Digital River Launches New E-Commerce Stores for Palm in Europe
Provides complete e-commerce operations for interantional consumers
MINNEAPOLIS, April 28, 2003 --Digital RiverŪ, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, today announced that it signed an e-commerce agreement with Palm Europe Limited, the leading provider of handheld computers. Under the agreement, Digital River built nine new e-commerce sites to support Palm`s online consumer business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In addition to launching and hosting the Palm sites, Digital River is providing order management, fraud prevention, site merchandising, reporting, product fulfillment, e-marketing, multi-lingual customer service and value-added tax (VAT) management.
The Palm sites, which can be accessed via www.palm.com/europe, country-specific Palm websites and www.palmdirect.com, support the global online sales of the company`s popular handheld computers and offer a variety of complementary accessories. In addition to handheld computers, visitors to the sites will find cases, covers, keyboards, chargers, cradles, books, videos and a selection of third-party software titles that are compatible with Palm OSŪ.
"By leveraging its international e-commerce channels, Palm has been able to round out a whole product set for consumers of handheld computers, making it available 24X7 in five languages across Europe, the Middle East and Africa," said Jay Kerutis, president of Digital River`s software and digital commerce services. "We can help Palm not only extend its international presence by providing a reliable infrastructure for its global e-commerce operation, but also increase its online sales by leveraging our e-marketing strategies and tools. Our e-commerce and e-marketing best practices continue to win us new business and earn us long-term partners. Companies stay with Digital River because we demonstrate our ability to grow their online businesses."
Palm`s nine international online consumer stores support sales in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Portugal and Greece. To accommodate these international markets, the sites are designed to display in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish and to transact in a combination of Euros and pounds sterling.
"We selected Digital River as our e-commerce partner because of the company`s robust end-to-end solution and its e-commerce expertise in the EMEA market," said Vesey Crichton, vice president, Palm EMEA. "We were looking to strengthen the e-marketing capabilities on our sites and create more opportunities for online promotions that drive growth. Digital River`s solution fit our needs."
About Palm, Inc.
Information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com/aboutpalm
About Digital River, Inc.
Digital River, Inc., a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, builds and manages profitable online businesses for nearly 34,000 companies worldwide. Its comprehensive e-commerce solution and world-class infrastructure are designed to help companies of all sizes quickly maximize online revenues as well as cut the costs and reduce the risks associated with running an e-commerce operation. Digital River`s international e-commerce services include site development and hosting, order management, fraud prevention, site merchandising, reporting and analytics, product fulfillment, e-marketing and multi-lingual customer service. Digital River`s clients include Symantec, Motorola, 3M, Major League Baseball Advanced Media, H&R Block, Novell, Autodesk, ACT! and Staples.com.
Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices throughout the United States and in Europe. 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.
Palm OS is a registered trademark of PalmSource, a subsidiary of Palm, Inc., and Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc.
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