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ots Ad hoc-Service: WEB.DE AG <DE0005296503> WEB.DE takes over 100% of System Design GmbH, Nuremberg

Karlsruhe (ots Ad hoc-Service) -

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announcement.
Within the scope of the announced acquisition strategy, WEB.DE AG
(Karlsruhe), operator of the Internet portal WEB.DE, one of the
leading Internet services in Germany, is taking over 100% of System
Design GmbH, Nuremberg. System Design GmbH is purchased against
WEB.DE AG shares and a cash share. The acquisition will provide
WEB.DE with access to ample development resources, successful and
innovative products in such areas as eBusiness, eShopping and
eCommerce and taps new income sources for the future.
As a matter of priority, WEB.DE is actively addressing additional
target groups with large future potential and sales potential by
integrating System Design GmbH. Thus, in future, WEB.DE will provide
more than 1 million small to mid-sized businesses and so-called SOHOs
(Small Office & Home Offices) in Germany with innovative,
high-quality solutions for eBusiness and eCommerce. Already now, the
share of those committed to WEB.DE using the existing services for
professional and commercial purposes is very large.
The expansion of its business area towards "Professional Services"
makes WEB.DE stand apart from competitors that focussed on providing
Internet access services and mainly procure advertising income within
the portal environment.
System Design GmbH has 40 employees featuring special know-how in
development and technology. For several years now, the company has
successfully concentrated on the integration of eBusiness solutions
for small to mid-sized companies. Products such as Workways Webshop
and Workways Information Manager are the platform for eCommerce and
information management within companies.
The sustained expansion of development resources and the
strengthening of the technology and product base, even within the
shopping environment of WEB.DE, allow WEB.DE users to benefit from
the accelerated launch of new services and the immensely improved
range of future services for eBusiness and eCommerce. WEB.DE AG is
pursuing a path-breaking portal strategy for the goal-driven
expansion of its business area into Professional Services. In
addition to innovative products and services for a broad consumer
base, this strategy will bare useful eBusiness and eCommerce
solutions for professional users, thus progressively taping into new,
profitable markets and new business.

Contact:

WEB.DE AG, Richard Berg, Investor Relations, tel. +49 (0)
721-94329 260, fax. +49 (0) 721-94329 22, rb@webde-ag.de,
http://webde-ag.de, http://web.de, http://www.systemdesign.de

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