With the help of this cutting-edge solution, cities, towns or local government units are able to provide public services in an online format, thus complementing the existing "bricks-and-mortar" service portfolio offered by city halls and other administrative bodies. The application is capable of integrating all existing and future administrative procedures and making them available to citizens via an intuitive, user-friendly information portal. Thus, it is possible to transpose the full range of processes to a digital environment – consistently and as part of a fully integrated solution.

The jointly developed solution as well as the respective integration components for specialist procedures will be made available to all customers via "eris@" (European Regional Information Society Association), a platform designed on the basis of the Microsoft Solution Sharing Network.

"Cities and local authorities have to respond to the needs and wishes of the people they serve, which also means making their service portfolio available in an electronic format. The Microsoft Solution Sharing Network is a particularly suitable platform to meet these requirements. It facilitates the exchange of specific tools, solutions, best practices, ideas and experiences throughout Europe," said Jan Muehlfeit, Vice President for Corporate and Government Strategy Microsoft EMEA when interviewed at the event.

The new platform provides a perfect infrastructure for the pan-European exchange of knowledge relating to municipal eGovernment solutions, in addition to acting as a multiplier when it comes to nurturing and propagating eGovernment processes and structures. As an exclusive Microsoft partner, PC-WARE will be in charge of providing training and support for all customers and partners in EU states interested in the project, as well as being responsible for ensuring technological advancement.

"For PC-WARE as a pan-European E-Government Competence Centre, this platform represents the perfect addition to the company's existing branch network throughout Europe, and we are confident that it will further strengthen our position as a premier solution provider within the public sector," commented Dr. Knut Löschke, CEO of PC-WARE AG, in response to market rollout.

Contact:

Dr. Ingmar Ackermann
Investor Relations
Phone: 0341- 2568 - 148
investor.relations@pc-ware.de

Kathrin Sieber
Communications
Phone: 0341- 2568-171
public.relations@pc-ware.de

PC-WARE AG
PC-Ware Information Technologies AG is one of the leading IT enterprises in Europe, offering a comprehensive service portfolio which covers licensing of standardised software, software management, system support, proprietary software solutions, and complete system house services, in addition to financial services provided via its own subsidiaries. PC-Ware has emerged as the outright market leader in Germany and the Netherlands within the field of software licensing and licence management; as a systems house, the company is ranked third in Germany.

Employing around 900 people, the company has subsidiaries in ten European countries (D, GB, F, I, BE-Ne-Lux, A, CZ, and CH) as well as in South Africa and serves a customer base of more than 75,000 corporate clients. PC-Ware was granted European Large Account Reseller (ELAR) status for the whole of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA region) by Microsoft, one of the company's key business associates. Together with co-operation partners PC-Ware is currently targeting markets in North and South America, Asia, Australia and East Europe as well as serving global key accounts.

PC-WARE works in close cooperation with a number of global players within the IT industry, including Microsoft, Citrix, Adobe, Novell, Symantec, McAfee, Veritas, Computer Associates, Oracle, Attachmate, Fujitsu-Siemens, IBM/Lotus, and Hewlett Packard.

The company has been operating profitably since its inception in 1990. Activities within the area of software licence reselling commenced in 1993. In 1998, the GmbH (limited liability company) became an AG (stock corporation). PC-Ware has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since May 5, 2000 and joined the Prime Standard in 2003.