Annual Report 2002 - Software AG

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“Integration solutions geared to real-life needs offer a rapid return on investment. That´s why partners and customers bet their business on our products and services.” Dr. Detlef Purschke, Member of the Executive Board responsible for Services
ister. The new solution is a significant step towards the “paperless office.” Paperless, Web-based processes that deliver speed and efficiency were also high on the agenda of the government of the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Today, the Nova Scotia Public Service Commission, responsible for human resources management, employs an intranet application that is integrated seamlessly with back-end systems. Communications between employees and the commission, based in Halifax, take place online. With the help of Software AG’s integration solution, the established systems, which have been working smoothly on the basis of Adabas and Natural for a number of years, can be migrated to new platforms, such as intranets. Integration as the key to competitiveness The logistics market is also fiercely contested. As Andrew Thorndike, logistics expert at McKinsey, explains, “In Europe, the profit margins for simply transporting something from A to B are practically The Ministry of Justice of the German State of Baden- Württemberg is an e-government pioneer. It is streamlining workflow by introducing electronic court records – using Software AG solutions. APPLIED TECHNOLOGY zero. Competitive pressure is so extreme that it is scarcely possible to make money [simply with transportation].” In fact, customers now expect much more than trucks that arrive on time. Logistics companies are expected to provide additional services, such as goods tracking, quality control or simple assembly tasks. In other words, they assume responsibility for the complete flow of goods on their customers’ behalf. However, few logistics players have the information technology they need to master these challenges. But things are changing fast. DaimlerChrysler, for example, is to equip its trucks with systems that help optimize the use of available capacity. The project, known as FleetBoard, was made possible by the expertise of Software AG. The key to surviving and thriving in this environment is the introduction of state-of-the-art supply chain management solutions and the end-toend automation of processes, delivering greater performance at lower cost. At northAmerican Logistics (nAL), for example, every dollar invested in a new integration project is, according to the Inter- 15
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Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Letter to our sto
Page 5 and 6: Planning is the key to realizing yo
Page 7 and 8: Professional services and sales org
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Page 11 and 12: today’s quoted companies. Softwar
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Page 17 and 18: One step ahead In today’s fast-mo
Page 19 and 20: transparency in business processes,
Page 21 and 22: do not simply offer software compon
Page 23 and 24: importance in the optimization of b
Page 25 and 26: Web-enabling Natural-built applicat
Page 27 and 28: Sales and marketing: Broadening the
Page 29 and 30: training for customers implementing
Page 31 and 32: euros to 149.2 million euros. This
Page 33 and 34: Breakdown of costs in million EUR 2
Page 35 and 36: and furnishings. Investment in soft
Page 37 and 38: Employees: Our most important resou
Page 39 and 40: Research and development: Keeping o
Page 41 and 42: Events subsequent to the balance-sh
Page 43 and 44: There´s more than one way to pot t
Page 45 and 46: Equity and liabilities FINANCIAL ST
Page 47 and 48: Statement of Fixed Asset Movements
Page 49 and 50: On January 1, 2002, the Company acq
Page 51 and 52: Consolidated balance sheet and cons
Page 53 and 54: B. Notes to the consolidated balanc
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Page 57 and 58: C. Notes to the consolidated income
Page 59 and 60: Europe Western Europe Southern Euro
Page 61 and 62: Notes to the cash flow statement
Page 63 and 64: Dietrich-Kurt Frowein Place of resi
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