- Business
- Software AG Software GmbH (SWDAF), a Software GmbH brand, develops and provides enterprise software solutions focused on application modernization, high-performance database management, and business process intelligence; its core products include the Adabas high-performance transactional database management system for IBM z/OS, Linux, and cloud platforms with supporting tools such as Adabas Event Replicator, Adabas SQL Gateway, and Adabas Auditing; the Natural fourth-generation programming language for building mission-critical applications with features like NaturalONE DevOps environment, Natural for Ajax, and Natural Construct application generator; ARIS for cloud-native process modeling, mining, and lifecycle management; CONNX for data virtualization, access, and movement across diverse sources; and Entire Systems Management suite encompassing Entire Operations for production control, ESM Job Scheduling, and Entire Output Management. The company, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, operates globally with offices in over 70 countries, serving industries such as banking, manufacturing, government, retail, energy, insurance, and transportation through on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments. In recent developments, Silver Lake acquired controlling interest in 2023 for 2.4 billion euros and restructured the company into Software GmbH in 2024; Software AG divested webMethods, StreamSets, and TrendMiner to IBM in July 2024, sold Alfabet and Cumulocity in early 2025, and announced in November 2025 the launch of Adabas & Natural and ARIS as standalone businesses under new leadership including Martin Biegel, Martin Clemm, Robin Colman, and Toktam Khatibzadeh following the departure of former CEO Sanjay Brahmawar.