Subj: Digital River to Host Online Store for Autodesk -- Top...
Date: 11/29/99 5:19:06 AM US Eastern Standard Time
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Digital River to Host Online Store for Autodesk -- Top Software Publisher to Take Advantage of Digital River's E-Commerce Expertise
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1999--Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV), a worldwide leader in e-commerce outsourcing, has announced today that it has partnered with Autodesk, one of the largest PC software companies, and a global leader in design solutions and visualization. With this partnership, Digital River will host the entire Autodesk online store at www.autodesk.com, and create an e-commerce solution for the thousands of companies that create plug-ins for Autodesk.
As part of the agreement, Digital River will add Autodesk's software titles - including AutoCAD LT(R) 2000, Actrix(TM)Business, Actrix(TM)Technical, AutoSketch(R) and Quick CAD(TM) Millennium Edition - to its database of digital products, making them available for both electronic and physical delivery through Digital River's e-tail channel.
"We're eager to help increase online sales for one of the industry's top players in productivity and design software," said Joel Ronning, CEO of Digital River. "By leveraging Digital River's depth of experience in e-commerce and electronic software delivery, Autodesk will be well positioned to move to the next level in the highly competitive e-commerce marketplace."
About Digital River
Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), is a leading outsource provider of Web-based commerce solutions and the largest online source of software. The Company, based in Minneapolis, provides more than 5,000 software publishers and online retailers with its proprietary technology for Internet delivery of more than 100,000 digital products, including 30,000 software products and applications. For more information, visit Digital River's Web site at digitalriver.com
Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements containing the words, "believes," "anticipates," "expects" and similar words. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: the Company's limited operating history and variability of operating results; market acceptance of electronic software delivery; the Company's ability to maintain relationships with software publishers and online retailers; competition in the electronic commerce market; and other risk factors referenced in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Digital River is a registered trademark of Digital River, Inc. |
