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• 02 History

• 03 Management

• 04 Beta Systems Group
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• 06 Worldwide

• 07 Social Commitment

• 08 Career

• 09 Customer Videos

• 10 Product Videos

• 11 Corporate Design

• Impressions of the 25 Years Anniversary
  
  
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• Anniversary book
  
   

Founders with a Vision
Beta Systems was founded in 1983 in Berlin by IT experts Alfred H. Tauchnitz, William P. Schmidt and James Henderson. The first product was Beta 91, a tool for assuring the quality of input data. The company founders initially focused on the development of IBM mainframe software solutions for automated data processing in data centers. Owing to their extensive experience in the area of system software for mainframes, they recognized the importance of comprehensive quality assurance and after-sales services, which laid the foundation for forging strong customer ties, many of which have endured up to the present day.


Successful Market Penetration
1984 saw the introduction of the second product, Beta 92, which facilitates the tasks of checking and archiving job logs. Beta Systems was able to establish itself in the European IT landscape in record time. The third product followed in 1988: Beta 93 for distributing and archiving printed documents. In 1989, the Beta Systems architecture introduced a unified basis for the further development of the software products. In 1991 IBM accepted the young company as the first European partner of its SystemView partner program.


Initial Public Offering and Expansion
In the first decade, Beta Systems secured its reputation as a supplier of extremely reliable and efficient software. In 1997 the company went public and was renamed Beta Systems Software AG. This step marked the successful transition into an internationally active, mid-sized software group. In the following years and in spite of the turbulent development of the Beta Systems share, the group managed to round off its product portfolio by acquiring selected companies.


Provider of End-to-End Solutions
In 1998 Beta Systems acquired the Canadian software developer Harbor Systems Management Ltd. (Calgary) specialized in distributed storage solutions for data centers. In 2002 Beta Systems leveraged the expertise as an end-to-end solution provider accumulated over the years to introduce its first platform-independent software suite for output management, which combined all document management products developed up to that point. In 2003 Beta System acquired Systor Security Solutions GmbH (Cologne, Germany) and its Security Administration Manager (SAM) product line, enriching its security portfolio with a solution for central IT user rights management.


Beta Systems among the Top Ten
In 2004, as the first step in yet another company acquisition, Beta Systems became the majority shareholder of Kleindienst Datentechnik AG, Augsburg, a leading document management specialist with a broad input management solution portfolio including mature scanner and sorter technology that meets the needs of banks for processing paper-based payment transactions. In 2005 the companies merged to become Beta Systems AG, which now offers the full range of products for the growing Enterprise Content Management (ECM) market under the banner of “input meets output,” enabling Beta Systems to enter Germany’s top ten of software producers for the first time in company history.


Restructuring and Consolidation
After a phase of fast growth and company acquisitions, 2006 was dedicated to reviewing the group’s strategy, portfolio and organization. The product offering was streamlined and product development as well as the sales strategy were aligned with the four application areas document processing, security, compliance and data processing in data centers. The 2007 business year brought the best operating result since going public – Beta Systems has made it back into the black. This trend reversal was achieved by the sales department’s consistent customer orientation, an optimized company cost structure and the focus on the core business software licenses and services.


Beta Systems Today – Mission and Brand
We are proud to celebrate our company’s 25th anniversary and will continue to develop high-quality, forward-looking software products and solutions for the automated processing of documents and bulk data. We support companies in the banking, insurance commerce, general industry and logistics sector in the core areas document processing, information management, user management and compliance. Beta Systems currently has more than 600 employees. Our over 1,300 international customers with more than 3,000 operating installations include major corporations active in the financial services, general industry, commerce, logistics and IT services sector in Germany, Europe and the USA. Nine of Germany’s ten largest industrial corporations and seven of Europe’s ten largest insurance groups trust in software solutions from Beta Systems. We are internationally positioned with headquarters in Berlin, competence centers in Augsburg, Cologne and Calgary (Canada) as well as 17 subsidiaries and numerous partners.


Innovative Product Portfolio
In order to generate added value for the customers, modern IT systems must be capable of quickly mapping new business processes. The larger the organization, the more complex the challenge – especially if company acquisitions or mergers resulted in heterogeneous IT landscapes. This is where IT agility becomes a key factor for success. As part of the Beta 4Agility program, we develop innovative products and solutions for application in a service-oriented IT infrastructure. The four software modules Beta Agilizer 4 Document Processing, Security, Compliance and Data Processing are designed to support real business processes. In addition to our tried and proven products and solutions, they offer companies a high degree of flexibility across system boundaries based on cutting-edge technologies.


Profitable Growth with Beta Systems
We have laid the foundation for sustained and profitable growth in all business units. In order to secure our leading position as a software provider, our activities focus on the licensing and service business, gaining new customers in the key areas financial services and general industry as well as extending our global partner business. We would be glad to welcome you aboard as our customer, partner, shareholder or employee.

Thank you for your interest in our company.


Berlin, March 2008