EANS-News: asknet AG / Seagate Chooses asknet to Deliver Rescue

Worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions signs
asknet to manage eCommerce portal and digital rights.

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Subtitle: Worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions
signs asknet to manage eCommerce portal and digital rights.

Karlsruhe, San Francisco (euro adhoc) - May 17, 2011 - asknet, a
leading provider of global eCommerce solutions that increase sales
and expand markets for software and digital media companies, is
partnering with Seagate to develop a secure, integrated, and scalable
global eCommerce service for Seagate distribution channel customers.
asknet will manage eCommerce activities and digital rights for
Seagate® Rescue | Restore™ software, the Seagate system recovery
solution that makes it simpler and more cost-effective for small
businesses, VARs, system builders and IT managers to service hard
drives corrupted by viruses and other intrusions.

"Seagate customers wanted a powerful, fast and simple solution for
hard drive recovery and restoration, so we needed the expertise and
flexible platform to deliver Rescue | Restore™ software," said David
Looney, Executive Director of Market Development at Seagate. "asknet
answered the challenge with its platform technology, localization
capabilities and the ability to deploy Rescue | Restore™ software
globally on our demanding timeline."

Rescue | Restore software can restore a corrupted hard drive to
factory fresh settings in as little as 10 minutes. The Seagate
software helps reduce field support costs, increase customer
satisfaction and deliver incremental revenue streams for Seagate
customers.

Seagate´s new Rescue | Restore online portal offers customers a set
of five licenses at no charge for evaluation purposes. Additional
licenses are priced by bundle size, ranging from 10 to 10,000
licenses for larger companies. asknet is responsible for Rescue |
Restore license management and the activation gateway to support
digital rights management, online purchases, regionally optimized
payment methods and currencies, order confirmations and order
management. Seagate expects to offer additional products targeted at
the reseller market through the asknet online portal in the near
future.

"We are very excited to be working with Seagate, the no. 1
manufacturer of hard drives and storage solutions," said Mark Begin,
President of asknet Inc. "We are honored to be chosen as the solution
able to meet the demanding requirements of this strategic program. It
highlights one of asknet´s core strengths of providing a flexible,
open framework and business model to meet the unique needs of global
eCommerce, where others offer only static one-size-fits-all
approaches."

asknet provides international consumers with an easy, satisfying
online shopping experience, leading to higher conversions, sales and
retention rates, and lower abandonment issues. Within a short
timeframe, the scalable eCommerce platform can manage from one
domestic eShop to over 170 secure and cost-effective localized
eShops. asknet´s global eCommerce platform enables businesses to
access markets with 31 shop languages, 40 billing currencies and 12
customer service languages. asknet offers more than 35 payment
options including WebMoney, and Alipay.

The asknet eCommerce Platform enables users to manage all eCommerce
activities, including pricing, promotions and cross-selling. The
comprehensive reporting section includes KPI dashboard, scheduled and
on-the-fly reports, alerts, web analytics and export functions. The
proprietary Vendor Interaction Process (VIP) quickly and easily
provides solutions tailored to meet each user´s needs and the
extensive sales and eMarketing capabilities enable flawless execution
across the full range of eCommerce services, from order management to
worldwide customer service.

For more information on how asknet can accelerate your online digital
media downloads internationally, please visit www.asknet.com.

About Seagate: Seagate is the worldwide leader in hard disk devices
and storage solutions. Learn more at http://www.seagate.com.

About asknet: asknet is a leading provider of global eCommerce
solutions that increase sales and expand markets for software and
digital media companies. asknet solutions enable publishers to expand
their international reach while maintaining localized services to
customers in the US, Europe, Asia and new emerging markets. The
asknet Digital Index (ADI), Vendor Interaction Process (VIP), and
Shop Cockpit provide quick and easy solutions tailored to meet each
customer´s needs and enable flawless execution across the full range
of eCommerce services, from order management and local payment
options to multi-lingual customer service. Founded in 1995, asknet
today offers localized eShops in over 170 countries. The company is
based in Germany and has headquarters in San Francisco and Tokyo. For
more information about asknet, visit www.asknet.com.

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company: asknet AG
Vincenz-Priessnitz-Str. 3
D-76131 Karlsruhe
phone: +49 (0)721 96 458 6369
FAX: +49 (0)721-96 45899
mail: info@asknet.de
WWW: http://www.asknet.de
sector: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005173306
indexes:
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München, Open Market /
Entry Standard: Frankfurt
language: English

ots Originaltext: asknet AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Martina Oerther
Director Corporate Marketing
Tel.: +49 (0)721 96 458-6369
Email: martina.oerther@asknet.com

Branche: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005173306
WKN: 517330
Börsen: Berlin / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade
Frankfurt / Open Market / Entry Standard

EANS-News: asknet AG / Seagate Chooses asknet to Deliver Rescue | Restore Solution