Digital River to Provide Software and Video Game Web Store Links to e-Merchant Group.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1999-- Digital River Product Inventory Now Available to Amway's Internet Customers at Quixtar.com Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV DRIV Drive (street type) ), the worldwide leader in digital commerce outsourcing, and e-Merchant Group, a primary vendor partner providing fifteen e-commerce Web sites for Quixtar, today announced that Digital River is hosting an online software superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. on Quixtar.com. Quixtar, the e-commerce venture of direct-sales company, Amway, launched its Web site on September 1, and offers several lines of products to its customers either at retail prices to non-members or at discounted prices to those who pay membership fees. The potential for success of Quixtar is evidenced in a new report issued by PC Data Online which shows that in its second week, Quixtar ranked no. 5 among shopping sites for page views for the week ending 9/11/99, with 52,290,000 pages viewed. Shoppers are now able to go to Quixtar's Web site - located at http://www.quixtar.com - and make purchases from e-Merchant/Digital River's complete catalog of software and video game titles. Product orders can be fulfilled physically or via electronic software delivery. "The breadth of Digital River's product line as well as their expertise as a leader in e-commerce make them an appealing and valuable partner," said Ed Harvey, President of e-Merchant Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "Digital River is providing us with a seamless solution for physical and electronic fulfillment of software purchases. As we add software and video game stores to the already extensive list of Web store links that we provide to Quixtar - including jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , watches, home products, bicycles, sunglasses sunglasses A tinted pair of glasses used to ↓ light arriving at the eye, which are labeled according to the amount of UV light blocked; nonprescription glasses are classified according to use and amount of UV radiation blocked Sunglasses , collectibles, leather goods, knives, phones, toys and dolls - we are excited by the marketing opportunities this partnership brings to us." "e-Merchant Group is an exciting company to be working with as they expand on being the primary vendor to Quixtar by adding software and video games See video game console. to their online offering," said Joel Ronning, 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. of Digital River. "Being able to make our partners' products available to the extremely large audience that Quixtar reaches will add value to the e-commerce services that we offer our software and video game publishers." About e-Merchant Group, LLC e-Merchant Group, LLC is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Chattanooga, Tennessee “Chattanooga” redirects here. For other uses, see Chattanooga (disambiguation). Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee (after Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville), and the seat of Hamilton CountyGR6 , which produces and hosts Web sites and distributes products to affinity groups A special interest group. This is a marketing term for a group of people with similar interests. such as Quixtar and Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. . The company features seventeen (17) totally different product assortments with over 125,000 products served through dynamic data based driven storefronts. For more information, visit e-Merchant Group's Web site at http://www.e-merchantgroup.net or call 423-424-4300. About Digital River(a) Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRIV), based in Minneapolis, is the largest online source of software and a leading outsource provider of Web-based commerce solutions. The Company provides more than 5,000 software publishers and online retailers with its proprietary technology for Internet delivery of more than 100,000 digital products, including 30,000 software products and applications. For more information, visit Digital River's Web site at http://www.digitalriver.com. (a) Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including statements containing the words, "believes," "anticipates," "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 be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: the Company's limited operating history and variability of operating results; market acceptance of electronic software delivery; the Company's ability to maintain relationships with software publishers and online retailers; competition in the electronic commerce market; and other risk factors referenced in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Digital River is a registered trademark of Digital River, Inc. |
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