Demandware Expands European eCommerce Operations



    Demandware (www.demandware.com), developer of the breakthrough
    On-Demand eCommerce Platform, announced today that it has expanded its
    European operations to meet demand from European retailers and U.S.
    retailers who are planning international growth. Demandware has
    established a new European data center, opened new offices in the UK
    and Germany, and formed new partnerships across Europe to facilitate
    retailers´ international expansion. Demandware serves dozens of
    international brands, including $2 billion toy manufacturer Playmobil
    (running in 11 countries), House of Fraser (one of the UK´s largest
    department stores), and U.S.-based Timberland (which recently expanded
    internationally).

    According to a recent Forrester Research report, European online
    retail continues to grow, with a 58 percent increase in year-on-year
    sales in 2007 and is anticipated to reach EUR 51 billion between
    October and the year´s end. ("Europe´s 2007 Christmas: An Online
    Retail Wonderland" Forrester, October 23, 2007).

    "Ecommerce in Europe is exploding," said Stephan Schambach,
    chairman and founder of Demandware. "European retailers are coming
    online in a big way and established U.S. online retailers are
    expanding overseas to meet the customer demand. Demandware has
    invested heavily in its product, its data centers and its delivery
    capabilities to ensure our clients are able to capitalize on these
    opportunities."

    Demandware and International Solution Partners Team for Successful
    Site Launches

    Throughout 2006 and 2007, Demandware significantly expanded its
    European partner network to include some of the leading European
    organizations for the design, delivery and ongoing support of
    enterprise-class eCommerce sites. These partners deliver the following
    services and benefits to Demandware customers:

    -- Advisory, support and software services to help retailers
    develop and operate world-class eCommerce businesses in
    multi-site, multi-brand environments.

    -- eCommerce strategy and implementation consulting.

    -- Online branding and user experience design.

    -- Back-office operations, including fulfillment and contact
    center management.

    -- Implementation and integration of transactional web sites with
    backend operations, point-of-sale systems and contact centers.

    -- Ongoing business support, including e-marketing and revenue
    optimization.

    "Demandware´s on-demand model provides an ideal platform for
    international expansion," said Hendrik Hoppe, eBusiness excellence
    team leader at T-Systems´ Multi Media Solutions GmbH (MMS). "With
    Demandware, T-Systems can help U.S. and European retailers accelerate
    their presence in European markets." T-Systems and Demandware partner
    to provide hosting, implementation, consulting and design services to
    U.S.-based and international retailers.

    Ecommerce Platform Optimized for Multiple Languages, Currencies
    and Brands

    Demandware eCommerce is architected to support the requirements of
    operating multiples sites in multiple currencies and languages from a
    common platform. Using Demandware, retailers can expand existing
    eCommerce sites into new geographies, leveraging the design, content,
    and infrastructure of one site to accelerate delivery of transactional
    businesses in new markets. Specific capabilities include:

    -- Localization of language and currency for country-specific
    sites, including accommodations for value added tax (VAT) and
    other country-specific tax codes, and laws governing
    distribution of goods.

    -- Merchandising and marketing management: Demandware eCommerce
    accommodates business models that require centralized
    merchandising management of eCommerce sites, distributed
    in-county merchandising management, or both.

    -- Simplified expansion: Using Demandware eCommerce, retailers
    and branded manufacturers can launch new sites without
    additional software licenses and without additional
    investments in network and hardware infrastructure.

    "Demandware fills a large void in the current European eCommerce
    market," said Simon Evetts, Chief Technology Officer of Javelin Group,
    a Demandware partner and advisor on eCommerce strategy and
    implementation for Europe´s leading retailers and distributors. "By
    delivering enterprise-class eCommerce functionality, in an on-demand
    model, Demandware has provided us with the ideal platform on which to
    deliver eCommerce innovation without burdening our customers with the
    costs of maintaining commodity infrastructure."

    European Data Center Delivers Best-in-Class User Experiences and
    Site Security

    In the same data center that houses some of Europe´s leading
    financial institutions, Demandware has expanded its patent pending
    Grid Computing Platform, a dynamic computing architecture that
    responds to surges in site traffic and flexibly allocates additional
    computing capacity to meet demand. The Demandware Grid provides
    retailers with industry-leading attributes including:

    -- Performance: Demandware has embedded the static content
    delivery capabilities of Akamai´s vast network to ensure fast
    page response during periods of peak demand and an excellent
    shopping experience to global consumers.

    -- Security: Demandware has been certified to Payment Card
    Industry (PCI) Compliance level 1.1., the highest standard for
    hosted eCommerce providers.

    -- Reliability: Demandware has historically delivered higher than
    99.9 percent uptime and is backed by a performance service
    level agreement to ensure retail customers high site
    availability.

    About Demandware, Inc.

    Demandware drives the success of high-growth brands with its
    breakthrough On-Demand eCommerce Platform that empowers merchandising
    and marketing talent with total control over the shopping experience
    and continuous competitive differentiation. Leading brands such as
    Bare Escentuals, Playmobil, Playboy, Sally Beauty Supply and
    Timberland leverage Demandware´s best-in-class eCommerce functionality
    and automatic upgrades to help achieve higher conversion rates,
    increase average order size, and improve customer retention.
    Demandware is the only on-demand eCommerce solution that enables the
    rapid rollout of new sites, provides ubiquitous access to business and
    technical users, and is backed by a patented grid computing
    architecture that delivers capacity as needed for performance and
    reliability that exceeds industry standards. For more information
    about Demandware, visit www.demandware.com, call 888-553-9216 or email
    info@demandware.com.