Munich/Grasbrunn, Germany (PROTEXT) - IXOS Software AG(NASDAQ: "XOSY", Neuer Markt: "XOS"), a worldwide leadingprovider of eBusiness document management solutions in inter-enterprise system environments, today announced the appointmentof Gala Conrad as Director of Investor Relations. In her new roleshe will be part of the IXOS Senior Management Team and willreport directly to IXOS' CFO, Peter Rau. Gala Conrad (43) joined IXOS in October 1999 as Director ofCorporate Communications, with responsibility for corporate,product and internal communications, and since October last year,has also supported investor communications. In her newassignment, Gala will focus solely on corporate InvestorRelations (IR) activities, including the establishment of an IRdepartment at IXOS headquarters and collaborating with its IRagencies. Ms Conrad described her plans for her new role: "I wantto help broaden IXOS' profile as an attractive Neuer Markt andNASDAQ listed company. Efficient and transparent communication ofthe IXOS equity story is key in attracting investors andachieving a fair market valuation". Gala Conrad earned an MBA from Golden Gate University in SanFrancisco, California and holds a BS in Social Science/Pedagogyfrom Munich College. Her previous responsibilities includecommunications management for Ashton-Tate, central Europeanmarketing management for 3Com, senior product analyst functionsat the European Headquarters of Compaq Computer, and seniormarketing management and business development at VEBA Telecom. Peter Rau, Chief Financial Officer of IXOS SOFTWARE AG,commented, "We are pleased that Gala Conrad is assumingleadership of our Investor Relations department. Her expertise inthe fields of communications and business development provide herwith excellent qualifications to shape the development of our IRteam." About IXOS IXOS is a worldwide leading provider of solutions for themanagement of eBusiness documents in inter-enterprise systemenvironments. IXOS solutions drive the administration of alleBusiness documents and their seamless integration into digitalbusiness processes. The modular IXOS-eCON Solution Suite encompasses fourproducts, which are fully compatible, to provide exceptionalscalability, performance, security, and availability. The high-performance and scalable IXOS-eCONserver is at the core of dataand document archiving. The applications of IXOS-eCONtext builton this server enable access to documents that are generated inleading transaction-based systems and which have been linked torelevant business processes. IXOS-eCONtent for MS Exchange is adocument management system for the knowledge worker, who operatesin the Microsoft Groupware environment. With the universaldocument portal, IXOS-eCONcert, users can view all criticalbusiness documents, whether from SAP, mySAP.com, mySAP CRM,Siebel or customer-specific applications, from a single source.Leading companies from various industries have selected IXOSSOFTWARE AG to be their strategic partner. IXOS has more than1,400 installations worldwide, and over 900,000 users alreadywork successfully with the eBusiness document solutions of IXOS.Complementing the product portfolio, IXOS offers a comprehensiverange of services including worldwide customer support 24x7 and aglobal team of highly qualified consultants. Shares of IXOS SOFTWARE AG are traded on the Neuer Marktsegment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol "XOS"(WKN 506150). In the USA, American Depositary Shares (ADSs) arelisted on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "XOSY".
You can obtain further information from: IXOS SOFTWARE AGCorporate Communications, D-85630 Grasbrunn / München Tel.: +4989 46 29 2000, Fax: +49 89 46 29 1399 email: pr@ixos.de
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