asknet publishes figures for the first quarter 2008

- Technological innovations secure competitive advantage
- Sales
significantly increased by 73% to EUR 18.5 million
- More
transparency through publication of directors‘ dealings and quarterly
reports

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Karlsruhe (euro adhoc) - 15 May 2008 - With its voluntary undertaking
to publish quarterly reports and information on directors` dealings,
asknet AG establishes a greater degree of transparency. The company,
which is listed in the Entry Standard, is the world´s second largest
provider of outsourcing solutions for software distribution via the
Internet.

The conclusion of agreements with altogether five medium-sized,
growth-oriented new clients marked a successful start into the first
quarter 2008 for the asknet Group.

In the first quarter 2008, asknet introduced the Web 2.0 Shop
solution as a technological innovation which makes web shopping more
user-friendly through shorter download times, a new layout etc.

The asknet Group generated sales revenues of EUR 18.5 million during
the first quarter 2008, which represents a plus of some 73% compared
to the same period of the previous year. The Group´s service revenues
came to EUR 2.3 million, up 34%.

The 68.1% share of sales revenues to end customers generated abroad
(previous year 53.4%) once more confirms the increasingly
international orientation of the asknet Group. In the US in
particular, significant increases were achieved in spite of the
weakening dollar.

In the next few quarters, the company will focus on increasing the
number of new customers and confirming the scalability of its
business model.

The first quarterly report of asknet AG as well as information on
directors` dealings are available from today on the company´s website
www.asknet.de.

About asknet: asknet AG (Frankfurt A5A), leading in Global eCommerce,
accelerates eSales for publishers in the digital marketplace. Since
1995, the company has developed a robust eCommerce platform for
customers around the world. As media is rapidly transitioning to
digital formats, the marketing, sales, distribution, and services of
these products are also moving online. The ever expanding reach from
fixed and mobile customers all around the globe is pushing companies
to perfect their eDistribution. asknet delivers an instant online
distribution channel to its customers.

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Further inquiry note:

asknet AG

Daniela Simon

Phone: +49/721/96458-6112

Email: daniela.simon@asknet.de

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


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