ADVISORY/INTERSHOP OPEN 2; The Digital Economy in Action; 29th - 31st October 2000; New York Hilton and Towers; New York, New York.

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Sunday (Oct.29)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)

    WHAT:  INTERSHOP OPEN 2 Conference

           You are cordially invited to join INTERSHOP Communications,
           one of the leading provider's of e-commerce applications
           and software solutions for the enterprise, and over 1,600
           attendees from top Internet and e-commerce companies
           worldwide at the second annual INTERSHOP OPEN conference.

           INTERSHOP OPEN 2 will provide attendees with a unique
           opportunity to learn about and experience the Digital
           Economy in Action. The conference will consist of a series
           of keynotes by leading e-business and e-commerce decision
           makers and industry analysts in addition to in-depth
           seminars for developers, partners and customers which will
           all coincide with a major exhibition that will showcase
           cutting edge e-business demonstrations given by
           INTERSHOP's strategic and technology partners.

    WHO:   Stephan Schambach, CEO, INTERSHOP; Wilfried Beeck, CFO,
           INTERSHOP; Eckhard Pfeiffer, Chairman of the Board,
           INTERSHOP; and many other INTERSHOP executives, select
           e-business partners, clients and system integrators

    WHEN:  Sunday, October 29 - Tuesday, October 31, 2000

    WHERE: The New York Hilton and Towers Grand Ballroom - 3rd
           Floor 1335 Avenue of the Americas (53rd to 54th Streets)
           New York, New York

For additional information and program updates, please refer to: http://www.intershop.com/open

(note) Attendance is by invitation only for Credentialed Press