SHS Informationssysteme AG strenghtens sales in Austria

SHS Informationssysteme AG / AllianceAnnouncement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.----------------------------------------------------------------------Ex-Director of main competitor co-operates with SHSMartinsried, August 1, 2006: SHS Informationssysteme AG opened up anexcellent sales channel in Austria by co-operating with RW FinanzserviceGmbH. Dr. Bernd Wagner, the former director of the largest competitor(Experian) and today partner of RW Finanzservice GmbH is convinced of theadvantages of the SHS credit management solutions. As of August, the creditmanagement specialist starts its sales activities for SHS products.“Through the co-operation with RW Finanzservice GmbH, we get an excellentaccess to new customers. Moreover, we benefit from Dr. Wagner´s 20-yearsin-depth experience as a credit consultant” explains Dirk Roesing, CEO ofthe SHS Informationssysteme AG. Dr. Wagner is recognized as an expert forthe automation of decision-making processes after working as a product andrisk manager. “We feel confident to quickly increase our market share inAustria as a result of this sales co-operation”, adds Dirk Roesing.In the area of credit management solutions, Austrian companies canimmediately benefit from the expanded service portfolio of SHSInformationssysteme AG. Innovative system and efficient data solutions aresupported by professional consulting services. “The offering of our newco-operation partner in combination with our industry know-how will coverthe complete value chain of the customer life cycle in the creditmanagement area”, explains Dr. Bernd Wagner.With its software solutions GUARDEAN, the product portfolio of SHSInformationssysteme AG includes a high-performance tool to assess customerrisk and customer value potentials for new and existing customers. Inaddition, SHS Gateway offers access to credit agency information based onexternal data and services. Thus, SHS customers receive fast, reliable andflexible information on customer potentials and creditworthiness.Company profiles:Based in Martinsried near Munich SHS Informationssysteme AG is listed onthe Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and operatessubsidiaries in Spain and Switzerland. The IT services provider focuses onoffering customer management and credit risk management solutions tocompanies with a broad customer base. In 2005, the company recordedrevenues of EUR 41 million. The customers of SHS Informationssysteme AGinclude BMW Financial Services, Toyota Kreditbank, Ingram Micro, CréditAgricole, T-Mobile, T-Online, SüdLeasing, Telefónica, amena, Barclaycardand other international companies in the automobile, telecommunication andfinancial services sector. For more information, see www.shs.deThe RW Finanzservice GmbH, based in Vienna, is a distribution company withconcessions for software retailing as well as credit and asset management.Partners are Heinz Resch and Dr. Bernd Wagner (director), both from Vienna.They benefit from decades of practical experience and excellent contacts inthe risk and product management industry for the formulation andimplementation of tailor made solutions for customer management. This holdsparticularly true for the financial services and the telecommunicationssector in Austria and neighbouring countries.SHS Informationssysteme AGJens DaunerTel.: +49 – 89 – 747257-43e-mail: marketing@shs.de cometis AGUlrich WiehleTel: +49 – 611 – 205855-11e-mail: wiehle@cometis.deDGAP 01.08.2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishIssuer:       SHS Informationssysteme AG              Fraunhoferstraße 12              82152 Martinsried bei München DeutschlandPhone:        +49-(0)89-747-257-0Fax:          +49-(0)89-747-257-10E-mail:       investor.relations@shs.deWWW:          www.shs.deISIN:         DE0005072409WKN:          507240Indices:      Listed:       Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr              in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News                                     DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------