1. Software AG Investor Roadshow USA July 2003

2. 2Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 Software AG Profile Germany’s second largest software vendor In the high-end, mission-critical IT business since 1969 Worldwide customer base of several thousand blue chip companies and public sector organizations Leader in XML system technology (DBMS and integration) System integrator for own products and solutions Listed at Frankfurt stock exchange (TecDAX) Market Cap 325 mio. € / 375 mio. $ - Free Float: 68.4%

3. 3Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 3 1985 Established First Platform Independent Language 1983 TAPS (Trade Analysis & Process System) World’s Largest Clearing House System 1998 Introduced First XML Server 1997 First company to port DCOM to Mainframe 2000 First Mobile Fleet Mgmt System 2001 SCP Award Received 5 years in a row 2002 Over 5000 Customers Worldwide 2001/2002 Named Global Market Leader for XML Servers, IDC Profitable 2001 First Database to Utilize IBM’s New 64 bit Virtual Storage Architecture for Mainframe 1979 First Mainframe 4GL 1969 Software AG Founded in Darmstadt 1991 Introduced First Service Broker for Distributed Applications 1971 First Mainframe Database 1973 Software AG Americas Formed Our History

4. 4Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 Global Business Four Business Regions (share of revenue 2002): Americas (35%) Southern/ Western Europe (26%) Central/ Eastern Europe (24%) Asia/Northern Europe (15%)

5. 5Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 Source of Revenue / Business Lines Project Services (Consulting and Implementation) Licensing of Software Products Maintenance (24x7 world wide) Product Business 1999 2000 2001* 2002 2003 (in mio. euros) * first consolidation of US acquisition

6. 6Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 1999 2000 2001* 2002 Results (in mio. euros) * first consolidation of US acquisition -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 66 69 91 38 67 39 70 -19 83 62 110 54 32 34 41 366 417 589 475 Operating result Net profit Op. cash flowOp. EBITARevenue

7. Strategy

8. 8Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 XML Server - native XML server - Storage, management, publishing and exchange of XML documents - Extremely fast and reliable database - Available on all major platforms - For large and mission-critical applications - Integration server - Leveraging legacy systems for use in new (e-)business solutions - Development platform - For large-scale (e-)business applications Core Products

9. 9Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 Tamino XML Server sold more than 500 times Great success with XML technology in projects Daimler Chrysler – content management system (xDWS) Local government in UK – e-government portal (IESD) Vodafone – document management North American Logistics (Van Lines) – Mobile field service application California State Board of Equalization – e-filing EntireX serves as (XML) integration server Technologically and economically very attractive customer solutions will be converted into standardized solutions Strategy Realignment

10. 10Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 Software AG Portfolio Evolving from Technology to Solutions ProductsCapabilitiesSolutions Tamino Communicator Mediator Adabas/Natural Partners Content Management Digital Library Mobile Data Exchange Web Enablement Data Integration Self-Service Portals Content Suite Mobile Suite Partner Solutions Regional Solutions Individual Customer Solutions Committed to delivering value for our customers

11. 11Investor Roadshow USA July 2003 Current solution- business situation Expansion of Portfolio with Solutions Future solution business Business Lines Develop a custom application Core products (Tamino, EntireX, Adabas/Natural) Delivery to customer Project services/ system integration Product business (Licensing and Maintenance) Standardized solution platform Modify a solution to meet customer requirements Core products (Tamino, EntireX, Adabas/Natural)