Software AG

Software AG
Company typePublic
FWBSOW
IndustryComputer software
Founded1969; 56 years ago (1969)
HeadquartersDarmstadt, Germany
Key people
  • Sanjay Brahmawar, CEO
    Toktam Khatibzadeh
    Gross Bernd
    Stefan Sigg
ProductsDigital Transformation & Internet of Things software and consulting including ARIS, webMethods, Adabas & Natural, NaturalONE, Apama, Cumulocity, Zementis, Alfabet, Mashzone Nextgen, CONNX, and Terracotta
RevenueIncrease €958.2 million (2022)[1]
Decrease €75.6 million (2022)[1]
Decrease €19.2 million (2022)[1]
Total assetsIncrease €2678.4 million (2022)[1]
Total equityIncrease €1511.2 million (2022)[1]
Owner
Number of employees
2000 (FTE, 2022)[1]
Websitewww.softwareag.com

Software AG is a German multinational software corporation that develops enterprise software for business process management, integration, and big data analytics. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and has offices worldwide.

With over 10,000 enterprise customers in over 70 countries, it is the second largest software vendor in Germany, and the seventh largest in Europe.[2] Software AG is traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “SOW” and part of the technology index TecDAX.[3]

In 2023, Silver Lake and Bain Capital made separate offers to buy the German company. In June, Software AG had most of its controlling interest acquired by Silver Lake, in a deal valued at 2.4 billion euros.[4][5]

History

The company was founded in 1969 by six young employees at the consulting firm AIV (Institut für Angewandte Informationsverarbeitung). One of the founders was the mathematician Peter Schnell, who later became chairman of the board for many years.

ADABAS was launched in 1971 as a high-performance transactional database management system. In 1979, Natural, a 4GL application development English-like language, that was mainly developed by Peter Pagé, was launched. The company continued to open offices and subsidiaries in North America (1971), Japan (1974), UK (1977), France (1983), Spain (1984), Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and Saudi Arabia (1985).

By 1987, Software AG had around 500 employees, 12 subsidiaries in Europe and offices in more than 50 countries. In 1999, Software AG was listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange and soon after the company released Tamino Information Server and Tamino XML Server.[3]

In January 2005, Software AG acquired Sabratec Ltd, a privately held legacy integration vendor headquartered in Israel.[6] This was followed by the acquisition of its Israeli distributor SPL Software in March 2007[7] and the application modernization business of another Israeli company, Jacada in December 2007,[8] which formed the basis for its research and development center in Israel.

The company launched Centrasite SOA Governance platform in 2006 and with the $546M acquisition of U.S. rival webMethods in 2007 Software AG became active in the enterprise service bus, business process management and service-oriented architecture (SOA) product space.[9]

In July 2009, it announced a takeover offer for the Germany-based company IDS Scheer AG. Since February 2010, IDS Scheer is part of the Software AG Group.[10] In October 2010, the company acquired New Jersey–based Data Foundations, a leading master data management provider.[11]

In May 2011, Software AG acquired Terracotta, Inc. and Metismo Ltd. Terracotta Inc is in the field of in-memory technology for high-performance applications and cloud services – especially the middleware platform WebMethods should benefit from this acquisition.[promotion?][12]

In April 2012, Software AG (SAG) announced buying the British technology provider my-Channels. With it, Software AG gained in-house access to universal messaging technology that allowed the company to transfer their data streams quickly and safely to the cloud and mobile applications.[13]

In March 2013, SAG invested in Berlin-based company metaquark, which is specialized in mobile software – the aim is to jointly develop the webMethods Mobile Suite.[14] In April, Software AG bought the US cloud platform provider LongJump, which offers modules and templates for building and running business applications in the public or private cloud settings.[15]

On June 13, 2013, it acquired alfabet AG, a software provider of enterprise architecture and IT portfolio management.[16] Then SAG announced purchased the Apama Complex Event Processing platform of Progress Software; the platform provides an environment for the design and operation of CEP applications providing tools and graphical analysis and test capabilities for analysts, developers and administrators.[17]

In August 2013, Software AG acquired JackBe to serve as the foundation for its Intelligent Business Operations Platform, which provides analytics and decision management for real-time applications.[18] In December, Software AG invested in big data analytics company Datameer,[19][20] which offers self-service Big Data Analytics and "to follow cutting edge technology trends".[21]

On March 27, 2017, SAG announced the acquisition of Cumulocity GmbH, based in Düsseldorf, Germany.[22] On June 12, 2018 Software AG acquired the Belgian self-service analytics company, TrendMiner NV., a specialist in virtual data analysis for the manufacturing and process industry.[23]

In April 2023, private equity firm Silver Lake agreed to buy the company for €2.2 billion (US$2.4 billion).[24] Silver Lake was outbid by Bain Capital in a non-binding counteroffer through its portfolio company Rocket Software, but Software AG's board and management supported the original offer citing its higher likelihood to go through and since it would remain an independent company.[25][26] In June 2023, Silver Lake secured 63% of Software AG.[27] Later that year, Software AG agreed to sell its StreamSets and webMethods platforms to IBM for $2.33 billion.[28]

During 2024, the company was reorganized from a stock corporation (AG, "Aktiengesellschaft") to a company with limited liability (GmbH, "Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung"). As a result, it changed its logo and other branding slightly, and now refers to itself as "Software AG, a Software GmbH Brand".[29]

Corruption allegations

In July 2017 allegations emerged in South Africa that Software AG made "kickback" payments by entering into questionable commission agreements with a Gupta-controlled company in the hope of securing lucrative state contracts.[30] "Software AG [launched] an internal investigation after a media report alleged it had paid kickbacks as part of a wide-ranging South African scandal..."[31]

Products

Software AG markets software products in technologies like DBMS, application modernization, SOA, BPMS and ESB.[32] Below are a few of their products on the market.

  • ADABAS – a high performance transactional database management system
  • Alfabet – IT Planning, Portfolio Management, and Enterprise Architecture Software
  • Apama – Platform for streaming analytics and intelligent automated action on fast-moving big data. Combines event processing, messaging, in-memory data management and visualization.
  • ARIS – acquired business process analysis platform. A free version is available as ARIS Express.
  • Centrasite – a flagship SOA governance application which provides UDDI as well as governance
  • CONNX - Data Access, Data Movement (ETL), Streaming Analytics
  • Cumulocity – an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that provides services for connectivity for networked digital devices and sensors
  • Natural – an English-like fourth-generation programming language for application development
  • NaturalONE – Eclipse-based integrated development environment natural applications
  • Presto – Self-service, real-time data visualization and exploration tool combines data from different applications to create mashups, which can be displayed on any device.
  • Tamino Information Server – Information server based on XML for the storage, management and transfer of structured and unstructured data,[33] now called webMethods Tamino
  • Terracotta, Inc. – Company behind opensource Ehcache. Big memory, Quartz scheduler are their primary products. My-Channel's Nirvana messaging is now offered as Terracotta Universal Messaging.
  • webMethods – an ESB, API Management, BPMS, SOA enablement, MDM and B2B integration
  • Cumulocity IoT – an IoT product, providing hardware, Cloud and Edge Services as well as platforms adaptable to the Software AG Cloud

Communities

Software AG uses two main customer communities: the ARIS Community,[34] for the user group around ARIS, and the TECHcommunity,[35] for collaboration around Cumulocity IoT, Adabas & Natural, webMethods, Apama, Alfabet, TrendMiner. In August 2021 Software AG introduced its virtual platform Software AG Groups where developers and customers can connect, collaborate, learn and share ideas.

The Software AG University Relations Program organizes events and features free education packages that are self-explanatory, easy to use and made for remote learning. In an effort to build an academic user group, students gain free access to software, video tutorials and online training with the option to get certified upon completion.[36]

In 2022, Software AG partnered with the all electric ERA Championship as a title sponsor, bringing their technological expertise to the series, implementing solutions regarding data and utilizing the series as a platform for the company's ESG initiatives.[37]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Software AG Profit & Loss account, Software AG Financial Statement & Accounts".
  2. ^ "European software vendors ranking 2014". TRUFFLE CAPITAL. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Software AG O.N. (Frankfurt) Stock Price - SOW". ADVFN. 2018. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Silver Lake acquires majority stake in Software AG". Private Equity Eire. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  5. ^ "US private equity firm Silver Lake acquires majority stake in Software AG at €2.4 billion, intends to delist the company ASAP". Tech.eu. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  6. ^ "Software AG to Acquire Legacy Integration Technology Company Sabratec Ltd". Globes. 9 January 2005.
  7. ^ "Software AG: US will be our top market in future". Jerusalem Post. 2012-10-25.
  8. ^ "Jacada Announces Sale of its Application Modernization Business to Software AG for $26 Million". Reuters (Press Release). December 20, 2007. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012.
  9. ^ "Company History - Software AG". Software AG.
  10. ^ "The domination and profit transfer agreement between Software AG and IDS Scheer AG now registered". Software AG.
  11. ^ Schweizer, Kristen (October 26, 2010). "Software AG Raises Forecast on Profit Gain, IDS Scheer Purchase". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "Terracotta-Übernahme: Software AG freut sich über Cloud-Technologie".
  13. ^ "my-Channels: Software AG übernimmt britischen Messaging-Spezialisten". computerwoche.de.
  14. ^ Schindler, Martin (27 March 2013). "Software AG investiert in mobiles Startup" [Software AG invests in mobile startup] (in German). silicon.de.
  15. ^ Developer, heise (26 April 2013). "Software AG kauft PaaS-Firma LongJump". heise.de.
  16. ^ "Software AG übernimmt alfabet". crn.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  17. ^ Developer, heise (17 June 2013). "Software AG kauft Apama".
  18. ^ "Software AG's Acquisition of JackBe Recognized as Strategic M&A Deal of the Year". Reuters. April 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014.
  19. ^ "Datameer Secures $19 Million to Meet Global Demand for Self-Service Big Data Analytics for Hadoop". 19 December 2013.
  20. ^ "Datameer Raises $19M As Market For Hadoop And Big Data Analytics Hits An Inflection Point".
  21. ^ "Investor Newsletter #4/2013" (PDF). Software AG. December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  22. ^ "Software AG Press Releases". www.softwareag.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  23. ^ "Software AG acquires Trendminer to expand IoT portfolio through time-series data used in AI algorithms". Software AG. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  24. ^ Babu, Juby (April 21, 2023). "Silver Lake to buy Germany's Software AG in $2.42 billion deal". Reuters.
  25. ^ Chambers, Madeline (May 17, 2023). "Silver Lake submits offer document for Software AG". Reuters.
  26. ^ Malsch, Laura (May 17, 2023). "Investors Blast Software AG for Failing to Consider Rival Bids". Bloomberg News.
  27. ^ "Silver Lake secures 63% stake in Software AG after months-long pursuit". Reuters. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  28. ^ Sayer, Peter (January 1, 2024). "The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of 2023". CIO (magazine). Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  29. ^ Software GmbH. "Software AG no longer operates as a stock corporation". Software AG Corporate. Software GmbH. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  30. ^ "#GuptaLeaks: Another software giant implicated in 'kickback' payments". News24. 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  31. ^ "Germany's Software AG starts probe into South Africa kickback reports". Reuters. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  32. ^ "Webmethods certified ESB developer" (PDF). softwareag.com.
  33. ^ "Tamino 10.1". IBM.
  34. ^ "University Relations". ARIS BPM Community. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  35. ^ "Software AG Tech Community". Software AG TECHcommunity. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
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