Vertex Announces Partnership and Integration with Intershop Commerce Suite

Relationship will enable end-to-end tax functionality for Intershop’s e-commerce customers

King of Prussia, PA

Vertex, Inc., a leading provider of tax technology and services, announced the integration of its indirect tax solutions to the Intershop Commerce Suite. As an Intershop tax technology partner, Vertex supports accurate, automated sales tax calculations and signature-ready returns, both on premise and in the cloud.

“As digitalization continues to transform all markets, organizations are searching for new ways to stay competitive. This integration to Intershop will provide enterprise-ready tax functionality as businesses navigate an increasingly complex tax landscape,” said Paul Beirnes, managing director of partner development at Vertex.

Intershop Commerce Suite, an enterprise e-commerce solution for modeling sales processes, helps companies grow and transform their digital business. Using this single platform, businesses can showcase their brands and market their products worldwide. The Intershop platform supports multiple sites, channels and touchpoints, as well as B2C and B2B models, all in a packaged solution suite.

“At the core of this partnership is our powerful e-commerce solution, now with advanced tax technology from Vertex,” said Andrej Maihorn, VP Customer Innovations Americas at Intershop. “With Vertex providing tax automation, our customers will greatly benefit from this option to seamlessly calculate tax, create a better multi-channel user experience and enable their internal resources to focus on more valuable projects."

About Intershop

Intershop Communications AG 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 300 enterprise customers, including HP, BMW, Würth, and Xerox 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.

About Vertex

Vertex, Inc. is a leading provider of tax technology and services, enabling companies of all sizes to realize the full strategic potential of the tax function by automating and integrating tax processes, while leveraging advanced and predictive analytics of tax data. Vertex provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions that can be tailored to specific industries for every major line of tax, including income, sales and consumer use, value added and payroll. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, and with offices worldwide, Vertex is a privately held company that employs over 900 professionals and serves companies across the globe.

For more information follow Vertex on Twitter @vertexinc.

Company Contact

Tricia Schafer-Petrecz, Vertex Inc.

tricia.schafer-petrecz@vertexinc.com

484-595-6142