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Beta Systems Software AG and Itellium Systems & Services GmbH sign strategic partnership agreement

Berlin/Essen (ots)

- ITELLIUM prepares itself for the Internet economy
   - Beta Systems: market-orientation in the development processes
   - Wide scope of cooperation at all levels
Beta Systems Software AG, Berlin, a leading provider of
high-performance software for IT management, and ITELLIUM Systems &
Services GmbH, one of the largest IT service providers in Europe,
have just signed a strategic partnership agreement. The objective of
the agreement is to intensify cooperation of the two companies in the
areas of software product development and testing of Beta Systems'
standard software solutions in both host and open system
environments. For the Berlin software company in particular, the
partnership will reduce the investment risk in its software
development to a minimum due to its strategic partner's closeness to
the market. The agreement enables ITELLIUM to arm itself for the
increasing demands on IT service providers, largely caused by rapidly
growing customer requirements with regard to the Internet economy. In
cooperating closely in the development and testing of new software
solutions, both companies expect to shorten innovation cycles and the
"time-to-market"-span.
The agreement lays the foundation for a long-term collaboration,
involving many opportunities to share experiences and ideas. ITELLIUM
will inform Beta Systems of new market requirements for software
solutions at an early stage. The software company will integrate
these demands into its standard software. Using the feedback from
ITELLIUM, Beta Systems can both increase its time to market and
reduce the risks involved with bringing out new software products.
Benefits of the partnership are therefore increased momentum towards
the market and cost efficiency.
"With this strategic partnership we are documenting the confidence
developed over many years of cooperation between ITELLIUM and Beta
Systems", said Michael Schlensok, Head of Operations at ITELLIUM,
commenting on the contract. "With direct access to development
resources we anticipate a considerable increase in efficiency when
launching new services for our customers", he continued.
Beta Systems' intention is to maintain an ongoing, unrestricted
and open communication with its partner: "Towards ITELLIUM, Beta
Systems presents itself as a 'transparent' software factory",
explained Ralf Männlein, Member of the Management Board responsible
for Sales and Marketing at Beta Systems Software AG. He went on to
add: "This includes not only access to detailed project plans and
technical development documentation for ITELLIUM, but also internal
quality assurance reports."
ITELLIUM Systems &  Services GmbH, Essen, Germany
ITELLIUM is the IT service provider of KarstadtQuelle AG. It was
founded in 1999 in the merging of the IT departments of Karstadt,
Neckermann and Quelle during the KarstadtQuelle AG fusion. ITELLIUM
operates as an independent company with two business areas -
Consulting & System Integration and Hosting & Application Services -
thus offering an extensive range of services across the entire life
cycle of IT solutions. With some 1,400 employees at the Essen,
Frankfurt, Nuremberg and Leipzig sites, ITELLIUM is already one of
the largest suppliers in the growing market for information
technology. Long-term, ITELLIUM aims to become Germany's leading IT
service provider for retail, mail order, tourism and financial
services. For further information, go to www.itellium.com.
Beta Systems Software AG, Berlin, Germany
BETA Systems Software AG, Berlin, develops and sells
high-performance IT management software solutions. Its key areas of
expertise are in the fields of automation and optimization of
important system functions, for the processing of very large volumes
of data. Today, the company focuses on three strategic fields:
document management, storage management and data center management.
BETA Systems' international clientele includes large organizations in
the industrial, financial, service and public sectors, as well as in
the energy supply and telecommunications fields.
The software solutions developed by BETA Systems are distributed
worldwide by its own and partner companies. The organization has 318
employees worldwide (as of March 2001), and in 2000 had revenue of
around 41 million EURO. Since June 1997 BETA Systems' shares have
been traded on the Neuer Markt, Frankfurt, under the symbol BSS. For
more information, please visit us on the Internet at
www.betasystems.com.

Contact:

Investor Relations
Arne Bassler
Beta Systems Software AG
Phone +49 (0)30 726 118 -170
Fax +49 (0)30 726 118 -881
E-mail: arne.bassler@betasystems.com

Public Relations
Paula Ziehr
Beta Systems Software AG
Phone +49 (0)30 726 118 -671
Fax +49 (0)30 726 118 -852
E-mail: paz-d@betasystems.com

For further details on the mentioned topics, please contact our
Investor Relations Department at:

Beta Systems Software AG
Investor Relations
Alt-Moabit 90d
D-10559 Berlin
Phone +49 (0)30 726 118 -170
Fax -881
E-mail ir@betasystems.com,
Internet: www.betasystems.com