EANS-News: asknet AG / asknet AG records gains in third quarter of 2009

- Gross profits of 2.4 million euros in third quarter of 2009 (+11
percent compared to same period of previous year)
- Group’s net loss
cut by 52 percent over nine month period (from -2.42 million euros in
2008 to -1.15 million euros in 2009)
- Jump in earnings predicted
for fourth quarter

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quarterly report

Subtitle: - Gross profits of 2.4 million euros in third quarter of
2009 (+11 percent compared to same period of previous year) - Group’s
net loss cut by 52 percent over nine month period (from -2.42 million
euros in 2008 to -1.15 million euros in 2009) - Jump in earnings
predicted for fourth quarter

Karlsruhe (euro adhoc) - Karlsruhe, November 13, 2009 - asknet AG,
which recently was named in the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu "Technology
Fast 50" ranking of the fastest-growing technology companies in
Germany, has released its financial figures for the third quarter of
2009. The company is a leading provider of outsourcing solutions for
the global electronic software distribution (ESD) industry.

The asknet Group posted sales of 49.4 million euros in the first nine
months of the year. The Group's gross profits rose by 6 percent over
the first 9 months of 2009 to 6.9 million euros; in the third quarter
of 2009 they were 11 percent higher than in the same quarter of the
previous year, increasing to 2.4 million euros. The gross profit
margin of the Group was 14 percent in the first nine months of the
year. At -1.15 million euros, the Group´s net loss was significantly
lower than in the previous year, when it totaled -2.42 million euros.

Despite difficult economic conditions, the Executive Board of asknet
AG is confident that the Group´s strong performance will continue in
the fourth quarter of 2009. "In addition to positive signs in our
core area of business, outsourcing solutions for global electronic
software distribution, we also anticipate a year-end seasonal upturn
in business with our regular clientele, institutes of higher learning
and computer centers in the German-speaking countries," says Michael
Konrad, CEO of asknet AG. "For this reason, we predict a further jump
in earnings in the fourth quarter of 2009."

The asknet AG report on the third quarter of 2009 is available
starting today on the company 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. In
2008, asknet had sales of approximately 74.7 million euros. In 2009
the Karlsruhe company was named in the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
"Technology Fast 50"ranking of the fastest-growing technology firms
in Germany. Among its clients are well-known providers of specialty
software such as CollabNet, DivX, Ipswitch, F-Secure, Nero, Panda
Security, Steganos, and NetObjects. asknet supplies software products
to around eighty percent of German universities.

Contact
asknet AG
Kirsten Neininger
phone: +49 (0)721.96458-6399
eMail: kirsten.neininger@asknet.com

asknet, Inc.
Bernard Haug
Phone: +1 (415) 352-2622
eMail: bernard.haug@asknet.com
www.asknet.com

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Further inquiry note:

Kirsten Neininger

Corporate Marketing Manager

Telefon: +49 (0) 721 96 458 6399

e-mail: kirsten.neininger@asknet.de

Branche: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005173306
WKN: 517330
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