“Teaming with Intershop underlines our strategy of achieving the best solutions for our customers, and amplifies our possibilities with new customers, as well,” says David Garcia Gelabert, CEO of Lifting Consulting Company. “This partnership will open the e-commerce market in Spain and Portugal, bringing a leading provider like Intershop.”

“Intershop has established a successfully working international partner network. Our partners know their markets best and we provide them with the e-commerce-software that enables the success of our partners and their customers ” explains Peter Mark Droste, member of the board of Intershop. Further he states: “As the e-commerce-landscape on the Iberian Peninsula is not yet as mature as markets like the UK or Germany, with this partnership Intershop has the chance to accompany Spanish clients on their way into this prospering sector of economy. We are happy to welcome Lifting within our partner community.”

Lifting Consulting Company is based in Barcelona and operating in Spain and Portugal. For more information visit: www.lifting.cc

Jena, July 5, 2010 – The Board of Management of Intershop Communications AG confirmed its positive outlook for fiscal year 2010 at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Friday July 2, 2010, in Jena. Revenue is expected to reach the upper range of an estimated 7% to 13% growth compared to last year’s revenue of EUR 31.8 million. Operating results are anticipated to at least match last year’s figures of about EUR 2 million. This optimistic forecast is based on the positive development of business over the first few months of 2010 as well as the growth perspective stemming from the strategic cooperation with the US company GSI Commerce, Inc., finalized in April. The partnership allows Intershop to tap into the important US e-commerce market more quickly.

Peter Mark Droste, member of Intershop Communications AG’s Board of Management, says: "Intershop is off to a great start in 2010 following its record-breaking year in 2009. The strategic partnership with GSI Commerce is an important milestone for Intershop and will contribute about EUR 3 million in revenue to the current fiscal year."

A total of about 100 shareholders and shareholder representatives were present at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Those assembled represented approximately 42% of share capital. Shareholders approved five of the six proposals presented by the Board of Management on the agenda with a clear majority. The resolution to purchase own shares was dismissed by a close vote. Jim MacIntyre, appointed to the Supervisory Board by Jena district court in May 2010, was approved by the shareholders. Furthermore, those present agreed with the recommendation of the Management and Supervisory Board to defer approval of the Supervisory Board’s actions for fiscal year 2009 until the next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

Jena, Germany, June 29, 2010 – Customers of BMW’s motorcycle division can now enjoy an enhanced experience thanks to attractive online offerings. The improved website not only provides extensive information on every aspect of the available products and services, it also lets riders plan and book a tour, request a test ride, and engage with other members of the riding community to share photos and rate products. In addition, all manner of accessories, including rider equipment, saddlebags, and navigation devices, can be ordered via the site. 

The Web offerings form part of the new BMW e-commerce concept, which brings together online stores from Mini, BMW Classic, and Aftersales as well as the BMW motorcycles site. The stores are all powered by Enfinity software from Intershop. Thanks to its multi-client capabilities, this technical platform allows operation of multiple independent stores, each with additional national websites and country-specific features. A challenging aspect of the implementation was the need to integrate the existing IT landscape into the new e-commerce system, including mapping enterprise-wide supply and logistics processes within the BMW Group. To achieve this, disparate data sources and formats from the motorcycle, Mini, BMW Classic, and Aftersales business segments had to be aligned and made available. The resulting solution gives each business segment the flexibility to meet its specific needs.

“This solution ensures that each of our different business segments has the necessary flexibility,” explains Frank Diepen, Head of E-Commerce at BMW Motorcycles. “The online world has long been a very important environment for the BMW motorcycle community. The new store rounds out our presence and fulfills the expectation of 24/7 service. For us, it also opens up the opportunity to generate additional revenues for BMW Motorcycle, allowing us to further expand our customer base.”

Local dealerships also benefit from the new online options. As well as sharing in the additional sales generated by the online store, dealers can access up-to-the-minute data to support their marketing activities.

Jena, Germany, June 22, 2010 – All European Union publications are now available online via the EU Bookshop, a solution which is powered by Intershop’s Enfinity software. It offers users convenient access to the “digital library” with more than 14 million of web-optimized pdf-pages. This includes some 12 million scanned pages of historical publications and 2 million of recently published media. Furthermore, more than 1,600 new releases are added annually. Via the website www.eu-bookshop.eu theses were made accessible can be ordered from there. The offer includes books, brochures, posters, cards, subject-specific documents, journals and magazines, CD-ROMs, DVDs related to the activities and political strategies of the European Union, as well as publications of other institutions and authorities of the EU that have been published since 1952.

Both simple and advanced search options are provided for browsing by subject or author. Users logging in to My EU Bookshop benefit from personalized functionality that leverages previous searches, as well as automatic e-mail notifications with recommended publications. Key decision criteria for the EU when awarding the contract were the user-friendliness of Enfinity and Intershop’s internationalization expertise—a crucial factor given the website’s availability in 23 languages. The solution replaces an open source platform that demanded high maintenances efforts incurring increasing costs.

The ultimate aim is to make the EU Bookshop the main point of reference for EU publications.

Peter Mark Droste, member of the Management Board of Intershop Communications AG: “With its digital library, the EU is making a wealth of European history available to the public. We are delighted to be a part of this important step toward creating a more citizen-friendly, united Europe.”

With the go-live of the Publishing Office’s electronic library, the European Union has achieved a key milestone in its ambitious digitalization project. The Office originally launched a PDF on demand service in 2007, enabling visitors to scan individual publications from the EU archives. Demand was so strong that the EU decided to digitalize its entire archives, the majority of which can be accessed free of charge via www.bookshop.europa.eu.

Jena, Germany, June 15, 2010 – Having successfully launched its first online store for business customers, mail-order tool specialist Otelo is now adding extra channels across Europe. The move is a further step in the company’s transformation from pure catalog retailer into a multi-channel business focusing on e-commerce. Otelo’s initial French website and the new portals in Germany, Switzerland, and other European countries are all powered by Intershop’s Enfinity Suite. To centrally manage product data for all channels, the Paris-based company integrated the product information management (PIM) system of Intershop partner Heiler.

Product data management enables Otelo to offer custom product ranges to its 20,000 B2C, B2B, and distribution customers without having to maintain data in different systems, such as ERP, online store, warehouse management, and media database. Product information relating to some 60,000 items is fed directly from the PIM into the store software via a standard interface. Otelo targets its customers, who include DIY enthusiasts, industrial organizations, and distributors throughout Europe, with tailored product ranges. Thanks to Intershop’s e-commerce platform, the company can also flexibly adapt its contact activities and marketing campaigns to specific audiences.

The capital increase was carried out by utilizing authorized capital with subscription rights of shareholders at a ratio of 14:1. Existing shareholders exercised subscription rights for around 1.3 million (68.6%) shares in total. As announced, the remaining shares were subscribed by the company’s strategic partner GSI Commerce, Inc.

The capital increase became effective with yesterday’s entry in the commercial register at Jena District Court. The new shares are expected to be listed for trading on the Prime Standard of Frankfurt Stock Exchange in calendar week 23.

After the capital increase, the subscribed capital of Intershop Communications AG amounts to EUR 28,951,966, divided into 28,951,966 no-par value bearer shares.

The company will use the funds generated by this capital increase for improving its e-commerce software, strengthening sales and marketing measures and financing its growth in the USA.

VEM Aktienbank, Munich, supported the company throughout the capital increase.

As leading providers of online merchandising and e-commerce solutions, Avail and Intershop have an extensive customer base in Europe and the US. Intershop’s standard e-commerce software, Enfinity Suite 6, offers a highly scalable and robust solution for conducting online business, complemented by all the associated technical and business consulting services. Avail’s personalization software increases revenues by 10 to 20 percent. The partnership adds strategic value for both market leaders: Intershop has rounded out its e-commerce offering with an advanced product recommendation solution, while Avail can further establish its behavioral merchandising standard worldwide.

"This partnership underlines our strategy of achieving the highest possible return on investment for our customers, in terms of results as well as integration and admin costs,” says Pontus Kristiansson, CEO of Avail Intelligence. “Teaming with Intershop will create even more successful products that are easier to use and install.”

“The partnership adds another important component to our e-commerce offering,” says Henry Göttler, Management Board member of Intershop. “Combining solutions in this way gives store managers an excellent opportunity to boost sales.”

About Avail Intelligence

Avail Intelligence is Europe’s biggest provider of online merchandising solutions in the retail sector. Its technology, support, and expertise have enabled customers to increase revenues by a total of more than one billion dollars. Thanks to advanced mathematical techniques developed at the Avail Labs research center, Avail’s Behavioral Merchandising platform can leverage the collective behavior-based data of all website visitors. As well as personalizing the shopping experience, this enables online retailers to automatically suggest the most relevant product to each visitor—resulting in fast and significant improvements in conversion rates and average order values. The single interface of the Behavioral Merchandising platform allows sellers to manage, evaluate, and optimize their merchandising activities across languages, currencies, and channels, whether Internet, mobile solutions, e-mail, or partner websites. The solution is available both on-demand in the form of Software as a Service (SaaS) or as a local installation behind a firewall. To optimize customer benefits, Avail supports its software with an international sales organization covering the whole of Europe that includes experienced merchandising consultants and a strong network of e-commerce partners. Among the company’s major customers in Germany are neckermann.de, Baby Walz, 3Suisse, and Otto Office. Avail Intelligence is a preferred business partner of the German E-Commerce and Distance Selling Trade Association (Bundesverband des Deutschen Versandhandels e.V.).For more information, visit: http://www.availintelligence.com.

Mr. Benedikt Wahler is resigning from his post as a member of the Supervisory Board on May 31, 2010, due to new professional commitments.

By resolution of the Jena District Court on May 20, 2010, Jim MacIntyre, Managing Director of Product Laboratory, LLC and consultant currently acting as Head of E-Commerce Technology Products and Services for the US company GSI Commerce, Inc., will be appointed in place of the resigning member. Jim MacIntyre brings a wealth of know-how in the area of E-Commerce to the Intershop Supervisory Board as well as extensive financial expertise gained during his time working as a venture capital & private equity specialist.

The resigning member Benedikt Wahler has served on the Supervisory Board since June 2008. As an investment consultant for institutional investors, he distinguished himself within the Intershop Supervisory Board for his broad expertise in finance and strategic business development/M&A. During his time on the Board, Intershop managed to successfully stabilize its turnaround program and develop its long-term market position as leading integrated E-commerce provider.

Benedikt Wahler also played a major role in the constructive cooperation between the Management Board and Supervisory Board. “We have a lot to thank Benedikt Wahler for. He paved the way for one of the most important milestones in Intershop’s recent history, the strategic partnership with GSI Commerce. We would like to thank him for his commitment and excellent cooperation,” comments Peter Mark Droste, member of the Management Board of Intershop Communications AG.

Jena, Germany, May 17, 2010 – The new merchandizing shop of the renowned car brand Alfa Romeo has gone online based on Intershop software. It caters to customers in 27 European countries. This customer win marks another success for Intershop´s Full-Service E-Commerce offering. In this e-commerce-initiative all technical aspects, such as hardware, software, and maintenance of the web shop are taken care of by Intershop. Basis for the shop is the Intershop software Enfinity proving once more its strong internationalization capabilities. The joint customer win results from a dynamic partner network supported by Intershop. Within this project Italian partner Display signs responsible for all sales and online marketing services. This also includes orchestrating the online product range, product selection, ensuring appropriate production scheduling and merchandizing planning.

On the logistic side, the fulfillment provider for the online shop is Loxxess. It assumes full responsibility for fulfillment, starting with disposition, and proceeding through order management, credit worthiness of consumers, integration of its own call and customer service centre, and service functions, and on to processing of returns with procedures for credit vouchers.

This shop offers end-customers an authentic shopping experience in Alfa Romeo look and feel while providing the Fiat Group with an efficient way to support its brand and image.

On May 18, this e-commerce initiative will be presented at the Netcomm E-Commerce Forum 2010 in Milan. More details can be found here.

Jena, May 12, 2010 – Intershop Communications AG, a provider of integrated e-commerce solutions, today published its results for the first quarter of 2010.

Net revenues in the first three months of 2010 increased by 21% to EUR 8.3 million. Intershop therefore generated its highest level of quarterly revenues since 2002 with the exception of Q4 2009, which was marked by a major license order. The most important growth driver in the first three months was consulting revenues, particularly from major customers (platinum accounts). These rose by 23% year-on-year to EUR 3.8 million. Maintenance revenues totaled EUR 2.3 million, up 12%. License revenues rose by 7% to EUR 0.8 million.

Gross profit of EUR 3.6 million was generated in the first three months of 2010, following EUR 2.9 million in the prior-year quarter. The gross margin (gross profit/net revenues) improved from 42% in the prior-year period to 44%.

EBITDA rose from EUR 475 thousand in the prior-year quarter to EUR 652 thousand, corresponding to an 8% EBITDA margin. At EUR 91 thousand, the result from operating activities (EBIT) remained on a par with the first quarter of 2009 (EUR 98 thousand). Net profit for the period totaled EUR 77 thousand (previous year: EUR 124 thousand). The main reasons for the slight deterioration were special factors relating to operating expenses.

Operating expenses rose from EUR 2.8 million to EUR 3.5 million; approximately EUR 0.4 million of this amount was attributable to special factors such as costs for the Extraordinary Stockholders’ Meeting and legal and consulting fees.

Cash and cash equivalents rose significantly to EUR 10.6 million as of March 31, 2010, against EUR 6.3 million at year-end 2009. This increase was primarily due to the positive operating cash flow of EUR 4.6 million in the quarter.

Intershop Management Board member Peter Mark Droste: “The sharp rise in revenues is mainly due to the very encouraging development of our major platinum accounts. The quarterly result was in part marked by special factors so we expect a substantial improvement in earnings in the remaining quarters.”

GSI cooperation makes significant contribution to total revenues

The partnership with U.S. company GSI Commerce, announced on April 15, 2010, will contribute revenues of at least EUR 3 million in the current fiscal year.

For the time being, the Management Board continues to expect revenue growth of 7% to 13% in full-year 2010, although revenues from GSI, the new U.S. partner, mean that growth is expected to be at the high end of the range. The Management Board continues to anticipate sustainably positive earnings in 2010.

Jena, April 28, 2010 – Intershop has added a highly attractive trade show solution to its portfolio, based on Enfinity Suite. Because Enfinity Suite is multi-client-enabled, trade show providers can manage and organize multiple events as separate brands. The solution is also well equipped to handle international applications: logos, items, and price lists can be customized for each show, as can the exhibitor, ticket, and visitor portals. This gives organizers an efficient way of expanding their capacity and offering customers a convenient, professional trade show platform.

Exhibitors can book organizer services via the exhibitor portal, with integration of an unlimited number of service providers/partners and their offerings also possible. From booth construction through infrastructure and security, a host of services can be offered. Partners incorporate their services into the exhibitor portal themselves and bill their customers directly. Customer- or event-specific prices are also possible here, along with price discounts or supplements for specific dates.

As well as benefiting from a convenient method of booking a booth, exhibiting companies have access to a specialist B2B portal that they can use to present their products and services as an additional marketing and sales channel both during and after the show.

Show visitors also benefit from the new solution, with the ability to order their tickets online either individually or in blocks together with other visitors and pick them up at the show. In addition, it is possible to schedule appointments with exhibitors via the visitor portal.

All applications are managed on a single platform. The Intershop trade show solution has already proved a success at shows run by the Messe München GmbH.

Intershop has granted GSI Commerce exclusive reseller rights for its software products in the Americas and non-exclusive rights in other foreign markets on a global scale.

Furthermore, as part of the multi-year agreement, Intershop is selling a license of its Enfinity Suite software to GSI Commerce, which includes both maintenance and services components, and allows GSI Commerce to incorporate Intershop products into its e-commerce solutions. GSI Commerce offers its clients on-demand SaaS software solutions. The expected volume of the license and maintenance contract will be in the middle seven-digit Euro range over the next 5 years.

“GSI Commerce is a global leader in e-commerce, commanding huge customer potential and a strong sales force. This agreement marks a milestone for Intershop, because it puts us in a position to leverage business in the US market in a way which would have been impossible for us alone,” commented Peter Mark Droste, member of the Intershop Management Board.

To underline the strategic importance of the agreement the Nasdaq listed U.S. company has purchased a 10.5 percent equity stake in Intershop. Furthermore, GSI will purchase approximately 560,000 newly-issued shares, representing an additional 2.1 percent of Intershop’s outstanding share capital.

“Intershop has developed an excellent e-commerce software platform for companies, which is a perfect complement to our product line. We are certain that our strategic partnership offers both companies a considerable added value and we look forward to distributing Intershop’s software in the Americas,” explained Michael G. Rubin, founder and CEO of GSI Commerce.

„We are excited about the cooperation with GSI and welcome them reinforcing their commitment by becoming a shareholder of Intershop“, added Intershop Management Board Member Henry Göttler.

Jupiter Capital Partners, Munich, Germany, acted as financial advisor, and Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, Hamburg, Germany, acted as legal advisor to Intershop Communications AG.

About GSI Commerce

GSI Commerce^® is a leading provider of services that enable e-commerce, multichannel retailing and interactive marketing for large, business-to-consumer (b2c) enterprises in the U.S. and internationally. We deliver customized solutions through an e-commerce platform, which is comprised of technology, fulfillment and customer care and is available on a modular basis or as part of an integrated, end-to-end solution. We offer a full suite of interactive marketing services through two divisions, TrueAction^TM and e-Dialog. Additionally, we provide brands and retailers a platform for online private sales through RueLaLa.com, and an online, off-price marketplace, SmartBargains.com.

More information: www.gsicommerce.com

Jena, April 13, 2010 - The latest version of Intershop's Enfinity Suite has been included in the best 20 products in an IT innovation competition held by Initiative Mittelstand, an IT network for German SMEs. The competition is held under the aegis of Fraunhofer IUK-Technologie. This result underlines the potential of the e-commerce solution for mid-sized companies, which have wholeheartedly embraced the opportunities presented by online buying and selling. Although the chosen software must be robust, it also needs to be flexible in terms of meeting individual company requirements. With the focus firmly on the customer, Intershop's Enfinity e-commerce software package supports the requirements of mid-sized and large companies alike. Enfinity Suite 6.4 provides analysis and management tools that give store managers ongoing control over their online sales operations. These include an editor that enables simple, real-time modification of Web pages in WYSIWYG mode and allows store managers to respond flexibly to market changes. At the same time, it frees up resources.

"Our Enfinity product is frequently mentioned in the same breath as the big names in e-commerce. It's true that major players deploy Enfinity, but we are also delighted that our product is gaining increasing acceptance in the SME segment," says Peter Mark Droste, Management Board member of Intershop Communications AG.

Initiative Mittelstand has been conducting its innovation award competition since 2004. The competition often attracts entries from mid-sized companies themselves, as well as business giants, such as Google, Microsoft, QSC, and XING. To be nominated, the product must be particularly well suited to SMEs, feature a high level of innovation, and be of practical relevance.

Frankfurt am Main, April, 2010 – SoQuero GmbH, a subsidiary of Intershop Communications AG, has gotten off to a promising start in 2010. Following personnel restructuring, director of online marketing solutions Kai Wolfram became CEO at the beginning of the year and is driving forward development of the online marketing agency from its Frankfurt base.

The team was strengthened across all product segments, with experienced staff recruited to work in search engine advertising (SEA) and SEO consulting (search engine optimization). A total of nine new employees joined the agency.

Numerous customer contract extensions are testament to the company’s stability, while SoQuero also acquired 15 new customers. SEO consulting and product data marketing services were in particularly high demand. The SoQuero Feed Engine is now used by over 30 stores, including Music Store and myby, for dynamic distribution of their product data to up to 40 price portals. The number of stores is expected to exceed 60 by the end of the year.
Kai Wolfram: “With our current growth path and development pipeline of innovative tools, SoQuero is well on the way to becoming one of the leading online marketing agencies in Germany and Europe.”

About SoQuero
The SoQuero GmbH (founded in 2004) is one of the leading providers of innovative and comprehensive online marketing solutions. The Frankfurt-based agency offers consulting services, campaign management and powerful software solutions for the acquisition of new customers via the Internet. On behalf of its clients, SoQuero adopts measures like search engine optimization (SEO) and advertising (SEA), product data marketing as well as online cooperation and affiliate program controlling. The clients of SoQuero include among others: Best Western Hotels, Royal Caribbean, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Hawesko, Merck Chemie, Mettler Toledo and myby. The SoQuero GmbH is a subsidiary of the Intershop Communications AG. For further information, refer to www.soquero.de.

Frankfurt am Main, April 7, 2010 – SoQuero GmbH, a subsidiary of Intershop Communications AG, is extending its feed technology. Although price search engines have long been an established part of online marketing strategy, they present sellers with a major challenge: how can the data, particularly the price information displayed, be kept up-to-date? The SoQuero feed technology provides valuable support here with regard to the distribution and optimization of products and the resulting revenues.

Hot on the heels of the recent BGH decision, SoQuero GmbH is adding price watch functionality to its feed engine, enabling online retailers to identify and correct price inaccuracies immediately. If required, SoQuero can provide troubleshooting support and deactivate products displaying incorrect information. In addition, the built-in product content management system allows product information to be modified regardless of the product’s status in the actual store. Sellers can thus act ahead of planned product changes and inform price search engines in advance. Kai Wolfram, CEO of SoQuero GmbH states: „Using the SoQuero technology our customers get a head start in comparison to users of other feed engines and minimize the risk of receiving an cease and desist letter.”

About SoQuero
The SoQuero GmbH (founded in 2004) is one of the leading providers of innovative and comprehensive online marketing solutions. The Frankfurt-based agency offers consulting services, campaign management and powerful software solutions for the acquisition of new customers via the Internet. On behalf of its clients, SoQuero adopts measures like search engine optimization (SEO) and advertising (SEA), product data marketing as well as online cooperation and affiliate program controlling. The clients of SoQuero include among others: Best Western Hotels, Royal Caribbean, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Hawesko, Merck Chemie, Mettler Toledo and myby. The SoQuero GmbH is a subsidiary of the Intershop Communications AG. For further information, refer to www.soquero.de.

Jena, Germany, February 16, 2010 – Intershop’s new Enfinity Suite 6.4 software offers online store managers all the tools they need to monitor, manage, and increase Web sales. One example is the included Customer Information Center. Here, shop managers can measure user behavior, and monitor sales of entire sales channels, special product groups or individual products. Additionally, here is where effects of marketing campaigns, run in parallel for comparison purposes, become transparent. This way, continuous optimization of the online store becomes more efficient for shop managers. Based on that information, shop manager can change entire web pages or their components effortless and in real time by using the intuitive editor (WYSIWYG).

The packaged software’s modular concept enables implementation of e-commerce initiatives of every shape and size. Enfinity Suite 6.4 thus enables Shop Managers to create step by step a powerful E-Commerce solution uniquely tailored to their needs. This includes the integration of preferred payment methods, of search options and product recommendations, or order management.

In the area of product data management, shop managers profit from simplified authorization workflows, improved navigation, and user friendly content management. Besides minimizing administrative effort it also assures consistent product information for customers.

Thanks to Enfinity Suite 6.4, businesses looking to expand internationally can avoid the burden of additional software investment and extra maintenance overhead—the multi-client-enabled solution allows several websites to be operated simultaneously for different regions, while product data only needs to be entered once. Payment methods, currencies, shipping methods, and taxes can be customized to suit each country. The user interface also supports virtually every character set.

Jena, Germany, February 9, 2010 – E-commerce is all about management, with running an online store increasingly requiring business expertise alongside technical skills. That’s the key finding of a recent survey by e-commerce provider Intershop. As well as being fully conversant with the product range, market, and the competition, today’s online store managers need to know where their target groups are and which marketing strategies will reach them. They must establish relationships with suppliers, partners, and logistics providers and negotiate terms. Analyzing and optimizing processes is also part of the job.

According to the online sellers surveyed, the management information and tools needed to perform these tasks are often lacking. For example, fashion retailers cannot maximize sales by simply presenting a new collection four times a year, from spring through to winter. They need to encourage customers to make purchases via up-to-the-minute offers on the homepage or in newsletters, themed pages that are changed regularly, or specials for loyal customers. This can be a daunting task if managing or updating product data is complicated and the approval procedure is lengthy. Few Shop Managers can create themselves new Web pages or their components in a comfortable manner, preferably in real-time.

Online success is measured by factors, such as response to marketing activities, the level of returns, the conversion rate for recommendations, individual customer value, and delivery performance. The companies surveyed expressed a wish for intuitive tools that continuously evaluate and improve these criteria by enabling shop managers to take corrective action themselves. Peter Mark Droste, Management Board member of Intershop Communications AG: “Shop Managers are crucial to a retailer’s image and success. Many companies recognize this by not only investing in qualified staff, but also by providing an appropriate work environment that supports their demanding role.”

Jena, Germany, February 2, 2010 – Intershop’s new Enfinity Suite 6.4 software offers e-tailers intuitive tools for their e-commerce initiatives. The solution’s modular structure enables it to be used independently or in conjunction with other products, with integration of the existing IT environment via standard interfaces delivering investment protection. Enfinity Suite 6.4 can be extended as and when necessary to meet evolving requirements. The core of the store system is separated from individual functions, making operation more secure than ever. In addition, the certified system minimizes payment risk and allows store managers to set up their preferred payment option with minimum effort.

The fully revised storefront editing function enables intuitive page design in real time. Potential scenarios include product-independent information pages, to which single or multiple products can be assigned, thereby allowing separation of content and catalog data for the first time. Time-based management of individual pages and groups of pages enables marketing campaigns to be launched in a targeted manner. In addition, pages can be found via search attributes, grouped by theme, and thus handled as a unit.

Product data is now also easier to manage with Enfinity Suite. Audit functions enable changes to be tracked and missing data to be quickly identified. There are separate statistics for each sales channel, enabling continuous optimization of offerings. To give customers individual advice online, the integrated product recommendation function analyzes the customer’s order history and behavior during their current visit and compares them with the behavior of similar customers. The result is a dynamically generated product recommendation perfectly tailored to the individual customer, which leads to longer visits and higher shopping cart totals.

More information about Enfinity Suite functions and services can be found here.

Jena, January 27, 2010 – The e-commerce software specialist Intershop and the social commerce agency dotSource combine their core competence in a technology partnership: dotSource's standard solution SCOOBOX® enhances Intershop's Enfinity Suite by social commerce functionalities. Intershop is in charge of the support.

dotSource has been a certified Intershop implementation partner for several years and is fully conversant with the Intershop software. A further advantage for the new technology partnership is the close proximity, since both companies are located in the Intershop Tower. Joint customers can benefit from the vast e-commerce knowledge that the two possess.

dotSource developed SCOOBOX® (short for Social Commerce Out Of The Box) especially for Intershop Enfinity Suite 6. The SCOOBOX® solution version 1.0 is based on and completely integrated in the Intershop basis technology. It is fitted seamlessly and precisely into the Intershop platform, according to the customer's requirements.

SCOOBOX® 1.0 provides a whole range of opportunities for Web shop visitors. Existing standard features of Intershop Enfinity, e.g. product ratings and comments, are enhanced comprehensively by SCOOBOX® and are complemented by new components. New Web 2.0 functionalities offer, among other things, configurable and visual shopping, a communication system, enhanced customer management and user profiles, toplists, a drag and drop shopping cart and much more. Additionally, a complete forum can be integrated. The combination of several social commerce components helps shop operators to set up an active online community and to increase target group loyalty towards the company. Shoppers are actively involved in the shop's value added process.

The SCOOBOX® software kit is available for those Intershop customers that use Enfinity Suite 6.2 or higher or to those that will implement it in the future.

About dotSource
The dotSource GmbH is one of the leading social commerce agencies in the German-speaking world. Via social shopping solutions it leads to the success of national and international oriented e-commerce companies. The dotSource team has longtime practical experience in e-commerce and combines expertise from the areas of Web 2.0, online marketing and community support. With the live shopping portal Preisbock.de and the expert blogs Handelskraft.de and socialcommerce.de, dotSource actively takes part in the development of the German social commerce landscape.
dotSource is a certified Intershop Enfinity partner, Magento partner as well as a member of the e-commerce association Towerbyte eG.

Press Contact dotSource GmbH:
Sabine Eberl
Tel: +49.3641 5733-491
pr@dotSource.de
www.dotSource.de

San Francisco, November 26, 2009 - NAVTEQ (www.navteq.com), a world leader in premium-quality digital map data and content, recently launched a project enabling sales of its products to dealers of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

NAVTEQ’s business-to-business (B2B) platform, Dealer Ordering, streamlines the communication between each OEM’s National Sales Organization and the thousands of dealerships which sell directly to the end customer. All of these different organizations can now order custom products matching their individual requirements from a central e-commerce platform powered by Intershop Enfinity Suite 6. Dealer Ordering improves the overall customer experience and pushes NAVTEQ as the industry leader in all things navigation.

The Enfinity-based solution allows a number of unique personalization features. Each customer group has individualized pricing, payment terms, catalog views, and marketing campaigns. Pricing is dynamically scaled according to basket size and order quantity. Seamless purchase is facilitated by Ajax features that allow the customer to remain on a particular web page while adding multiple products to the shopping cart. The e-commerce solution also enables also the management of bonus points, strengthening customer retention.

“Our goal in launching Dealer Ordering is to engage the distribution network by giving them the tools they need. The Enfinity platform enables our business customers to take full control of their own sales channels which, in turn, promotes the sale of NAVTEQ products in the B2B market,” said Jim Hesby, Manager, Web Development.

The NAVTEQ® sales platform will serve more than 3,000 automobile dealerships around the world. In Europe, the initial target market is the 500 largest dealers in Germany. Throughout 2009, the Direct Dealer Access (DDA) program will also reach out to France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and other Western European countries.

The Customer
Navteq is a world leader in premium-quality digital map data and content. NAVTEQ® data is onboard most in-vehicle navigation systems sold in North America and Europe. It also stands for the driving force behind a generation of important navigation services, including: Internet websites, Enterprise/Fleet/GIS solutions and Location Based Services (LBS). For hundreds of applications around the world, NAVTEQ digital map data is the data of choice. NAVTEQ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia Corporation.