SQS Software Quality Systems AG 21 February 2006 For immediate release 21 February 2006 SQS Software Quality Systems AG SQS AG Concludes Partnership with Weekly IT Journal COMPUTERWOCHE Cologne/London, 21 February 2006: SQS Software Quality Systems AG and the German weekly IT journal COMPUTERWOCHE published by IDG Business Verlag are setting up an alliance. An agreement signed on 26 January 2006 provides for a media alliance in connection with the independent industry Software & Systems Quality Conferences held annually by SQS. SQS and publisher IDG Verlag have agreed on the mutual usage of the print and online channels of COMPUTERWOCHE for the 11th annual industry conference to be held from 10 to 12 May 2006 in the Congress Center Stadthalle in Dusseldorf. The move comes as a joined attempt to further enhance the profile of this international conference on software quality. The objective is to increase attendance versus the figures for 2005, when 720 people participated in the event. Among the COMPUTERWOCHE promotional activities will be a micro site on the www.computerwoche.de homepage on the subject of "Software Without Bugs", which will allow users to interact with sponsors and conference exhibitors. SQS, the European leader in software quality management and testing, is on its way to making the Software & Systems Quality Conferences Europe's largest event in this field. Rudolf van Megen, CEO of SQS AG, commented on the move: "IDG is the leading provider of IT and telecommunications media both in Germany and internationally. Using its channels will allow us to approach and target our message to prospective conference attendees." - End - For further information please contact: Further information: Pressekontakt+Abbildungen: SQS Software Quality Systems AG PR-Partner Koln Liliana Preuss Roger Homrich Stollwerckstrasse 11 Neumarkt 35-37 D - 51149 Cologne D- 50667 Cologne Phone +49 (0)2203 91 54 - 0 Phone +49 (0)221 92 15 04 10 Fax +49 (0)2203 91 54 - 15 Fax +49 (0)221 92 15 04 29 E-Mail: liliana.preuss@sqs.de E-Mail: homrich@pr-partner-koeln.de Internet: http://www.sqs.de Internet: http://www.pr-partner-koeln.de IDG Business Verlag GmbH PubliKom Kommunikationsberatung Michael Beilfuss Iris Kampf Verlagsleitung COMPUTERWOCHE Lyonel-Feininger-Strasse 26 Borselstrasse 7 D- 80807 Munich 22765 Hamburg Phone +49 (0)89 36089-488 Phone +49 (0)40 399272-18 Internet: http://www.computerwoche.de Internet: http://www.publikom.com Print resolution images are available for the media to view and download from www.vismedia.co.uk Notes to Editors SQS Software Quality Systems AG SQS is the largest independent European provider of software testing and quality management services. SQS consultants design and oversee quality management processes during software and systems development, and test the resulting products for errors and omissions. Headquartered in Cologne, Germany, SQS now has operations across Europe with offices in seven countries and has over 450 employees. SQS has a strong presence in Germany (Cologne, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Hamburg) with subsidiaries in the UK, Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria. SQS also has a minor stake in an operation in Portugal and a partnership operation in Spain. With over 3,000 completed projects under its belt, SQS has a strong customer base including half of the DAX 30 companies and 30% of the STOXX-50. They include names like Dresdner Bank, Lloyds TSB, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Daimler Chrysler, and Alcatel spread across the full range of industries. SQS is the first German company to have a primary listing on AIM, completing its IPO on 20 September 2005 raising £10.8m before expenses at an issue price of 190p. SQS is included in the Software and Computer Services sector (9530) within the Computer Services subsector (9533) and has a RIC code of SQS.L. SQS completed a secondary listing on the Deutsche Boerse in Frankfurt on 1st December 2005. For further information, please visit www.sqs-uk.com. COMPUTERWOCHE Since 1974, the weekly IT journal COMPUTERWOCHE published by IDG Business Verlag has provided timely and detailed reporting on all issues concerning corporate information and communications technology, including the latest trends, up-and-coming technologies, innovative products and new markets. IT managers and professionals contribute technical and strategic information that allows businesses and their customers to obtain an optimum IT configuration. COMPUTERWOCHE is the information medium for the information technology market, featuring informed, in-depth and outspoken journalism. COMPUTERWOCHE reaches over 324,000 readers according to AWA 2005. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange