Digital River Partners With Multiple Zones to Expand Online Software News
Sales; Top Catalog Retailer to Sell Digital River's Vast Inventory of Digital Pproducts
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 1998--Digital River announced today that it has partnered with Multiple Zones, www.zones.com, a leading online reseller of computer hardware and software. Under the agreement, Multiple Zones will sell Digital River's entire inventory of downloadable software products in both The PCZone(R) and The MacZone(R) online stores.
"Multiple Zones is one of the best catalog retailers in the business," said Joel Ronning, CEO of Digital River. "By partnering with Digital River, Multiples Zones will provide their buyers with a tremendous breadth of product offerings to chose from -- over 120,000
-- in addition to the excellent service delivered by our software e-commerce technology. We are delighted to add Multiple Zones to our expanding network of software resellers."
Multiple Zones markets over 45,000 products through mailings of its catalogs. The PCZone(R), The MacZone(R) and The Learning Zone(tm), its outbound customer-direct sales force and through zones.com. Extensive product and technical information is available from each of these sources on the top-selling and newest brand name personal computers, hardware, software, and accessories for users of PC/Wintel and MacOS-compatible computers.
As part of the agreement, Digital River will provide Multiple Zones with access to its vast software inventory from its extensive network of developers and publishers. Additionally, Digital River's SSL-secured e-commerce engine will perform credit card screening and export management for all electronically downloaded software sales.
About Multiple Zones
Multiple Zones International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MZON), headquartered in Renton, Washington, is a leading international direct marketer of brand name microprocessor-based hardware, software, peripherals and accessories for users of PC/Wintel and Apple Macintosh-compatible computers through two flagship catalogs, The PCZone(R) and The MacZone(R). A dedicated telemarketing sales force serves the needs of the business, education and government markets. Products are also available through the Multiple Zones Internet SuperStore, zones.com. Multiple Zones was founded in 1988 and serves 15 countries worldwide. Orders can be placed or a catalog can be received simply by calling 800-258-2088 or through accessing its web site at zones.com.
About Digital River
Digital River, Inc., based in Minneapolis, offers the world's largest online database of software products. The company partners with more than 1,500 online software publishers and dealers to implement its proprietary technology for Internet delivery of more than 120,000 software packages and other digital products. The Company has 12 patents pending, covering digital delivery, commerce and encryption systems. Tech Squared, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSQD) controls 23 percent and Fujitsu Limited of Japan owns 16 percent of Digital River's common stock. For more information visit the Digital River Web site at digitalriver.com. |
