Intershop Recognized as a Strong Performer in B2C Commerce Suites by Independent Analyst Firm

Intershop represents a leaner alternative to working with larger competitors for companies with equally weighted needs for both B2B or B2C commerce scenarios.

SAN FRANCISCO & JENA, Germany--()--Intershop, the leading independent provider of omni-channel commerce, announced today that acclaimed industry analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc. has ranked Intershop as a Strong Performer in “The Forrester Wave™: B2C Commerce Suites, Q1 2015.” Intershop scored in the top five for their solution architecture and commerce management. Additionally, Intershop scored a 4.10 for professional services, a 4.00 for typical implementation time frame and 4.00 for cost of ownership, respectively.

According to Forrester, “Intershop will appeal to firms that have equally weighted needs for both B2C and B2B commerce scenarios.” Forrester further states that “For clients seeking a strong solution outside of the four leaders, Intershop remains an attractive proposition.”

In 2012, Intershop reengineered their award winning platform and created an innovative solution that offers user-friendly management tools paired with critical commerce capabilities, such as product information management, web content management, and order management that are required to support and accelerate global growth. Its technology equally helps B2B organizations transform their commerce suite by offering B2C class customer experience across regions, brands, and segments. Intershop seamlessly integrates into the existing system landscape to assure a complete view of business critical information facilitating continuous order execution and fulfillment and can be combined with Adobe Experience Manager so companies can take full advantage of Adobe centric content and digital media assets to create engaging experience-driven commerce destinations for any buyer, across any channel on any device.

“Being in the market for more than 20 years, we pride ourselves on harnessing the extensive expertise gained by working with some of the largest and most complex organizations in the B2C, B2B, and B2B2C markets, including HP, BMW, Mercedes and Next Retail,” said David Ricketts, Vice President of Sales for North America at Intershop. “We believe this recent acknowledgement provides further testimony that large, small and complex enterprises will embrace Intershop’s commerce platform for its dependability, lower costs, and ability to be easily deployed.”

For more information on this research, please download a copy of the report at http://www.intershop.com/fwb2c2015.

About Intershop

Intershop Communications AG (founded in Germany 1992; Prime Standard: ISH2) is the leading independent provider of omni-channel commerce solutions. Intershop offers high-performance packaged software for internet sales, complemented by all necessary services. Intershop also acts as a business process outsourcing provider, covering all aspects of online retailing up to fulfillment. Around the globe more than 500 enterprise customers, including HP, BMW, and Deutsche Telekom run Intershop solutions. Intershop is headquartered in Jena, Germany, and has offices in the United States, Europe, Australia, and China. More information about Intershop can be found online at www.intershop.com.

Contacts

Intershop
Heide Rausch, +49.3641.50-1000
pr@intershop.de
www.intershop.com/newsroom

Release Summary

Intershop announced today that acclaimed industry analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc. has ranked Intershop as a Strong Performer in Forrester Wave™: B2C Commerce Suites, Q1 2015.

Contacts

Intershop
Heide Rausch, +49.3641.50-1000
pr@intershop.de
www.intershop.com/newsroom