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asknet publishes figures for first half of 2008

Karlsruhe (euro adhoc) -

– Sales revenues increased 38% to EUR 36.3 million
– Service revenues EUR 4.4 million (+20%) 
– Operating result yet negative
– Online transactions up 49%
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Karlsruhe, 14 August 2008 - asknet AG, one
of the leading providers of outsourcing solutions for global software
distribution via the Internet (Electronic Software Distribution - 
ESD) published its trading figures for the first half of 2008.
In the first six months of 2008, the asknet Group generated sales 
revenues of EUR 36.3 million, representing an increase of 
approximately 38% against the same period last year. The marked 
increase is due to an expansion of the customer base in the 
eDistribution network segment. The Group´s services revenues 
increased by 20% to EUR 4.4 million, after EUR 3.7 million in the 
first half of 2007. The Group´s service revenues margin was 12.2%. At
EUR -1.8 million, the result of ordinary activities fell below those 
of the same period of the previous year, which had been EUR -1.5 
million. This was due to the current lower margins in the large 
customer segment as well as to increased personnel expenses, 
particularly at the US subsidiary, and to non-recurring costs 
generated by structural cost optimisation measures implemented in the
first half of 2008. In the period under review, the operating result 
(EBIT) stood at EUR -1.9 million after EUR -1.7 million in the first 
half of 2007. At the Group level, the company showed a loss after 
interest and taxes of EUR 1.8 million for the period, compared to a 
loss of EUR 1.5 million for the same period of the previous year.
In the period under review, asknet processed a total of approximately
785,000 online transactions in the first half of 2007, representing a
plus of 258,000 transactions or 49%. In the first six months of 2008,
the share of sales revenues to end customers generated abroad 
accounted for 66%. This confirms the trend towards the increasing 
internationalisation of the asknet Group. Especially in the USA, 
asknet succeeded in markedly increasing business in spite of the 
persisting weakness of the dollar and the downturn in the economy. 
The expansion of the Japan and Asia business also received 
significant impulses from the newly-founded subsidiary asknet K.K. in
Tokyo.
"In the first half of 2008 we acquired several new customers, among 
them also one large international customer, PANDA Security, which is 
one of the fastest-growing software companies in Europe and offers a 
correspondingly high online distribution sales potential," says 
Gerald Prior, CEO of asknet AG, and continues: "The solid sales 
increase which we achieved in spite of the weak dollar and the slow 
economy makes us optimistic for the second half of the year in which 
we expect to conclude further contracts with international 
customers."
For the entire year 2008, the Management Team expects the growth in 
sales revenues to be lower than in the same period of last year but 
still to reach two-digit figures. For the second half of 2008 they 
expect losses to be significantly lower than in the first.
As of today, the Half Year Report 2008 of asknet AG is available in 
German language on the company´s website at www.asknet.com.
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.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

asknet AG
Katharina Thomys
Vincenz-Priessnitz-Str. 3
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)721/96458-6116
E-Mail: katharina.thomys@asknet.de

asknet, Inc.
Jaywant Singh Rao
Vice President Sales & Business Development
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1025
San Francisco CA 94104
Tel: +1.415.602.3380
E-mail: jaywant.rao@asknet.com

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

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