EXHIBIT 3
Joint Filing Agreement
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, each of Software AG, a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft)
organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Software AG"),
and Software AG Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Software AG ("SAC"), agrees to the joint filing of a
Statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Saga Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and further agrees that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as
an exhibit to such filings. Each of Software AG and SAC acknowledges that it is
responsible for the timely filing of its own Statement on Schedule 13D and any
amendments thereto and for the completeness and accuracy of the information
concerning itself contained therein and that, as contemplated by Section 13d-
1(k)(1)(ii), no other person shall be responsible for the completeness or
accuracy of the information concerning itself, unless such person knows or has
reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Joint Filing
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Date: November 10, 2000
SOFTWARE AG
By: /s/ Erwin Koenigs
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Name: Dr. Erwin Koenigs
Title: Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Volker Dawedeit
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Name: Volker Dawedeit
Title: Chief Financial Officer
SOFTWARE AG ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By: /s/ Erwin Koenigs
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Name: Dr. Erwin Koenigs
Title: President
By: /s/ Volker Dawedeit
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Name: Volker Dawedeit
Title: Vice President
