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Established in 1969, Software AG today is Europe's largest systems software provider. The company is developing a full range of products and services to deliver a service-oriented architecture (SOA) IT infrastructure.
Its technology offers process driven integration through legacy modernization and real-time single views of strategic business information. Software AG is best known as the manufacturer of the Adabas database management system and Tamino XML server. Organizations can get real-time single view of strategic business information by integrating applications and systems in both mainframe and open system IT environments.
Software AG supports the mission-critical systems of over 3,000 customers globally. Its major customers include Sony Music, Daimler Chrysler AG, and Nissan Australia.
The software maker is represented in 70 countries with more than 2,700 employees. It maintains four R&D facilities across three continents.
Software AG ranks among ZDNet Asia's Top 10 fastest-growing companies for 2006/07.
| Fiscal year-end December | FY06 | FY05 | FY04 | FY03 | FY02 |
| Global full-year revenue (US$millions) |
| 562.0 | 528.0 | 539.0 | 610.0 |
| Global full-year net income (US$millions) |
| 79.0 | 99.1 | 9.1 | 43.0 |
| Average year-on-year revenue growth over 4 years | -2.41 % |
| Average year-on-year net income growth over 4 years | 296.63 % |
| Percentage of revenue from Asia | |
| Percentage of Asian revenues from channel | |
| Founded | Darmstadt, Germany/1969 |
| First Asian office | Singapore/1993 |
| Global employees | 2,725 |
| Employees in Asia | 82 |
| Asian countries: Total 5 |
China, Hong Kong, India, Philippines, Singapore |
| Notes | Asia-Pacific (including Japan) accounts for about 5.3 percent of Software AG's latest fiscal revenue. Its regional revenues generated from channels includes Pacific and Japan. * Data correct as at September 2006. Information was compiled by ZDNet Asia from sources such as official reports, corporate Web sites, and Hoover's. ZDNet Asia strived to get the latest information but does not guarantee the correctness or completeness of the data. The information provided on this site is for general informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell any securities. |
ZDNet Asia's Top Tech Index will be next updated in 2008.

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