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ICC Announces New Publishing Industry Initiative - ICC brings advanced technology and cost reduction to publishers and booksellers - NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internet Commerce Corporation (ICC) , a leader in the e-commerce business-to-business communication services market, today announced that it has created a new program for the publishing industry which combines advanced services and cost reductions. ICC.NET's new publishing program is now available to publishers and their booksellers. This new initiative was designed for the top 3,000 companies that publish more than 300 titles. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030611/ICCALOGO ) Mike Cassidy, President and CEO of ICC, stated, "ICC has developed a foot print in the publishing industry that we can now capitalize on more aggressively. Publishers in the US and abroad have been asking ICC to develop a program designed specifically to meet the publishing industry's needs." Rich Vettel, President of UnitechEDI, a leading supplier of integrated EDI software solutions for the book publishing industry, remarked, "UnitechEDI has long served the publishing industry, and now as a reseller of ICC services, we can provide a terrific program and advanced features to our customers." Roger Hubbs, Assistant Director and CFO of Cornell University Press, said, "ICC and UnitechEDI have provided Cornell University Press Services with a powerful tool. They have at once simplified our bookseller EDI communications, and helped keep the associated costs well under control." About Internet Commerce Corporation Internet Commerce Corporation (NASDAQ:ICCA) is a leader in the e-commerce business-to-business communication services market. ICC.NET, the company's global Internet-based value added network, provides complete supply chain connectivity solutions for EDI/EC while also offering users a sophisticated vehicle to securely transact files of any format and size. ICC offers a broad range of consulting services including, XML technologies, data transformation, custom application development, an EDI service bureau, as well as comprehensive e-commerce education. ICC uniquely bridges the legacy investments of yesterday to today's Internet technologies. For further information, visit us at http://www.icc.net/. About UnitechEDI UnitechEDI has been in the forefront of EDI technology for more than five years. With a client list that contains the majority of University Presses as well as a large share of trade publishers, UnitechEDI is well positioned to impact market forces in the field. For further information, visit http://www.unitechedi.com/. Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release includes forward looking statements which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties associated with rapidly changing technologies such as the Internet, the risks of technology development and the risks of competition. Actual results could differ materially. For more information about these risks and uncertainties, see the SEC filings of Internet Commerce Corporation. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030611/ICCALOGODATASOURCE: Internet Commerce Corporation CONTACT: Victor Bjorge of Internet Commerce Corporation, +1-212-271-7618, Web site: http://www.icc.net/ http://www.unitechedi.com/

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