DGAP-News: syskoplan continues positive trend

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syskoplan AG / Half Year Results

30.07.2008 

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Network further extended

Gütersloh, 07.30.2008 – syskoplan has announced the results to the first
half of the financial year 2008 today. In the group, the software
integrator achieved revenues of 30.5 million Euros, 10% more than in the
previous year. Earnings before taxes, interest and depreciation (EBITDA)
amounted to 3.6 million Euros after 2.7 million Euros in last year.
Altogether, syskoplan group after tax and minority shares obtained a net
income of 1.9 million Euros till now, 68% more than previous year’s 1.1
million Euros. Liquidity was 15.4 million Euros (end of 2007: 17.6 million
Euros).

Good second quarter – In the second quarter 2008 syskoplan recorded sales
of 15.7 million Euros, an increase of 5% compared to those of the first
quarter. Compared to the second quarter 2007 sales rose by 11%. The
earnings situation developed positively as well in the second quarter:
Amounting to 1.85 million Euros EBITDA grew either compared to the first
quarter of 2008 (+5%) or to the second quarter 2007 (+26%). The
EBITDA-margin of 11.8% is in the double-digit target range.

Positive course of business - Significant customer relationships were
strengthened during the second quarter. Amongst others Norway’s main public
broadcaster NRK has assigned discovery sysko to support and maintain their
Digital Asset Management System for commercial music and their E-Portal for
download and sales of music. The 3-years-contract contains consulting and
implementation of value added services on top. syskoplan will act as a new
official Special Expertise Partner CRM in Switzerland and shall enforce the
Swiss market development in the area CRM and surrounding processes.

Network further extended – bds sysko a new start-up company in the
syskoplan network started business operations. bds sysko helps customers to
publish structured and unstructured information from various data pools via
output media such as print and digital catalogs. bds sysko’s integrated
publishing solutions are complementing standard software from SAP and
Microsoft by customized software if necessary.

At European level Reply S.p.A., main shareholder of syskoplan AG, has
acquired 100% capital share of glue:, a company specializing in Enterprise
Architecture, Solution Design and SOA consulting services. The acquisition
allows Reply to extend its own offerings to the UK market besides Italy and
Germany. Dr. Manfred Wassel, CEO of syskoplan AG, will join the board of
directors of glue:.

Liquidity and personnel – Cash Flow (according to DVFA/SG) amounted to 3.0
million Euros in first half 2008 (+41% compared to 2.1 million Euros in the
previous year). On June 30, 2008 424 employees are working in syskoplan
group (end of 2007: 403 employees).

Guidance confirmed – Over the course of the 2008 financial year, syskoplan
Group has continued to move in a positive direction. With organic growth of
10% and an EBITDA margin of 11.8% reached thus far, the foundation has been
created for another successful financial year. In view of strategically
important projects that have been won, good utilization, and new employees
becoming productive contributors, syskoplan confirms its 2008 financial
year targets of 10% organic growth and an EBITDA margin of at least 10%.

syskoplan continues to search enhancement of network competencies through
new topics with interesting prospects. Projects in the areas of Microsoft
technologies, supply chain management/logistics, and IT 
management/logistics have top priority.


The company

syskoplan AG, founded in 1983 and listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange
since November 2000, has established itself as a renowned software
integrator and consulting partner. Operating in German-speaking Europe, the
company works on software projects with large companies and market leaders.

syskoplan provides solutions which enable its clients to provide
qualitatively superior customer services (one to one), giving them a
competitive market edge. Customer-centric management is central to
syskoplan’s business concept. It refines, extends and integrates standard
software for customer-specific IT-solutions. This approach secures
investments and rapid implementation.

On June 30, 2008 syskoplan had 424 employees. Turnover in 2007 amounted to
€57.5 million. syskoplan AG operates in five locations in Germany (main
office in Gütersloh, branches in Düsseldorf, Hannover, Munich, and
Stuttgart). In addition to existing investments, the syskoplan company
network has been extended by macrosInnovation, Interactiv, discovery sysko,
Xuccess Consulting, cluster sysko, comit sysko, ibex sysko and bds sysko.



For information, please contact:

syskoplan AG
Michael Lückenkötter
Investor Relations / Mergers & Acquisitions
Bartholomäusweg 26
33334 Gütersloh
Tel. 05241-5009-1017
E-mail: ir@syskoplan.de



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Language:     English
Issuer:       syskoplan AG
              Bartholomäusweg 26
              33334 Gütersloh
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)5241 5009-1017
Fax:          +49 (0)5241 5009-1033
E-mail:       michael.lueckenkoetter@syskoplan.de
Internet:     www.syskoplan.de
ISIN:         DE0005501456
WKN:          550145
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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