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08.06.2006

Full-Service E-Commerce: Intershop Partners with Swiss Post Subsidiary

yellowworld AG backs Intershop's Full-Service <nobr>E-Commerce</nobr> offering with its own fulfillment services

Jena, Germany/Bern, Switzerland - June 8, 2006 - Effective immediately, Intershop Communications AG (Prime Standard: ISH2) is partnering with <nobr>yellowworld AG</nobr>, part of the Swiss Post group. yellowworld's logistics and billing services will complement the Intershop portfolio, resulting in a one-stop offering that meets every <nobr>e-commerce</nobr> requirement.

This strategic alliance combines the expertise of yellowworld as a leading outsourcing player in the Swiss <nobr>e-fulfillment</nobr> market with Intershop's existing portfolio as a global <nobr>e-commerce</nobr> provider. By partnering in this way and offering an extensive range of services from a single source, the two companies can cover all <nobr>e-commerce</nobr>-related processes-from order processing and payment collection to logistics support and online marketing.

Headquartered in Bern, yellowworld is a separate corporate entity within the Swiss Post group. Its customers benefit from solutions that support their logistics and payment processes. As a full-service provider, yellowworld works closely with customers to analyze their requirements, design and implement custom solutions, and support subsequent operational deployment. Existing customers include SBB, Henkel & Cie, SUVA, and Migros.

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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