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This press release is available at http:www.usu-software.de/en

USU Software AG

The USU Group is Europe's largest provider of IT and knowledge management
software. Market leaders from every sector of the international economy
create transparency with USU applications, while also increasing
flexibility, decreasing risks and cutting costs. In addition to USU AG
(founded in 1977), the subsidiaries Aspera GmbH, BIG Social Media GmbH,
LeuTek GmbH, OMEGA Software GmbH and USU Consulting GmbH belong to USU
Software AG (ISIN DE 000A0BVU28), which is also the parent company of the
USU Group and listed in the Prime Segment of the German Stock Exchange
(DAX) in Frankfurt.

USU's Business Service Management division supports companies with an
extensive, ITIL(R)-compliant portfolio for strategic and operational
business service management (BSM) and IT service management (ITSM). With
it, our customers can obtain an overview of their IT processes and IT
infrastructure, allowing them to transparently plan, allocate and actively
manage their IT services. The USU Group's products in this sector are
complemented and enhanced by further topics such as software license
management, systems management and strategy consulting on all aspects of IT
service management.

With the aid of consulting services and software solutions from the USU
Knowledge Solutions division, customers can activate and leverage all the
knowledge resources within their organizations. The focus is on intelligent
knowledge bases for a wide range of different service areas. As a result,
for example, call and IT service centers efficiently provide accurate,
individualized answers to over 30 million inquiries per year. Dialog is
supported over all communication channels, including social media.

At the USU Business Solutions division, USU experts combine user-requested
features, sector-specific knowledge and technological expertise to create
individual, customized solutions. Our core competencies also include
process and system integration based on service-oriented architectures
(SOA) as well as deployment of knowledge and employee portals, from initial
planning to operation.
For further information, please go to http:www.usu.de/en



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USU Software AG
Corporate Communications
Dr. Thomas Gerick
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