Software AG Named in Software Magazine’s 27th Annual Software 500

Friday, 02 October 2009 05:52

Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced its inclusion in Software Magazine’s Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers, now in its 27th year. Software AG was ranked 56th, with software revenues of US$1054.7 million and a growth rate of 25 per cent. This position is up from 65th place in 2008 and 70th in 2007.

Software Magazine has been a brand name in the high-tech industry for 30 years and is home of the Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and services companies.

“The Software 500 ranking confirms that we have a sound global business model and are well positioned in the software market,” said Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO of Software AG. “We have done quite well even in an economic downturn as customers are willing to make investments when the benefits of IT projects are really clear.”

“The 2009 Software 500 results show that revenue growth in the software and services industry was healthy, with total Software 500 revenue of US$491.3 billion worldwide for 2008 representing 8.8 per cent growth from the previous year,” said John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com.

“The Software 500 helps CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff research and create the short list of business partners,” Desmond added. “It is a quick reference of vendor viability. The online version is posted at www.Softwaremag.com is searchable by category, making it what we call the online catalog to enterprise software.”

The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing.

The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2008. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at www.Softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents.

Software AG

Software AG is the world’s largest independent provider of Business Infrastructure Software. Our 4,000 global enterprise customers achieve business results faster by modernising, integrating and automating their IT systems and processes. As a result, they rapidly build measurable business value and meet changing business demands. Based on our solutions, organisations are able to liberate and govern their data, systems, applications, processes and services – achieving new levels of business flexibility.

Our leading product portfolio includes solutions for high performance data management, developing and modernising applications, enabling service-oriented architecture, and improving business processes. By combining our technology with industry expertise and best practices experience, our customers improve and differentiate their businesses – faster.

Software AG has 40 years of global IT experience and over 3,500 employees serving customers in 70 countries. The company is headquartered in Germany and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE 0003304002 / SOW). Software AG posted total revenues of €721 million in 2008.

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