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To: David E. Fitzpatrick who wrote (389)	11/24/1998 8:59:00 AM
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Digital River to Distribute 7th Level's Internet Animation & Communications Software Tuesday November 24, 8:00 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Entire Line of Web & Desktop Applications Will Be Available DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1998-- 7th Level, Inc. (NMS: SEVL) announced that Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq:DRIV - news; NMS: DRIV) - the world's largest online database of software products - will distribute and sell the Company's Agent 7, Present 7, Mail 7 and Pak 7 interactive animated character applications for Internet and Desktop presentation and communication. Richard Merrick, 7th Level CEO, said today's agreement is part of the Company's strategy of expanding distribution and marketing partnerships in order to increase awareness and sales of 7th Level's growing line of applications and corporate solutions business. Digital River (www.digitalriver.com), based in Minneapolis, has contracted with more than 2,000 software publishers and online retailers to provide its proprietary technology for Internet delivery of more than 131,000 software and other digital products. For professional developers and consumers who want to increase the effectiveness and reduce the cost of media rich presentations and communications, 7th Level applications have become the industry standard for quickly and inexpensively producing broadcast quality, lip-synched interactive, animated characters for the Internet and Windows 95/98. Unlike costly and time-consuming traditional methods of producing frame-based animation, 7th Level's voice-activated characters can be used to create an unlimited number of interactive, animated sequences in seconds. Agent 7 1.0 is for Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator Internet applications; Present 7 1.0 is for standalone or networked Windows 95/98 applications, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel; and Mail 7 1.0 is for Internet or networked email applications. Each application comes with 10 two- and three-dimensional and photo-realistic characters that can be used an unlimited number of times without restriction. Pak 7 1.0 features 7 additional characters. The applications will be available in the fourth quarter for online download at $99.95 each with the character pack at $19.95. Coming next year is Instant 7 for Internet and Desktop instant messaging applications. About 7th Level 7th Level, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is the leading provider of enhanced communications technology for creating interactive animated characters to expand the effectiveness and reduce the cost of media-rich Webpages, emails and presentations for a wide variety of online and desktop applications. For more information, visit the 7th Level website at www.7thlevel.com. Contact: 7th Level Contacts: 7th Level Investor Relations Gary Fishman (gfish82403@aol.com) Kim Boshara (kboshara@aol.com) 212-527-4808 or Digital River Contact: Digital River Public Relations and Communications Jodi Baumann (jbaumann@digitalriver.com) 612-829-9871