Friday November 6, 12:28 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
ADVISORY/Media Alert
Joel Ronning, CEO of Digital River, Available to Speak On the Dramatic Shift in Retail Software
Sales to the Internet
For example, online retailers like Amazon.com are considering adding software to their offering
--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WHAT: Amazon.com is considering adding software to their offering,
thus providing additional avenues for consumers to purchase
software over the Internet. Recent studies show that 20 million
people purchased something on the Web in the past 12 months and
numbers are only expected to increase in 1999. In particular, the
development of ESD (electronic software distribution) is making a
significant impact on e-commerce with online software sales
making up 29% of goods purchased on the Internet.
WHO: Digital River (NASDAQ:DRIV - news) is the leading provider of e-commerce
and data center management solutions for the secure sale and
seamless delivery of software over the Internet. Digital River is
at the forefront of creating the dramatic shift in retail
software sales to the Internet by facilitating the digital
download of products to end-users' desktops. The company
possesses the world's largest online software inventory with more
than 131,000 products for which they manage the sale and download
from individual publisher sites, as well as through their network
of dealer sites.
Joel Ronning, CEO of Digital River, is available all day today, as an expert who can discuss the challenges and
opportunities online retailers are facing.
WHEN: Friday, November 6th.... Joel Ronning is available anytime today
via phone.
If you would like to schedule appointments to speak with Mr. Ronning, please call: Karen Blondell at 212-696-2000, ext.
267. Email is kblondell@tsipr.com |
