Digital River Supports Pilot Program for Sale of Downloadable Software on eBay; Launches New Online Store as First Pre-Approved Seller of Downloadable Software.MINNEAPOLIS -- Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq:DRIV DRIV Drive (street type) ), a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. , today announced that it launched a new online store as the first pre-approved seller of downloadable software on eBay. Located at http://stores.ebay.com/downloadstore, Digital River's download software store is part of eBay's pilot program to test the opportunity of offering downloadable software on eBay's site. The launch marked the introduction of the purchase category to eBay's community of consumers. To cater to the eBay community, Digital River designed and launched the software store, which features a catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of downloadable software titles, including utilities, business applications, productivity tools, and digital imaging and security software. Digital River not only hosts the site, but also handles payment processing, fraud prevention, customer service, reporting and digital downloads  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. . Because Digital
River's e-commerce system is integrated into eBay's
marketplace, Digital River can automate the online marketing and sales
process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. for its publishing clients and minimize operational
complexities.
"We believe the launch of our downloadable software store on eBay serves as an important extension of our online sales network," 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. . "Working with tens of thousands of software publishing clients over the past 10 years, we've been able to build what we believe is one of the world's largest digital libraries. By making select titles available on eBay, we can offer publishing clients tremendous product exposure on one of the most highly trafficked marketplaces in the world." 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, site merchandising, advanced reporting and analytics, product fulfillment, e-marketing and multi-lingual customer service. Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices in Chicago, Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , London, and Cologne Cologne (kəlōn`), Ger. Köln, city (1994 pop. 962,500), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is a commercial, financial, and industrial center, a rail and road junction, and a river port. , Germany. 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 are trademarks, registrations or copyrights of their respective owners. |
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