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Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 08:04:16 -6 From: "Anything Internet Corporation" <anything@sitra.com> Organization: Anything Internet Corporation To: Anything.Internet.Corp.E-Mail.Distribution.List@sitra.com
ANYTHING INTERNET CORPORATION ============================= 3020 North El Paso, Suite 103 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 (719) 227-1903 (719) 227-1907 Fax
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ANYTHING INTERNET ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT WITH DIGITAL RIVER TO ADD 131,000 SOFTWARE TITLES ONLINE
Colorado Springs, Colorado -- November 18, 1998 -- Anything Internet Corporation announces that it has entered into an agreement with Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV) enabling Anything Internet to begin selling over 131,000 software titles and other digital content from Digital River's online inventory. Through this agreement, Anything Internet's customers now have the additional delivery option of being able to download their software purchases electronically over the Internet.
Digital River, based in Minneapolis, offers the world's largest online databases of software products. The company provides more than 2,000 software publishers and online dealers with its proprietary technology for Internet delivery of more than 131,000 software and other digital products. Tech Squared, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSQD) controls 19 percent of Digital River's common stock. For more information on Digital River, visit their Web site at www.digitalriver.com.
"Anything Internet is a leading software retailer in the personal computer business," said Joel Ronning, Digital River's Chief Executive Officer. "By partnering with Digital River, Anything Internet multiplies its product offering and can provide their customers with a tremendous scope of products to choose from. We are delighted to add Anything Internet to our expanding network of software resellers."
Bob Schick, Anything Internet's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our new agreement with Digital River supports Anything Internet's mission of providing its customers with the most comprehensive and easy-to-use database of computer products available on the Internet today. Digital River not only enables us to offer our customers an expanded selection of software titles, but their Internet technology provides our customers with the option to purchase and download software electronically over the Internet."
Anything Internet Corporation, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is an Internet-only retailer of over 171,000 computer hardware, software and peripheral products to consumers and businesses. Through its Internet storefronts -- www.anythingpc.com, www.anythingmac.com and www.anythingunix.com -- Anything Internet provides its customers with exceptional product choices, superior pricing and delivery options, and easy-to-use search and purchase capabilities. Banyan Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: BANY) controls 27 percent of Anything Internet's Common Stock.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Anything Internet Corporation) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future anticipated direction of the high technology industry, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planed capital expenditures, future funding sources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Anything Internet Corporation. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to development and expansion activities, dependence on existing management, financing activities, domestic and global economic conditions, changes in federal or state tax laws, and market competition factors.
steve
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