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Thursday June 22, 9:42 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Digital River CEO Joel Ronning Selected as Entrepreneur of the Year Receives New E-Business-to-Business Award in Ernst and Young's Regional Contest MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000-- Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV - news), the world's largest Commerce Service Provider (CSP), today announced CEO Joel Ronning is a recipient of the 2000 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Midwest region. Winner of a newly-formed E-Business-to-Business category, Ronning was presented his award last night in Minneapolis as part of Ernst and Young's annual awards ceremony which recognized ten area entrepreneurs for building and growing award-winning businesses. ``To win this award is a great honor,'' Ronning said. ``I'm pleased to join some of the most successful business leaders in our region in accepting this award. It's great to be a part of such a dynamic group of companies and individuals who prove that the Midwest as a great place for entrepreneurial visions to materialize.'' A panel of judges including community business and civic leaders, academics and prior year winners selected Ronning as one of eight category winners. Ronning will go on to compete in several national Entrepreneur of the Year categories and the national Entrepreneur of the Year at Ernst & Young EOY International Conference awards gala in Palm Springs, CA, November 9-12, 2000. About Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award The Minnesota and Dakotas' Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year is one of 46 regional programs, sponsored by Ernst & Young, the Entrepreneur of the Year Hall of Fame, the Nasdaq-Amex Market Group and USA TODAY. Local sponsors include Gray Plant Mooty, USBank, Marsh, Twin Cities Business Monthly Magazine and KSTP Television. About Digital River Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV - news) is the world's largest commerce service provider. The company provides more than 7,000 companies with a complete e-commerce solution including site design, hosting, and system management. The company develops front-to-back e-commerce solutions for software publishers, online retailers and other large corporations including Fujitsu, Siemens, Autodesk, Coors, Hasbro, Staples, Adaptec, 3M, CompUSA, ScanSoft, eGames and Egghead.com.