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  14.05.2008 VaR calculation now also available to TIPAS customers As of immediately, TIPAS customers can also benefit from the AMS functionalities – for example with a value at risk analysis of their customer portfolios. An example of a simple VaR report is attached. 
13.05.2008 CPB now employs more than 170 At the start of the 2nd quarter 2008 the number of employees at CPB rose to 170 – an increase evenly distributed over the four locations Vienna, Miltenberg/Frankfurt, Bratislava und Sofia.
11.05.2008 Euro-conversion now a pivotal topic in Slovakia This year, CPB SOFTWARE (SLOVAKIA) s.r.o. will not only be focussing its service offensive on the conversion of its own products in preparation for Slovakia’s switching to the Euro, expected as of 1.1.2009; it will also be offering comprehensive support and advice on this topic. top
10.05.2008 Quarterly turnover just under 4 million Euros Sales of 3,895 million Euros once again set a new record. The 21% improvement on the previous year is mainly attributed to customer growth. top
09.05.2008 Trade press report on CPB’s state of the art computer center The recent expansion of CPB SOFTWARE AG’s computer center to be able to offer customers high availability solutions earned itself an in-depth article in the May edition of the respected Austrian IT trade journal "monitor." The article particularly highlighted the system’s extreme stability which, amongst other things, features the importance of two synchronous, mirrored storage systems located at separate sites, several kilometers apart. The connection between the two locations relies on the most modern technology currently available, notably dark fibre. The redundant design of the remaining infrastructure means that CPB can now boast one of the most modern computer centers in Austria at the service of banks and financial services providers. The article in the trade journal „monitor“ proves yet again that CPB regularly invests in the upgrade and improvement of its products and services - all with the sole aim of achieving the greatest possible benefit for all customers and thereby cementing long-lasting partnerships. Download: High availability for the computer center at CPB SOFTWARE AG Source: monitor 5/2008, Page 10 top
09.04.2008 CPB congratulates LGT: "summa cum laude" in four countries Following extensive testing, LGT, the bank of the royal house of von Liechtenstein, was the only one out of 344 tested asset management companies to be awarded the coveted and highest commendation “summa cum laude” for all German-speaking countries (AT, DE, CH, LI) by the independent experts from the trade magazine "Elite Report." Of particular significance is the fact the LGT achieved a top ranking for the fifth consecutive time, thereby firmly establishing itself as a member of the international asset management elite. CPB SOFTWARE AG offers its warmest congratulations to LGT Bank (Austria) AG on this exceptional achievement and is proud to have been instrumental in its success as LGT’s preferred partner. For further information click here Press Release (PDF) top
14.03.2008 1st financial hub day for the WM Group On 12 and 13 March the 1st Financial Hub Day of the WM Group took place in the IHK industrial and commercial chamber in Frankfurt-on-Main. CPB, as exhibitor and silver sponsor, was represented at its own stand. This presence in the German financial center not only demonstrates our commitment but above all underpins the importance of the German market to CPB since it established a subsidiary south of Frankfurt. We are convinced that this event will also continue to increase the positive resonance CPB has received in Germany so far. The Financial Hub Day was split into an investor and an emitter day, both of which were well attended, also by prominent visitors. The highlight of the event was a presentation on the first day by Prof. Dr. Thomas Biermann, Head of the Wildau Institute of Technology e.v. (WIT), on the concept of his initiative "Customer Relationship Controlling" which received great applause. Incidentally, many of the ideas convincingly presented there, as Prof. Biermann specifically pointed out, have already been implemented in our CRC solution. top
07.02.2008 Michael Gerlach additional member of the Board at Miltenberg Mr. Michael Gerlach – previously a consultant at Citibank – has been appointed to the Board of Directors at CPB SOFTWARE (GERMANY) GMBH as of immediately and will be in charge of the product (including technical and specialized development, system support and quality assurance) and project areas. This reinforcement of the German management level is a clear sign that the CPB SOFTWARE Group intends to further widen its existing position in the German market. Orders in connection with the withholding tax are the first important steps on the way to expanding the product portfolio and to increasing the customer base. top
4.2.2008 1. Test version of the EQUIRION Portfolio Advisor available from the beginning of the 2nd quarter 2008 The eagerly anticipated 1st test version of the TIPAS successor product EQUIRION Portfolio Advisor will be available in a few weeks to existing and potential customers. The Portfolio Adviser will bear the unmistakable handprint of tried and tested functionalities combined with new technologies and innovations. top
31.01.2008 C-Quadrat already live for two months Following a 6-month project implementation period, C-Quadrat went live on 2 November with a combined TAMBAS and TIPAS solution including a newly developed Weborder Tool. The systems are operated from CPS’s computer center for C-Quadrat Investment AG, the Fonds & Co Fondsanteilsvermittlungs AG as well as the Epicon Financial Services GmbH to manage the shadow depots of more than 10,000 private clients, sales partners’ commission calculations and institutional fund portfolios. The new C-Quadrat version, which replaces the old systems, offers a higher degree of automation, more transparency and is much easier to use for both employees and partners, making it an ideal medium for business expansion in the future. Link to the Article (PDF, Source: http://www.boerse-express.com/pages/637692/newsflow) top
28.01.2008 Group Sales reach a record 14.8 million euros in 2007 In the first year that CPB SOFTWARE AG also consolidated its new foreign subsidiaries in Germany, Slovakia and Bulgaria, the Group achieved a turnover of 14.8 million euros. This represents no less than a 63% sales increase compared with 2006. top
15.01.2008 CPB is silver sponsor at the 1st Financial Hub Day of the WM Group in Frankfurt On 12 and 13 March the first Financial Hub Day of the WM Group will take place in Frankfurt. Not only will CPB be represented there by its own experts, Professor Dr. Thomas Biermann, Head of the Wildau Institue of Technolog will also contribute his considerable professional expertise on the topic of „Dynamic Customer Value Analysis with Customer Relationship Controlling.“ For further information about our event please follow the link: http://www.finanzplatztag.de/ top
21.12.2007 The weekly news magazine FORMAT publishes a detailed article on CPB’s software development philosophy The several-paged article titled „From India to Bratislava“ in the Austrian business weekly FORMAT discusses using trans-national company resources to optimize programming tasks. top
4.12.2007 CPB again main sponsor of the Securities Forum in Vienna As last year, CPB SOFTWARE AG again plays a leading role at Austria’s largest banking congress on the topic of securities. Many experts from our establishment were available to inform the 200 or so visitors about the entire product portfolio. For further information about this event please follow the link: http://www.businesscircle.at/files/wertpapierforum08/index.html top
25.11.2007 CPB sends major reinforcement to Miltenberg and Sofia Dietmar Eder-Dianitsch – who has been working for the CPB group for some time now, and was a consultant at Capgemini in the CEE region before – took over the management of CPB SOFTWARE (BULGARIA) LTD in October. In addition to being responsible for expanding internal programming support, Mr. Eder-Dianitsch will also build up the local customer base. Oliver Kratz also represents excellent reinforcement to the team in Germany. Mr. Kratz will head the sales department and as a first step, inform all market members about what CPB SOFTWARE (GERMANY) GMBH can offer on the topic of withholding tax. top
21.11.2007 Special edition of the CPB NEWSLETTERS published for EBIF 2007 The special edition of the CPB Newsletters, which was produced mainly for the visitors to the EBIF, is not only packed with information about the new product for the upcoming German flat rate tax; it also contains a lot of additional information. Take a look – a copy is attached in pdf format. Newsletter EBIF 2007 top
20.11.2007 CPB introduces new SECTRAS module for German flat rate tax at EBIF PB’s experts have been working for months on implementing the requirements of the flat rate tax due to come into effect on 1.1.2009. For this reason we are already able to present, in the framework of a complete concept, the first demo elements of SECTRAS-GTS – the product’s name. For more information please see the attached SECTRAS GTS fact sheet. SECTRAS - German Tax Suite (GTS) top
15.11.2007 Equinet goes live with SECTRAS-STR At the beginning of November, the Frankfurt-based investment bank Equinet AG successfully started production operation of the SECTRAS Securities Trading Reporting suite to implement MIFID and the corresponding financial market guidelines directive (FRUG). The solution is hosted by Equinet itself but can also be hosted at CPB’s computer center. Please see the attached fact sheet for more information about the SECTRAS-STR. SECTRAS - Securities Trading Reporting (STR) top
13.11.2007 IBS journal publishes extensive report on the TAMBAS installation at LGT Bank in Vienna In its current issue, the IBS journal (www.ibspublishing.com) has published an in-depth interview with LGT Bank (Austria) AG. It gives extensive background information about the reasons for LGT’s decision to go with TAMBAS and the bank’s experiences with the implementation. Read the whole article at the following link: ibspublishing.pdf top
01.11.2007 TAMBAS now offers an online XETRA order interface The XETRA order connection to the Vienna stock exchange that went into operation beginning of November supplements the efficient Straight Through Process (STP) already available in TAMBAS. The order routing definitions as well as the order execution type are carried out in the existing order routing management. Individual customization in terms of systematic hierarchies up to client/securities level ensures low maintenance of these control criteria. top
31.10.2007 CPB welcomes its 160th employee In October, the CPB Software AG group welcomed its 160th employee as a result of the growth of all its locations. This growth guarantees all clients the best service and continuous development of our products. top
26.10.2007 CPB Vienna puts new, state of the art computer center into operation at a second location To ensure that all security requirements are optimally met at all times CPB in Vienna has moved the productive computer center approx. 8.5 kilometers from the main location (and backup computer center). . The new location fulfills all the requirements such as round the clock video surveillance, prevention of unauthorized entry via a single entry access control system, optimal climate control, special break-in protection, independent power supply, and much more. For an overview of our computer center services please refer to the attached fact sheet on ASP. ASP - Application Service Providing top
22.10.2007 TAMBAS fulfills MIFID requirements in time As required by Austrian law (WAG 2007; BGBl. Nr. 60/2007) the relevant MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) functionalities in TAMBAS were implemented as of 1 November 2007 for all customers according to their respective organizational requirements. Any future modifications to our customers‘ investment policies can easily be carried out thanks to the highly flexible structure. At the same time, reporting OTC trading via the TTR product (Transparent Trade Reporting) of the Vienna Börse AG was activated. For further information please see the attached TAMBAS MIFID Fact Sheet TAMBAS MifID top
10.10.2007 CPB exceeds the EUR 10 million sales threshold After only the first 9 months, sales of the CPB software group already surpassed the annual record of EUR 10.5 million. This is an increase of 52% over the same period in the previous year. top
30.09.2007 Raiffeisen Prague puts AMS with new functionalities into operation Raiffeisen Bank Prague is the first CPB customer in the Czech Republic to put our Asset Management product successfully into operation. Special attention was paid to Portfolio Rebalancing and the calculation of performance-based administration fees during implementation. For more information please see the attached fact sheet about the main AMS functionalities. AMS - Asset Management Suite top
13.09.2007 DenizBank extends its relationship with CPB SOFTWARE AG DenizBank AG Vienna, a user of CPB SOFTWARE AG’s AMS solution since 2003, has decided to extend their use of AMS by ordering two additional modules. Their goal is to utilize the AMS solution to cover their MiFID requirements and also add new functionality to cover special interest calculation methods and enhanced yield curves. AMS is CPB SOFTWARE AG’s Asset Management Suite, covering F/O, Risk Management and Performance Measurement. Besides comprehensive coverage of instruments and ease of use, flexibility and smooth integration into existing infrastructures are the key benefits of CPB SOFTWARE AG’s AMS solution. This together with a team of experienced business professionals ensures that the AMS solution is able to keep up with our customer’s expansion plans.
02.08.2007 WMACCESS application family continues to grow We are delighted that two more renowned banks, Brown Brothers Harriman (Luxembourg) S.C.A. and JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.à.r.l. have joined the ranks of the large WMACCESS application group in the past few weeks. All new customers enjoy the advantages of the convenient internet solutions, the efficient and self-explanatory access to financial data without having to install their own software. top
23.07.2007 CPB SOFTWARE Group’s mid-year turnover hits EUR 7.1 million Following EUR 4.7 million in the first half of 2006, the CPB SOFTWARE Group achieved a 66% increase in turnover in the first half of 2007, achieving a total of EUR 7.1 million. This amazing success is not only accounted for by the new subsidiaries in Frankfurt and Bratislava; business also grew significantly in Austria. top
01.07.2007 Another leading specialist joins the team at CPB SOFTWARE Vienna: Thomas Selan Thomas Selan – formerly team member of banqpro/ at HP Austria – will be enforcing the EQUIRION development team as of immediately. Mr. Selan will not only enrich the team with his expert knowledge of securities, he will also contribute to other products and our customer projects. CPB SOFTWARE AG continues to successfully recruit top managers for the benefit of its clients! top
26.06.2007 Successful project completion at the London Metal Exchange With our proprietary SECTRAS version, the MDD-I “Market Data Dissemination-Interactive,” CPB SOFTWARE AG products are now responsible for master data administration and providing the components that distribute around 2 million market prices to subscribers and market data providers such as Reuters or Bloomberg. top
29.05.2007 Citibank Privatkunden AG goes live with SECTRAS compone After several months of intensive preparation and testing, Citibank Privatkunden AG & Co. KG has gone live with the Tax and Partner Service Data System component (PSD). This is the biggest installation of our system so far with respect to the number of clients and transactions. Since its implementation, SECTRAS has become the leading German tax system featuring the following functions: • Tax master data administration, • Tax exemption administration, • Tax calculation for cash transactions, • Year-end tax reporting and • Feeding the securities back office provider etb NAV and exemption information With the successful migration and going live at Citibank we have set a new milestone in our component-based software solution philosophy. top
30.04.2007 CPB SOFTWARE AG aquires PXP Slovakia s.r.o. Further to the presence in Germany and Bulgaria, CPB SOFTWARE AG now also have a presence in Bratislava and Prague; given the 100% acquisition of PXP Slovakia. The prospective CPB Software (Slovakia) s.r.o. had a 2006 sales turnover of approximately EUR 1 million arising out of Asset Management products, in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria, which truly supplement CPB SOFTWARE AG’s customer and product portfolio. CPB SOFTWARE AG’s headcount at the end of April 2007 reached 139, and its consolidated group sales turnover is expected to be almost EUR 15 million. top
23.04.2007 Quarterly sales turnover sets new record at EUR 3.5 million CPB SOFTWARE AG was able to raise its Q1 2007 sales turnover to EUR 3.476 million, making it a YOY increase of 39%. This extraordinary increase is not only based on the first time consolidation of the German Finatec AG - now renamed CPB Software (Germany) GmbH - but also includes the contribution of its solid domestic growth in the Austrian market, from EUR 2.5 million to almost EUR 2.9 million. top
23.03.2007 CPB SOFTWARE AG acquires Finatec AG based in Miltenberg near Frankfurt In its first major expansion move into other markets, CPB SOFTWARE AG acquired Finatec Financial Software Solutions AG; based in Miltenberg near Frankfurt, in addition to the Bulgarian subsidiary; Finatec Bulgaria Ltd. This enables CPB SOFTWARE AG direct access to additional products like SECTRAS (a comprehensive securities’ back office system), WM-Access (an in-house and web tool for retrieval of data originating from the German National Numbering Agency; Wertpapier Mitteilungen), local know how pertaining to German taxes®ulatory reporting, and additional numerous clients like the Citibank Privatkunden AG. The renamed CPB Software (Germany) GmbH has a current headcount of 35, which includes that from its Bulgarian operations in Sofia and achieved a sales turnover of EUR 3 million in 2006. top
01.02.2007 LGT Bank kicks off its banking business with TAMBAS and TIPAS LGT Bank’s newly formed Vienna subsidiary chose CPB SOFTWARE AG last year, after an intensive selection process. This includes not only the utilization of TAMBAS and TIPAS for the comprehensive coverage of its software needs, but also that of CPB SOFTWARE AG’s electronic data processing center and BPO services. All systems were activated as planned upon commencement of LGT Vienna’s banking business, at the beginning of February. top
20.01.2007 CPB SOFTWARE AG announces a new sales turnover record of EUR 9.4 million for 2006 As announced earlier last year, CPB SOFTWARE AG hit a new sales turnover record of EUR 9.4 million, surpassing the 2005 figure of EUR 8.1 million. The 16% growth reflects both; increases in sales turnover volumes through existing customer, and those generated through newcustomers. A new sales turnover record well beyond the EUR 10 million mark, is expected for 2007. top
02.01.2007 Additional prominent new arrivals at CPB SOFTWARE AG Dr. Christian Hannel and Peter Henger; two former HP-banqpro top managers, strengthen our company with immediate effect. Among other things, Mr. Hannel will look after quality control and communication, whereas Mr. Henger will strengthen the customer care team. top
04.12.2006 CPB SOFTWARE AG plays Lead-Sponsor at Securities’ Forum CPB SOFTWARE AG presents its EQUIRION Portfolio Advisor product, and demonstrates its high level of solution providing competence, during a multitude of specialist discussions at the largest Austrian financial securities’ conference. top
05.11.2006 Wiener Privatbank Immobilieninvest AG sets forth its cooperation with CPB SOFTWARE AG In light of the merger between the Wiener Privatbank Immobilieninvest AG and Kapital und Wert AG, the provision of CPB SOFTWARE AG’s service delivery with respect to additional ASP components could be set forth, based on the simultaneous takeover of two employees, coupled with a long term contract extension. top
22.10.2006 CPB SOFTWARE AG continues on its success path CPB SOFTWARE AG could continue to maintain its sales turnover increase in Q3 of 2006. Reaching the EUR 6.9 million mark in sales turnover in this year’s first 9 months, spells a 20% YOY increase. top
06.10.2006 EQUIRION awarded the Innovation Prize at the Alpbach Financial Forum Fait Internet Software GmbH and CPB SOFTWARE AG jointly publicly presented the EQUIRION Portfolio Advisor product in Austria, and were unexpectedly awarded the Innovation Prize. top
20.09.2006 CPB SOFTWARE AG’s product management team grows The CPB SOFTWARE AG Product Management Team is at the heart of every software change or update due to its expert knowledge of all banking areas. From the beginning of September Harald Kästner, who has had many years of experience in the Raiffeisen and Volksbank sector, will enforce our team first and foremost as a loans specialist. As of October, further additions are Walter Willroider, formerly at Reuters in Austria and responsible for RPMS, and Leona Falb, previously with SDS in the test management for GEOS. Furthermore, from September Michael Meixner will enhance the competence of the computer center with his expertise as a security administrator. There are now a total of 75 employees serving our clients – ensuring that they receive the highest quality in customer care. top
01.08.2006 DEQUIRION Portfolio Advisor development underway You will find some examples of the planned GUI for the EQUIRION Portfolio Advisor here. At the present stage of planning, the first implementations to replace TIPAS for our existing customers will take place in the course of the first half of 2007. All of CPB SOFTWARE AG’s TIPAS clients will be migrated to the new solution at no additional cost und will be able to benefit immediately from the many advantages of the EQUIRION Portfolio Advisor. top
27.07.2006 Another record turnover for CPB in the first half of 2006 In the first half of this year CPB SOFTWARE AG once again increased its sales turnover, up 28% to €4.7 million compared to the previous year. The increase of approximately € 1 million is mainly due to the expansion of business with existing satisfied customers. Significant growth from new clients is additionally expected in the second half of the year. top
03.07.2006 EURAM Bank goes live EURAM Bank AG went live with TAMBAS and TIPAS as planned on July 3rd 2006. The last day of operation with the old system Midas took place on 30th July 2006. During the weekend all relevant data was migrated from the old system to TAMBAS and TIPAS. Both solutions were ready for business by Monday morning. Due to the utterly smooth implementation, the preliminary tests and the growing confidence in CPB SOFTWARE AG and its solutions, EURAM Bank even decided to dispense with operating the old system parallel to TAMBAS. top
30.06.2006 Closer cooperation with fait CPB SOFTWARE AG and fait Internet Software AG launched a cooperation some months ago to develop the EQUIRION Portfolio Advisor together, and now the two companies have closed ranks with respect to location, too. As of immediately, fait has taken up residence in the same building as CPB SOFTWARE AG in Josefstädter Straße 78 in Vienna, a move that is sure to have a positive impact on product development and marketing. top
06.04.2006 Quarterly turnover a record-breaking EUR 2.5 million A 46% increase compared to the reference period of the previous year and a 13% increase compared to the last quarter - CPB SOFTWARE AG achieves an absolute record turnover of EUR 2.506 million in Q1 of 2006! This success is founded on long-standing client relationships as well as the acquisition of new clients. top
31.03.2006 Implementation at Euram Bank makes progress In January 2006, following a detailed evaluation of possible systems, EURAM Bank AG, a Vienna-based institute specializing in asset management, chose CPB SOFTWARE AG’s proven solutions. First, EURAM Bank will install the TAMBAS and TIPAS applications, both already well established in the market, at CPB SOFTWARE AG’s computer center as a step towards completely replacing Midas, including Touch of Finance, both solutions by the British company Misys. Important aspects of the decision – besides the comparison to the current system – were the complete integration of Back Office and Private Banking solutions as well as additional internet applications for customers and upgrading to the newly developed EQUIRION at no extra cost. EURAM Bank AG plans to go live with the new solution in July 2007. Full Article: International Banking Systems June 2006 / Issue 15.9 top
12.12.2005 Annual turnover reaches EUR 8 million In 2005, CPB SOFTWARE AG achieved an annual turnover of EUR 8 million for the first time (over EUR 7.6 million in 2004). top
02.12.2005 EQUIRION is introduced in IBS In its December issue, the International Banking System Journal – the professional journal for banking software – reports on CPB SOFTWARE AG for the first time. AThe development of EQUIRION is described in great detail and the article highlights the free upgrade to the new product for users of TAMBAS and TIPAS. Full article: International Banking Systems June 2006 / Issue 15.4 top
26.11.2005 SupportNet expanded We’ve improved the first level online support for our clients yet again. The general search function has been expanded. The search criteria have been changed to make a search based on V = person in charge, C = current user, A = subscription user, D = delegation user possible. Now you’ll see a list of all employees you can select by employee code. In the mailing subject field the sequence of the individual tickets was changed to improve the way all emails to the tickets are collected in your mailbox. top
18.11.2005 CPB at the E.B.I.F fair in Frankfurt CPB SOFTWARE AG and fait Internet Software AG were both at the E.B.I.F European Banking & Insurance Fair in Frankfurt from 15.-17.11.2005. E.B.I.F is the independent platform for the latest information technology and hardware trends in the finance sector. We successfully promoted EQUIRION and drew the financial world’s attention to it. top
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