Hitachi Software Global Technology Outsources e-commerce Operations to Digital River; New Site Supports Introduction of New CAD and GIS Software.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2001 Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq:DRIV DRIV Drive (street type) ), a leading global e-commerce outsource provider, today announced that it is building, managing and hosting e-commerce operations for Hitachi Software Global Technology (HSGT HSGT abbr. high-speed ground transit ), the leading developer of imaging and raster-to-vector conversion software for Computer Aided Design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD) and Geographic Information Systems geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to (GIS). As part of the agreement, Digital River is providing transaction management, digital product fulfillment and 24X7 customer service for HSGT's recently launched e-commerce site, located at http://www.hsgt.com. "Digital River is a leader in the e-commerce industry. We remain focused on growing our business," said Jay Kerutis, Digital River's president of Software and Digital Commerce Services. "Thousands of companies like HGST are outsourcing their e-commerce operations to us because we have developed a deep set of e-commerce skills and a world-class infrastructure to help them successfully extend their businesses to the Internet." The new site introduces HSGT's FeatureXTR software application, which offers a fast and easy way to extract features from satellite and aerial imagery. FeatureXTR supports HSGT's Image Series software products developed for imaging and feature extraction In pattern recognition and in image processing, Feature extraction is a special form of dimensionality reduction. When the input data to an algorithm is too large to be processed and it is suspected to be notoriously redundant (much data, but not much information) then the for CAD and GIS data. "We were seeking an outsource provider, but we gained a partner," said Robert Carroll, HSGT's vice president of sales. "Digital River offered a reliable, proven e-commerce infrastructure. The company has developed the automated business processes Many computer systems are available in the commercial marketplace that address the various aspects of Business Process Management. Most address one specific set of functionality; for instance, some allow the processes to be mapped (see Business Process Mapping) and documented (such as that make buying over the Internet a seamless process for our end-customers." About Hitachi Software Global Technology, Ltd. Hitachi Software Global Technology (HSGT) is a leading software, data and solution provider for companies seeking to maximize their potential through spatial information. The company's solutions combine Open GIS Consortium and industry standard solutions, imagery and vector data products, and award-winning automatic vectorization software. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado The City of Westminster is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County and Jefferson County of the State of Colorado, United States. Westminster is a northwest suburb of Denver. , HSGT continues to pioneer new technologies and services for customers including utilities, telecommunications companies See telecom company. and governments. About Digital River Founded in 1994, Digital River is a leading global e-commerce outsource provider, offering more than 8,000 companies complete e-commerce systems and services. The company's world-class infrastructure and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. are proven to grow businesses quickly and profitably while reducing risk. Digital River's commerce services include e-commerce strategy, site development and hosting, order and transaction management, system integration, product fulfillment and returns, e-marketing and customer service. Digital River's clients include Symantec, Fujitsu, 3M, Siemens, Nabisco, Polaris, Novell, Autodesk, SONICblue and Adaptec. 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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