Hotline Communications Outsources e-Commerce Operations to Digital River.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001 Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq:DRIV DRIV Drive (street type) ), a leading global e-commerce outsource provider, today announced an e-commerce agreement with Hotline Communications Hotline Communications Limited (HCL) was a software company founded in 1997, based in Toronto, Canada, with employees also in the United States and Australia. Hotline Communications' main activity was the publishing and distribution of a multi-purpose client/server communication , a leading developer of Internet communications and community building software. As part of the agreement, Digital River built Hotline's e-commerce site located at www.BigRedH.com. Digital River also hosts and manages e-commerce operations for the site, including transaction management, digital product fulfillment, 24X7 customer service and e-marketing services. "Utilizing the Internet as a sales channel can help clients like Hotline achieve a return-on- investment very quickly," said Jay Kerutis, Digital River's president of Software and Digital Commerce Services. "Companies that choose to outsource their e-commerce operations can concentrate on their core competencies while Digital River works to maximize the revenue generated through their e-commerce sites." Digital River will drive Hotline's e-commerce initiatives and online sales of its Hotline Connect (messaging) Hotline Connect - A suite of communication products developed by Hotline Communications Ltd. Hotline Connect is a real-time, multi-platform Internet/Intranet communication suite, that operates independent of the World-Wide Web. software, an application that enables users to interact live with real time chat, conferencing, messaging, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , file transfer and streaming capabilities. Through its E-Marketing Services, Digital River will implement e-mail campaigns, leverage third-party sales opportunities within its network of software publishing clients, and track and analyze Hotline's promotional sales. "The strategy behind our e-commerce site is to sell an improved version of the popular Hotline Connect client software," said Jack Kay, President of Hotline Communications. "We chose to outsource our e-commerce operations to Digital River because of its leading e-commerce engine and tracking technology, competitive level of service, impressive customer list and vast e-marketing opportunities." About Hotline Communications Founded in 1997, Hotline Communications 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. in Toronto, Canada. The company develops industry-leading, Internet communications and community building software that has attracted more than three million users worldwide and an additional 200,000 downloads per month. The company's product line is a suite of applications for asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. and synchronous communication, collaboration, file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. , and peer-to-peer (P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. ) community building. The company's software enables businesses and consumers to quickly and easily establish their own special purpose site in a way not possible on the Internet today. Hotline Communications' mission is to enable the next wave of the Internet revolution by putting the full power of Internet communications, collaboration and community into the hands of businesses and consumers, through its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customer base. The company recently unveiled a new business strategy to bring the power of Hotline's technology to portals, vertical/community sites and auction sites. Hotline's current customer list includes the Canadian Film Centre, the University of Quebec, Trailervision, Mind Control Studios, Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) , Leicester University in the U.K., The American Press Institute, DDPTV.com and Studionext. Additional information is available on the company's Web site http://www.BigRedH.com. 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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