LONDON, England and HAMBURG, Germany, January 17 /PRNewswire/ --     ePages, a leading supplier of e-commerce solutions for
providers and SMEs, reports a very successful year 2007. The number of online
stores based on ePages technology has increased by 14,000 to over 40,000. The
main growth driver was the positive development in the European e-commerce
market, especially in Germany, UK, Spain, France and The Netherlands.

"Many small and medium-sized companies start their e-business
with pre-configured web shops on ePages technology. In addition, we have won
many customers from the Open Source segment where ongoing market
fragmentation has increasingly led to compatibility and update problems",
says Wilfried Beeck, founder and CEO of ePages. "Many online merchants on
Open Source platforms are now facing huge maintenance costs. ePages in
contrast, with its software-as-a-service concept (SaaS), provides complete
solutions without huge upfront investments. With its standardised updates,
support and administration, ePages guarantees continuous low operational
costs."

ePages provides integration to most leading price comparison
portals, search engines, payment solutions and ERP-Systems. The rapid
development in the e-commerce market requires close collaboration with these
partners and continuous adjustments.

In 2007 the most important sales channel for ePages has again
been the partnership with leading Internet Service Providers. New partners
include Acens in Spain, Amen in France, Pipex and Kingston in the UK and XXL
Webhosting in The Netherlands. Existing clients such as British Telecom,
Lycos, Host Europe, STRATO and T-Online have increased their shop numbers
significantly.

"With the considerable increase of customers and partners,
ePages is growing faster than the overall market. So we are confident that we
will extend our leading position in 2008," concludes Wilfried Beeck. "Still,
less than 15 percent of European small and medium sized businesses are using
online stores to improve their customer services and extend their markets.
There is certainly a high potential for further growth."

About ePages

ePages Software powers more than 40,000 online shops, making
it a leading provider of e-commerce solutions worldwide. Based on ePages
Hosting Edition, a scalable shop hosting platform, numerous hosting providers
and telecommunications companies offer powerful hosted web shops. These
include British Telecom, Lycos, Pipex, Host Europe, T-Online, Amen and
Strato.

A worldwide network of ePages partners tailor e-commerce
solutions for small and medium-sized companies, customised precisely to their
requirements. Companies like Leonardo, Lindt, Slimfast, Skoda or
Encyclopaedia Britannica run their e-commerce activities on ePages Merchant
Edition. ePages is based in Hamburg and has offices in San Francisco, London,
Barcelona and Jena.

Press contacts:
    
    Jörn Wachsmann-Wurr,
    +49-40-350188-261,
    pr@epages.de;
    
    http://www.epages.co.uk
    
    kulow kommunikation,
    Tina Kulow/Cindy Ulitzsch,
    +49-40-43277005,
    tk@kulow-kommunikation.com.