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05.02.2008

Intershop Appoints Nader Nemati as New Managing Director – Americas

• Global E-Commerce provider hires executive to run Americas operations

Jena/San Francisco, February, 05 2008 – Intershop Communications®, a leading global e-commerce provider for some of the largest e-commerce sites worldwide, today announced it has appointed Nader Nemati as Managing Director – Americas.

“The addition of Nader Nemati provides us with the necessary senior leadership at this stage in Intershop to move toward our next level of aggressive growth, innovation and product offering,” said Andreas Riedel, Chief Executive Officer of Intershop Communications. “I’m excited to have someone of Nader’s calibre join our executive management team as we continue to gain market share in providing e-commerce solutions for some of the most successful companies in the world.”

Mr. Nemati will be responsible for the overall operation, including sales, solution offering and deployment, continued growth and profitability of Intershop Communications, Inc. in the Americas region reporting to the CEO.

Mr. Nemati is a proven Information Technology (IT) executive and brings more than 20 years of expanding IT, sales, operations, and change management roles in Fortune-50, mid-market and start-up companies with focus on growth, field enablement, and productivity. He also brings significant global experience having successfully conducted business and managed teams in all of the major geographical regions around the world.

Prior to joining Intershop, Mr. Nemati was the co-founder and CEO of CompuNet eBusiness Group, Inc. later acquired by Epicor Software. Most recently, he was Global Director, Retail and Hospitality Practice and Strategic Programs for Epicor Software.

Mr. Nemati has also held management level positions at several Fortune 50 companies including Honeywell, Sears & Roebuck and AlliedSignal. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from California State University, Los Angeles, as well as his Masters of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems.

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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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