Sales increase of 105.9 percent; Net Profit and EBIT over plan; positive development of company continues; capital increase accelerates growth Hamburg, 11/17/2006: On Entry Standard listed nextevolution AG (ISIN DE 000 A0J C0A 2) successfully closed the first nine months of 2006's business year. The company increased its overall performance (turnover incl. changes in inventory and other operational sales) of TEUR 4,692 (nine months 2005) by TEUR 4,970 to TEUR 9,662. This correlates a percentage increase of 105.9 percent compared with the reference period. The EBIT resulting thereof in the amount of TEUR 85 (previous year TEUR 28) as well as the net profit in the amount of TEUR 32 (previous year TEUR 10) are over plan. Adjusting the result by the non-recurrent effects connected with the listing and the preproduction of costs for the capital increase executed in November, nextevolution AG generated an EBIT of 396 TEUR (previous year 28 TEUR) within the first nine months of the current business year and a net profit of 343 TEUR (previous year 10 TEUR). This corresponds earnings per share of 0.04 EUR and respectively 0.46 EUR. nextevolution AG continues expanding. The positive business development mainly results from the strategic orientation of the company. In its ancestral business segments the company was able to clearly strengthen its market position. "The powerful development of our company within the first nine months of the current business year shows the expertise and outstanding positioning of nextevolution AG in the ECM market. The specialization on the real estate industry and on real estate related business segments allows us a sustainable growth and the expansion of our market position", says Peter Ohl, CEO of nextevolution AG. "The outstanding development of our operational business and the development of our financial figures are a sign for the balanced growth and the development potentialities nextevolution AG holds", says Nils Manegold, CFO of nextevolution AG. In early November 2006, nextevolution AG executed a capital increase that is to accelerate the further growth of the company. In the course of a road show, renowned institutional investors could be convinced of nextevolution AG's business model and of its chances for growth. nextevolution AG GFEI mbH Carl Bosch Haus Hamburger Allee 26-28 Beethovenstraße 60 D-60486 Frankfurt am Main D-60325 Frankfurt Tel.: +49 69 297 287 42 Tel.: +49 69 743 037 00 Fax: +49 69 297 287 77 Fax: +49 69 743 037 06 www.nextevolution.de www.gfei.de [email protected] [email protected] _____________________________________ About nextevolution AG: The offered spectrum of services from nextevolution AG is comprised of management consulting, IT consulting, system integration, and application management. This enables the company to accompany entire life cycles of customer solutions. The company's portfolio targets medium-size businesses and large corporations with emphasis on specific requirements and their own specific characteristics. They expect individual solutions for the usage of a business-management standard software. nextevolution AG develops jointly with their customers customized IT strategies and supports them during the planning, implementation and integration phase of business systems, tailored to their industry-specific and business-specific requirements. For the subsequent usage phase, nextevolution AG offers reliable service and maintenance. The company's main emphasis in their positioning is in the optimization and integration of business processes, document management and business-management application systems. nextevolution co-operates with market-leading software providers, such as SAP, FileNet and Saperion and uses their standard product platforms to setup their solutions. In addition, nextevolution AG offers a series of proprietary templates, which usually originate from project development and fulfill specific market requirements. They focus in particular on the real estate business and the housing management market. nextevolution is operating across industries. Among nextevolution's customers currently are businesses named in the following: industry, trade, financial services, telecommunication, real estate industry and public service. The company's main place of business is in Hamburg with subsidiaries in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.