Following its world premiere launch on July 13, a few thousand trend scouts already have access to the revolutionary spam-free one to one digital communication services of ComBOTS. Payments for ComBOTS tools are processed through the customer-friendly GlobalCollect payment platform.

Amsterdam, July 26, 2006. ComBOTS Group, the brand-new personal digital communication service provider, has selected GlobalCollect, the leading international electronic payment processor, to process the ComBOTS shop customer payments. ComBOTS has invented new personal digital communication channels and tools enabling the use of characters and animated illustrations that can be purchased online to personalise and communicate emotions in real-time. The company’s FriendlyWare will be released to the general public on September 1st, 2006, the first day of the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) in Berlin on http://www.combots.com.

Frank Schueler, President of ComBOTS and in charge of the group sales and marketing activities says: “ComBOTS is designed to bring back simplicity, fun and privacy to personal digital communication: This should also be true for the payment options we provide. We chose GlobalCollect payment services so that now and in the future, it will be as easy and secure to pay for the service as it is uncomplicated and private to stay directly connected with friends using ComBOTS.”

Jan F. Manten, CEO of GlobalCollect, adds: “We are very excited by the launch of ComBOTS, as it will mark a turning point in personal digital communication through the internet.  We are confident that our payment services will further support the expected worldwide success of ComBOTS.”

About ComBOTS AG
The ComBOTS Group provides a unique service to improve everybody’s personal digital communication over the Internet. After its IPO in February 2000 as WEB.DE AG, the company changed its name to ComBOTS AG in November 2005. This reflects the focus of the Company on the worldwide market for Personal Digital Communication. Thanks to its alliance with Germany-based United Internet AG in 2005, ComBOTS not only received enormous resources for future growth, but also ensured that United Internet will be a partner for the rapid, broadly based marketing of ComBOTS products in the future. The Germany-based holding company ComBOTS AG is listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange under the symbol “CMBT”. More information on both the ComBOTS service and share is available at
www.combots.com
http://presscenter.combots.com