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asknet Names Michael Scheib to Serve as CEO

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Management Changes/Personnel
Karlsruhe, January 18, 2010 - The
supervisory board of asknet AG, a leading provider of outsourcing 
solutions for the global electronic software distribution (ESD) 
industry, has named a new chairman of the executive board. Starting 
on January 18, 2010, Michael Scheib will join the board as the new 
CEO of the company.
Scheib brings to asknet more than 25 years of management experience 
with different American IT companies. Before joining asknet he served
as president and CEO of iET Solutions LLC, a global provider of 
software solutions for the IT service management market. Prior to iET
Solutions, he was senior vice president and general manager of 
operations for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) with Niku 
Corp.  Before joining Niku, he was executive officer and vice 
president of European operations for Applix Inc., responsible for 
overseeing strategic direction and growth of all Applix business 
lines in the EMEA region. Previously he served in further management 
roles as managing director for Applix GmbH, Parametric Technology 
GmbH and as sales manager for CalComp GmbH.
"Michael brings a strong international focus as well as extensive 
management experience to his new position. He has a proven record of 
success in his former positions," said Dr. Joachim Bernecker, 
Chairman of the Supervisory Board. "I am impressed by asknet´s 
advanced technology as well as its spectrum of trend-setting 
solutions for the electronic software distribution sector. I look 
forward to leading the company to a new stage in its development," 
adds Michael Scheib.
As CEO of asknet AG, Scheib will be responsible for asknet´s 
strategic direction, holdings, sales, marketing, and communications. 
Other members of the executive board include Dr. Dietmar Waudig, COO,
who remains in charge of technical and product development as well as
professional services. Michael Konrad will continue in his position 
as CFO of the group, responsible for all financial matters as well as
customer service and business operations.
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 
platform for downloads of standard software. In 2008, asknet posted 
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. 
asknet´s clients include numerous providers of specialty software 
such as CollabNet, DivX, F-Secure, Nero, Panda Security, Steganos, 
and NetObjects. The company also supplies software products to around
eighty percent of German universities.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Kirsten Neininger
Corporate Marketing Manager
Telefon: +49 (0) 721 96 458 6399
e-mail: kirsten.neininger@asknet.de

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