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15.03.2006

CeBIT 2006: Intershop Sees Expectations Significantly Exceeded

Intershop closes out CeBIT by winning new contract

Jena/Hanover, Germany - March 15, 2006 - Intershop <nobr>Communications AG</nobr> (Prime Standard: ISH2) closed out a successful <nobr>CeBIT 2006</nobr>. The Jena-based <nobr>e-commerce</nobr> company signed up Music Store <nobr>A.Sauer GmbH</nobr> as a new customer at the world's biggest show for the IT and telecommunications sectors.

"Our presence at <nobr>booth B18</nobr> in <nobr>hall 5</nobr> met with a very positive response from customers, partners, and other show visitors. Overall, leads were up more <nobr>than 10%</nobr>, and we are particularly pleased with the increasingly high quality of customer contacts," reports Ralf Männlein, the Intershop board member responsible for sales and marketing.

At this year's CeBIT show, Intershop announced its entry into the <nobr>end-to-end</nobr> <nobr>e-commerce</nobr> market. Effective immediately, the company covers the full range of <nobr>e-commerce</nobr> business processes-from software, service, and fulfillment to online marketing and logistics.

Sales and marketing head Ralf Männlein adds: "This year marked CeBIT's twentieth anniversary. Intershop has attended for ten of those years, demonstrating remarkable continuity in its sector."

Intershop partners Getit, novomind, and <nobr>VoiceWeb One</nobr>, who presented solutions based on Intershop's packaged Enfinity <nobr>Suite 6</nobr> software at the company's booth, were also pleased with their CeBIT experience.

About Intershop
Intershop Communications AG (Prime Standard: ISH2) is a leading provider of comprehensive global e-commerce and online marketing solutions. Founded in 1992, Intershop has a long tradition of driving innovation in e-commerce by automating and simplifying business processes for mid to large-sized organizations. Intershop’s standard e-commerce software, Enfinity Suite 6, offers a highly scalable and robust solution for conducting online business, complemented by all necessary technical and business consulting services. Intershop also acts as a business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, managing all aspects of online retailing, including fulfillment, online marketing and hosting. Around the globe more than 320 enterprise customers, including HP, Sun Microsystems, BMW, and Deutsche Telekom run Intershop solutions. Intershop has offices in the United States and Europe. More information about Intershop can be found on the Web at www.intershop.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial and operational performance of Intershop. Actual events or performance may differ materially from those contained or implied in such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could lead to such difference could include, among other things: Intershop's limited operating history, the unpredictability of future revenues and expenses and potential fluctuations in revenues and operating results, significant dependence on large single customer deals, consumer trends, the level of competition, seasonality, risks related to electronic security, possible governmental regulation, and general economic conditions.

Intershop Press Contact:
Dr. Ute Danz
Director Corporate Development
Tel: +49.3641.50-1000
pr@intershop.com

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