AskMe Corporation Awarded As 1st Place Winner at Giga Information Group's Fifth Annual Emerging Technology Showcase Conference.Business Editors, Technology Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002 Analysts and Executive IT Attendees Vote AskMe Enterprise As Leading Technology in 'The Adaptive Workplace' Category (www.askmecorp.com) AskMe Corporation, the leader in enterprise software and services for deploying employee knowledge networks (EKNs), was awarded today as the first place winner in 'The Adaptive Workplace' category at Giga Information Group's (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :GIGX) Fifth Annual Emerging Technology Showcase (ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services ) conference held in Scottsdale, AZ. In opening remarks, Dan Rasmus, VP and senior research leader of strategic knowledge initiatives for Giga commented, "Collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. technologies will become increasingly important as organizations seek to leverage intellectual capital for innovation, reduce the costs of solving problems and create mechanisms for the transfer of knowledge in distributed organizations." Giga's 2002 Emerging Technology Showcase addressed pressing technology, knowledge management and collaboration issues facing today's organizations and provided c-level IT and business executives with expert insight and thought leadership on technologies critical to organizational success. More than 50 vendors presented to a panel of more than 250 judges that included analysts, industry experts and IT and business executives. 'The Adaptive Workplace' category featured a comprehensive line-up of technologies that spanned knowledge management, collaboration and messaging solutions. Competing vendors were judged based on successful delivery of real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. demonstrations that also communicated the technology's success in delivering tangible business value and bottom line impact to enterprise customers. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Udai Shekawat, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AskMe, "Judges in this year's event were not only focused on learning about the most innovative technologies, but also in understanding the level of business application and value that these technologies deliver to today's enterprise customers. Being voted as the first place winner among competitors such as Oracle, Tacit and Autonomy is a testament to AskMe's demonstrated success in the marketplace and ability to consistently deliver tangible business value to our customers. More importantly, this award is proof that AskMe continues to make sound strategic decisions that have contributed to the company's profitable bottom line, expanding list of Fortune 500 customers and leading market position." AskMe's interactive demonstration of AskMe Enterprise, the company's award-winning, enterprise-proven solution that connects employees with problems to employees with solutions, was voted as the first place winning technology in 'The Adaptive Workplace' category. AskMe provided real-world customer examples that demonstrated how many Fortune 500 companies have realized tangible business value by leveraging internal expertise and knowledge through AskMe Enterprise. In addition, attendees gained valuable insight on the emerging category of Employee Knowledge Networks and how AskMe's customers, -- such as Ford Motor Company, Honeywell International and P&G, are using AskMe Enterprise to improve the efficiency, innovation, quality and speed of execution across their organizations. About AskMe Corporation AskMe Corporation is the world's leading provider of Employee Knowledge Network software solutions for Global 2000 companies. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. AskMe Enterprise connects employees with problems to employees with solutions. By using AskMe Enterprise, large companies are dramatically improving the quality and speed of execution throughout their organization. AskMe's solutions have been deployed by a robust list of blue chip companies that includes Ford Motor Company, Honeywell International, Procter & Gamble, Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , ABN AMRO ABN AMRO Algemene Bank Nederland-Amsterdam Roterdam Bank (Dutch bank) Bank, Gerber (a subsidiary of Novartis), CNA (Certified NetWare Administrator) See Novell certification. Insurance, among others. Founded in 1999, AskMe is privately held with headquarters in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. . Additional information is available at www.askmecorp.com. NOTE TO PRESS: If you would like additional information on AskMe Corporation and its solution, please view the AskMe Press Center at http://www.askmecorp.com/press/default.asp or contact Kristine Szarkowitz at kristines@askme.com. 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