Beta Systems Software AG (General Standard: BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) offers large corporations, mid-sized companies and organizations high-end infrastructure software products spanning sectors for the cost-effective and secure monitoring of IT processes in high-performance IT environments. The software and solutions portfolio comprises Data & Document Processing, secure and efficient information management in data centers which guarantees premium efficiency in the processing of documents, and Security & Compliance which is the secure and efficient user management for the comprehensive management of statutory provisions. The products in both areas are developed, marketed and sold as integrated product suites under the overarching aspect of governance, risk management and compliance (GRC). The high-quality infrastructure software and solutions enhance the performance of a companyÕs IT in terms of its availability, scalability and flexibility. Data centers optimize their job and output management. Moreover, especially companies with high numbers of users are supported in the automation of their IT user administration. Beta Systems was founded in 1983, has been a listed company since 1997, and has a workforce of 325 employees. The companyÕs principal place of business is Berlin. Beta Systems operates in Germany and internationally through 18 subsidiaries and cooperations with numerous partner companies. Throughout the world more than 1,300 customers use the products and solutions of Beta Systems to improve their processes and security in more than 3,200 running installations. At pre-sent, Beta Systems generates 50 percent of its sales from international business.