Digital River Manages Trend Micro's E-Commerce Operations in Japan.MINNEAPOLIS -- Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DRIV DRIV Drive (street type) ), a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, today announced that it signed an expanded e-commerce agreement with Trend Micro, Inc. (TOKYO:4704)(NASDAQ:TMIC TMIC Trend Micro Inc. (stock symbol) TMIC Top Mount Intercooler (automotive turbo systems) TMIC Traffic Management and Information Centre TMIC Training Management Information Center ), a global leader in antivirus and content security. Based on the agreement, Digital River built and launched a fully localized e-commerce site to support Trend Micro's online sales operations in Japan. In addition to handling Trend Micro's expanded Japanese site, Digital River will continue to host Trend Micro's existing North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. and European online stores as well as merchandise and deliver Trend Micro's software titles into its e-commerce network of more than 600 online retailers. "By leveraging ten years of e-commerce expertise, we can effectively expand our relationships with our clients while helping them build out their e-commerce initiatives in global markets," said Joel Ronning, Digital River's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Trend Micro's Japanese online store utilizes some of our key global capabilities, including Asian double-byte characters, and currencies and numeric values. Along with our local partners, we continue to work diligently dil·i·gent adj. Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d to offer a comprehensive solution for companies interested in further developing online businesses in the Japanese market." Digital River built Trend Micro's Japanese e-commerce site, accessible via http://www.trendmicro.com or http://shop.trendmicro.co.jp, to meet key localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. and cultural requirements important to Japanese consumers as well as small and medium business users. The online stores feature Japanese versions of some of Trend Micro's leading software titles, including Trend Micro Virus Buster 2005, among others. Payment processing is performed in the Japanese Yen “Yen” redirects here. For the other use, see Yen (disambiguation). “JPY” redirects here. For the Australian singer with the same moniker, see John Paul Young. and supports other preferred on- and off-line payment methods. Digital River also is providing fraud prevention screening, digital software delivery, physical product fulfillment through local agencies and strategic e-marketing services. "Since we began working with Digital River more than four years ago, the company has helped us realize our rigorous growth goals for our online business," said Lane Bess, executive segment general manager for consumer/ SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. and president of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. operations for Trend Micro. "We've added international online functionality that enables us to better manage the products on our site and offer a superior shopping experience for our customers. Digital River allows us to concentrate on building strong relationships with our end users and maintaining our leadership position in the Japanese market." Today, Digital River hosts and manages e-commerce sites for more than 40,000 companies worldwide. These sites can transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting in more than 26 currencies across a variety of international payment methods, display in any language or currency, and support customer service in 10 languages, including Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. To help its clients avoid large registration expenses as well as complicated filing and compliance procedures, Digital River also manages tax processes. About Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro, Inc. is a global leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services. The Tokyo-based corporation has business units worldwide. Trend Micro products are sold through corporate and value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. and managed service providers. For additional information and evaluation copies of all Trend Micro products, visit www.trendmicro.com About Digital River, Inc. Digital River, Inc., a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, builds and manages online businesses for more than 40,000 software publishers, manufacturers, distributors and online retailers. 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. and European cities. For more details about Digital River, visit the corporate Web site at www.digitalriver.com or call 952-253-1234. Digital River is a registered trademark of Digital River, Inc. All other company and product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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