EANS-News: asknet improves results despite ongoing recession

+++ First half year, 50% improved results compared to the same
period of 2008 +++ New customers help strengthen our global
strategy

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Company Information/6-month report

Karlsruhe (euro adhoc) - Karlsruhe, August 14, 2009 - asknet AG, a
leading provider of outsourcing solutions for the global electronic
software distribution (ESD) industry, today released its half year
report for 2009.

Despite the continuing global recession, asknet improved results by
50 % compared to the same first half of 2008. Losses were 883
thousand euros in the first half of 2009, a reduction of 891 thousand
euros compared to the same period of 2008 - despite ongoing weak
global economy.

Thanks to the acquisition of several international clients in the
first half of 2009 the trend of becoming more global clearly
continues in the asknet group. "Our new customers BizAgi, GridIron
and EskoArtwork confirm our flexible and robust technology and
international services", says Michael Konrad, Co-CEO of asknet AG,
"We are confident that the positive trend will continue in the second
half year of 2009."

The 2009 Half Year Report of asknet AG is available on our website:
www.asknet.com

About asknet asknet offers its clients customized outsourcing
solutions for global software sales via the Internet. Founded in 1995
as a spin-off of the University of Karlsruhe, one of Germany´s most
prestigious technical universities, the company has become the number
two independent global provider for electronic software distribution.
In addition to its fully integrated shop solutions for software
publishers, the company develops and maintains portals for software
distribution such as softwarehouse.de, one of Europe's largest
platform for downloads of standard software. In 2008, asknet had
sales of about 74.7 million euros. Among its customers are well-known
software publishers such as CollabNet, DivX, Ipswitch, F-Secure,
Nero, Panda Security, Steganos and NetObjects. asknet supplies
software products to around eighty percent of German universities.
Further information is available from www.asknet.com.

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Further inquiry note:

Kirsten Neininger

phone: +49 (0) 721 96 458 6399

eMail: kirsten.neininger@asknet.de

asknet Inc.

Bernard Haug

phone: +1 (415) 352-2622

eMail: bernard.haug@asknet.com

Branche: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005173306
WKN: 517330
Börsen: Frankfurt / free trade/entry standard
Berlin / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade