XRT Names Daniel Andres as General Manager, XRT Central Europe, Comprising Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Eastern Europe BAD HOMBURG, Germany, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Daniel Andres is responsible for executing XRT's Sales, Marketing and Product strategy with the goal of expanding the business and presence in the region. His finance industry experience began as a stockbroker on the Swiss Stock Exchange, then as a programmer and software analyst before landing in Sales and Marketing forSungard's Front Capital System in Zurich and Stockholm. Later, he became Business Development Manager for SunGard Online Investment Systems based in London. "Daniel's extensive financial systems experience will be an asset to XRT as we continue to partner with our German, Swiss and Austrian clients, while also looking to bring our expertise to the expanding Eastern European market," said Alain Fraiberger, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of XRT. "At a crucial time in the expansion of our market it is important to have a leader with Daniel's experience who can also innovate." Most recently, Daniel Andres was Managing Director at SimCorp in London, responsible for business activities in Europe, Middle East and Africa for their corporate treasury solution. At SimCorp, he successfully introduced new sales and marketing strategies, entirely restructured the service department while putting great emphasis on product enhancement and closing high-end contracts in complex negotiations. He holds a degree as Betriebs�konom lic.oek from the Graduate School of Business Administration in Zurich. "It is a great opportunity to join XRT at a time when the business in Germany, Switzerland and Austria needs new impulses and many East European countries are shortly becoming members of the European Union. This opens many exciting possibilities and working with the leader in the treasury solution marketplace allows me to look forward to growing our market presence in the region." said Daniel Andres. "I look forward to working with our clients and partners to help them get the most out of their partnership with XRT." About XRT (Euronext Paris, ISIN FR0000054587) XRT is the world's largest provider of financial management software that is solely dedicated to supporting the treasury needs of medium and large organisations. For more than 20 years XRT has served an extensive global client base. Currently, more than 6,800 organisations in 55 countries use XRT solutions. The company generated EUR 39.4 million in revenue in 2003 with a staff of 350. Its global headquarters is in Paris-La Defense, and the Central European headquarters is in Bad Homburg, Germany. For more information: http://www.xrt.com DATASOURCE: XRTDeutschland Contacts: XRT Deutschland Mary Beth Henson Phone +49(0)617-249-0633 Fax +49(0)617-249-0699 e-mail : ahagenhoff@de.xrt.com Alexandra Hagenhoff Corporate eMarketing Manager Phone: +33-1-46-92-67-36 Fax +33-1-46-92-60-60 e-mail: mbhenson@fr.xrt.com

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