business, expanding customer relationships,
above all in the financial services sector and industry at large,
building up its global partner business and through the consistent
implementation of its Beta 4Agility product and sales strategy.

Online Financial Results Press Conference More details will be
released and explained by Management on March 20, 2008, at 10 a.m. in
an online financial results press conference. The complete 2007
Annual Report has been published at www.betasystems.de under the
Investor Relations/Financial Reports heading.

End of the press 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 secure and
efficient processing of large data volumes. The core businesses of
Beta Systems are document processing and IT user management data
processing in data centers and compliance solutions. In addition, the
Beta 4Agility suite offers large companies new integration products
to enhance their agility in IT and business processes. These products
simplify the automation of data and document processing and raise the
security level and performance of IT.

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 has Centers of
Competence in Augsburg, Cologne and Calgary, as well as 17 group
companies worldwide and cooperations with numerous partner companies.
With more than 3,000 running installations, it has a customer base of
more than 1,300 major companies from the sectors of financial
services and IT service providers and industry at large in Germany,
Europe and the USA.

More information on the company and its products can be found under
www.betasystems.de.

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Further inquiry note:

Contacts:

Company contact:

Beta Systems Software AG

Stefanie Frey

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 87-0

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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