SSA Global Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Financial Results

CHICAGO--Aug. 2, 20053, 2005--SSA Global Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 financial results on September 15, 2005, after the market closes. This release will be followed by a conference call hosted by SSA Global senior management at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

Interested parties may listen to the call by dialing 1-866-203-3436 in the U.S. and Canada or 1-617-213-8849 if outside the U.S. and Canada, passcode 34377100. A live audio-only webcast of the call will be made available to the public on the Company's website at http://investor.ssaglobal.com.

A replay of the call will be available approximately one hour after the conference call concludes and will remain available through Thursday, September 22, 2005. To access the replay, dial 1-888-286-8010 in the U.S. and Canada or 1-617-801-6888 if outside U.S. and Canada, passcode 97134174. In addition, a recording of the webcast will be archived for approximately three months on the SSA Global website.

About SSA Global

SSA Global(TM) is a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and public organizations worldwide. In addition to core ERP applications, SSA Global offers a full range of integrated extension solutions including corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has 63 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used by approximately 13,000 active customers in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at www.ssaglobal.com.

SSA Global(TM) is the corporate brand for product lines and subsidiaries of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. SSA Global, SSA Global Technologies and SSA GT are trademarks of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. Other products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners.