EANS-News: asknet AG / asknet announces partnership with Rebate Delivery, allowing asknet software vendors to use mail-in rebates as a new sales enablement tool

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Subtitle: - Rebates are a huge worldwide business
- Rebate Delivery is the first global rebate service for online sales, operating
the consumer portal GetMyRebate.com

Karlsruhe (euro adhoc) - Karlsruhe, March 18, 2010 - asknet AG, recently ranked
as one of Germany´s fastest-growing technology companies in Deloitte´s
"Technology Fast 50" report, announced Rebate Delivery as its partner for
worldwide purchase incentives/mail-in rebates.

Launched in early 2009 by a team of veterans from the software and eCommerce/ESD
(Electronic Software Distribution) industry, Rebate Delivery is the leader in
global mail-in rebate solutions for eCommerce. The company´s combination of
traditional mail-in rebates with online sales of digital products has resulted
in a patent-pending solution.

Applying the concept of a traditional mail-in rebate program to the
international online marketplace requires a global rebate solution. Rebate
Delivery has created a new patent-pending technology and service by combining
global mail-in locations with global payment solutions, as well as robust rebate
creation, fulfillment, and tracking solutions. Unlike the traditional mail-in
rebate model, rebate forms are simple, no extra documentation is required, and
consumers who mail in rebate forms are paid immediately.

"Adding the best-in-class on-line rebate provider Rebate Delivery to our
portfolio of eMarketing services empowers our customers with even more
innovative online marketing and proven sales enablement tools. Now software
vendors partnering with asknet can use rebates as a discounting solution that
yields the same kind of positive sales results retailers have been experiencing
for years," says Mark R. Begin, Vice President of Global Account Management at
asknet Inc. "When rebates are done right, everyone wins: eCommerce companies´
revenues increase because gross sales are higher; vendors profit from low
redemption rates; and consumers ultimately pay less for software while being
introduced to more products via alternative offers."

Jason Foodman, CEO of Rebate Delivery, explains, "Rebates are an excellent
discounting and incentive method that work just as well online as in retail --
or better. The solution also takes advantage of the online nature of
transactions to provide consumers alternative offers in lieu of claiming a
rebate. Worldwide address verification is provided along with archiving of
electronic copies of all collateral documents for support and reporting
purposes."

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 had 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.
Among its clients are well-known providers of specialty software such as
CollabNet, DivX, F-Secure, Nero, Panda Security, Steganos, and NetObjects.
asknet supplies software products to around eighty percent of German
universities.

About Rebate Delivery
Rebate Delivery is a full-service global mail-in rebate solution which
specifically addresses and enhances the sale of online goods. This
patent-pending, groundbreaking service combines new technology and processes
with a global rebate infrastructure. In addition, Rebate Delivery takes
advantage of the online nature of transactions to provide consumers alternative
offers in place of the rebates. Worldwide address verification, electronic
copies of all collateral documents, and multi-language and currency support are
native to the solution. Rebate Delivery is based in Atlanta, Georgia and is Safe
Harbor Certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce. For more information visit
www.RebateDelivery.com.

Contact Partner
asknet AG
Kirsten Neininger
phone: +49 (0)721.96458-6399
eMail: [email protected]

asknet, Inc.
Bernard Haug
Phone: +1 (415) 352-2622
eMail: [email protected]

Further inquiry note:
Kirsten Neininger
Corporate Marketing Manager
Telefon: +49 (0) 721 96 458 6399
e-mail: [email protected]
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: asknet AG
Vincenz-Priessnitz-Str. 3
D-76131 Karlsruhe
phone: +49 (0)721 96 458 6369
FAX: +49 (0)721 96 458 99
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.asknet.de
sector: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005173306
indexes:
stockmarkets: free trade/entry standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart,
Düsseldorf, München
language: English

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