Digital River Signs Global E-Commerce Agreement with SanDisk
MINNEAPOLIS, May 15, 2008 — Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced that it signed an e-commerce agreement with SanDisk Corporation, a global leader in flash memory products. Based on the agreement, Digital River will build, host and manage e-commerce stores to support the online sale of SanDisk’s line of flash memory data storage products in the United States and Canada starting in spring 2008, expanding to other countries throughout the year.
“We are pleased to be working with SanDisk to further extend its reach into online markets around the world,” said Joel Ronning, Digital River’s CEO. “Drawing upon our deep domain expertise in e-commerce and our global footprint, we can offer consumer electronics manufacturers a complete solution for building an effective online presence. We can help them take advantage of opportunities in a growing market where consumer buying habits and preferences are heavily influenced by the power of the Internet.”
Marc Metis, vice president of corporate marketing for SanDisk, affirmed the consumer benefits of SanDisk’s relationship with Digital River, stating, “This agreement expands our e-commerce presence on a global level. By enabling consumers worldwide to buy at SanDisk.com, we are providing them with a great new place to purchase SanDisk products. We are looking to Digital River to enable us to provide an outstanding e-commerce experience for our online site visitors.”
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world's largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory – from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
About Digital River
Digital River, Inc., a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, builds and manages online businesses for software publishers, consumer technology manufacturers, distributors, online retailers and affiliates. Its multi-channel e-commerce solution, which supports both direct and indirect sales, is designed to help companies of all sizes maximize online revenues as well as reduce the costs and risks of running an e-commerce operation. The company’s comprehensive platform offers site development and hosting, order management, fraud prevention, export controls, tax management, physical and digital product fulfillment, multi-lingual customer service, advanced reporting and strategic marketing services.
Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices in major U.S. cities as well as Cologne, Germany; London, England; Shannon, Ireland; Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Stockholm, Sweden; Taipei, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan; and Shanghai, China. For more details about Digital River, visit the corporate Web site at www.digitalriver.com or call 952-253-1234.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements, such as statements containing the words, “will,” “plans,” “intends,” “expects,” and similar words. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: the Company’s operating history and variability of operating results; competition in the electronic commerce market; challenges associated with international expansion; the ability of the Company to timely launch the SanDisk sites and support the global online sale and physical delivery of SanDisk products; the market’s acceptance of such offerings; and other risk factors referenced in the Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SanDisk is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the U.S and other countries. Digital River is a registered trademark of Digital River, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks, registrations or copyrights of their respective owners.
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