asknet AG: Bob Lamvik appointed new president of asknet, Inc.

Significant boost to marketing activities in the North American
market

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Karlsruhe / San Francisco (euro adhoc) - 5 July 2007 - asknet, Inc.,
a subsidiary of asknet AG (ISIN: DE0005173306) which focuses on
outsourcing solutions for global software distribution via the
Internet, has appointed a new president. With effect of 3 July 2007,
Bob Lamvik took over the management of the US branch of the
eDistribution specialist and assumed an important role in
implementing the growth plans of asknet AG.

Bob Lamvik has 30 years of marketing experience in the software and
technology sectors, during which he also held executive positions
with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Sun Microsystems, The Santa Cruz
Operation and Okidata Corporation. Most recently he was responsible
for the worldwide marketing activities of Embarcadero Technologies, a
leading provider of strategic data management solutions, as its Vice
President.

At asknet AG, Bob Lamvik will be in charge of the North America
business and focus on winning new software clients in the USA and
Canada. He reports directly to asknet CEO Gerhard Rumpff.

"We are very pleased that with Bob Lamvik we have won such an
experienced marketing manager for our North American activities. With
his leadership qualities and his industry experience, he will
strengthen our US business on a sustained basis and thus make a
significant contribution to taking the internationalization of our
company yet another step further," Gerhard Rumpff said.

About asknet AG: asknet offers its clients customised outsourcing
solutions for global software distribution via the Internet.
Established in 1995 as a spin-off from Karlsruhe University, the
company grew to be the Number Two of the independent global suppliers
in electronic software distribution. In addition to integrated shop
solutions for software producers, the company also develops and
operates software distribution portals, among others
softwarehouse.de, Europe´s biggest download platform for standard
software. In 2006, asknet achieved revenue from sales of almost 42
million euros and completed more than 700,000 transactions. Among the
customers of the Karlsruhe company are well-known suppliers of
specialised software such as ACD Systems, F-Secure, Nero, InterVideo,
DivX and WebsitePros. In addition, asknet supplies about 70 per cent
of the German universities with software products. asknet AG (ISIN:
DE0005173306) has been listed at the stock exchange in Frankfurt at
the entry standard since November 2006. For further information
please visit: www.asknet.de

end of announcement euro adhoc 05.07.2007 10:57:15
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Further inquiry note:
asknet AG
Daniela Paul
Phone: +49/721/96458-6112
E-Mail: daniela.paul@asknet.de

IR.on AG
Fabian Kirchmann
Phone: +49/221/9140-970
E-Mail: fabian.kirchmann@ir-on.com

Branche: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005173306
WKN: 517330
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / free trade/entry standard