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- Dr. August Hanning, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, gave the inaugural
speech to start the celebrations
- Germany’s Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth, double Olympic high-jump champion, participated as guest of honor
Berlin, September 25, 2008 – True to its motto “hand in hand to achieve success”
inspired by the sporting principle of the relay race, Berlin-based Beta Systems Software AG today
celebrated its twenty-fifth birthday in the Estrel Convention Center.
Around 600 guests from 30 nations attended the event. Company co-founder William P. Schmidt
and the current CEO Kamyar Niroumand opened the ceremony and then handed over to their guests of
honor from the fields of politics, science and sport. “I’m full of admiration for the achievements
of Beta Systems’ founders. They had the right instinct from the very first day.
The combination of innovation, quality, flexibility and closeness to customers is still the
key to success today,” commented Kamyar Niroumand, CEO of Beta Systems Software AG. The guests of
honor included Dr. August Hanning, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, and
Germany’s double Olympic high-jump champion Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth. The event, which concluded with
a get-together party, was hosted by the SAT.1 and N24 television presenter Gaby Papenburg.
Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth participated in her role as ambassador for Deutsche Sporthilfe, a
German-based charitable trust that provides sports professionals with financial support. Beta
Systems has been sponsoring sport for many years and encourages the sporting performance of its own
staff. Kamyar Niroumand explained in his opening speech: “There are obvious parallels between
business and sport when it comes to achieving goals. Speed and strength, team spirit and passion –
they’re all vital if you want to succeed. Sport means much more than relaxation and a
counterbalance to work. To achieve a good work-life balance you need both – recognition from
professional success as well as taking a break and getting some exercise.” Niroumand continued: “
Our positioning of Beta Systems as a company is correspondingly consistent. We sponsor many
different sporting activities – from youth work in football through to the federal basketball
league and our support for Deutsche Sporthilfe. Promoting sport is a key part of our social
responsibility to society – and the company benefits from it too.”
The anniversary event kicked off in the morning with workshops on the themes of “Data Centers
and Security Management” and “Incoming Mail and Back-Office Processing and Control Solutions for
Financial Institutions”, as well as with a user group meeting on “Processing Incoming Invoices”.
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Beta Systems Software AG – Agility Integrated
Beta Systems Software AG Berlin (Prime Standard: BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) develops
high-profile software products and solutions for the secure and efficient processing of large data
volumes. The core business areas of Beta Systems are document processing as well as IT user
management data processing in data centers and compliance solutions. In addition, the Beta 4Agility
suite offers large companies new integration products to enhance their agility in IT and business
processes. These products serve to simplify the automation of data and document processing and
enhance the security and performance of IT.
Beta Systems was founded in 1983, has been a listed company since 1997, and has a workforce of more than 600 employees. The Company’s principal place of business is Berlin. Beta Systems operates through centers of competence in Augsburg, Cologne and Calgary, as well as 18 subsidiaries worldwide and in cooperation with numerous partner companies. With more than 3,000 running installations, it has a customer base of more than 1,300 major companies from the sectors of financial services and IT service providers and industry at large in Germany, Europe and the USA.
More information on the company and its products can be found under
www.betasystems.com.
Corporate:
Beta Systems Software AG
Thomas grosse Osterhues
Senior Manager Marketing Communications
Beta Systems Software AG
Tel.: +49 (0)30 726 118-570
Fax: +49 (0)30 726 118-881
Email: thomas.osterhues@betasystems.com
PR Agency:
HBI PR&MarCom GmbH
Alexandra Osmani, Alexandra Janetzko
Tel.: +49 (0)89 99 38 87 -37 or -32
Fax: +49 (0)89 930 24 45
Email:
alexandra_osmani@hbi.de;
alexandra_janetzko@hbi.de
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