The supervisory board of the is to be extended from three to six members. Executive committee and supervisory board will submit an appropriate suggestion at the annual shareholders meeting, which is scheduled for August 31, 2001.

To be nominated for the election are Rüdiger Grube, Senior Vice President Corporate Development at DaimlerChrysler AG, Dieter Matheis, commercial director and member of the management at SAP AG as well as Michael Grabner, deputy chairman of the management at the publishing group George von Holtzbrinck GmbH.

The rising demands set for fast growing enterprises determine a permanent benchmarking, a constructive discussion about strategy, organization, product development and sales. In that we are pleased to build upon outstandingly experienced managers, stated Guido Alt, Chief Executive Officer.

Chairman of the supervisory committee is Dr. Lothar Spaeth, chairman of the board of the Jenoptik AG. Additionally Hans Ulrich Dörr, chartered accountant, and Edmund Hug, supervisory board chairman of IBM Germany GmbH belong to the supervisory board.