New Solution Delivers a Connected Ecosystem in Microsoft Azure for Faster, Safer, More Manageable Migrations While Ensuring Business Continuity

Software AG (Frankfurt, MDAX: SOW) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced a powerful new solution with Microsoft that enables enterprises to accelerate and simplify migration to Microsoft Azure while ensuring business continuity. Software AG’s new Cloud Migration Accelerator – based on the company’s webMethods.io Integration platform – allows enterprises to connect to applications, cloud services and data faster and more easily than ever before, providing a seamless path to a truly connected ecosystem.

Cloud migrations are often a complex journey, challenging IT teams to move or replace on-premise technology to the cloud while ensuring that ongoing business operations run smoothly. Moving existing applications to the cloud involves a continuous need to connect or re-connect applications from on-premise to new cloud services, or new cloud services to other new cloud services. Making this hybrid transition as smooth as possible while maintaining business operations and access to data is critical for enterprises.

“We recently embarked on a cloud migration journey which put 70 percent of our current IT footprint on Microsoft Azure while 30 percent of our IT remains on-premise,” said Anthony Roberts, CIO, Walgreens Boots Alliance. “We use Software AG’s webMethods to remain connected to existing integrated solutions and business processes while some IT components moved to the cloud and others remained on-premise. webMethods safeguards our most important IT assets during the complex migration process.”

Enterprises eager to migrate to Microsoft Azure benefit from technology that serves as the critical connective tissue that allows easy and fast access to applications, cloud services and data during the migration process, according to Software AG CEO Sanjay Brahmawar.

“Our solution with Microsoft enables enterprises to have a truly connected ecosystem,” said Brahmawar. “Customers will not only accelerate migration but can also spark innovation and turn data into real value as they safeguard their most important IT assets.”

Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Business at Microsoft Corporation added, “Most large cloud migrations face the challenge of ensuring business continuity while the IT landscape changes at the same time. Software AG’s webMethods gives enterprises the opportunity to create a smooth migration path to the cloud and immediately capitalize on the benefits of Microsoft Azure.”

The Cloud Migration Accelerator based on webMethods.io is immediately available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace as a SaaS offering.

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Lisa Coulouris lisa.coulouris@softwareag.com 617 413 7062

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