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Strategies & Market Trends : e-Commerce the Next 100 Months...... -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: AugustWest who wrote (1648)	11/6/1998 1:01:00 PM
From: Rick Hudson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2882

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