Digital River Extends and Broadens E-Commerce Agreement with Uniblue SystemsAdds global e-commerce capabilities and affiliate program to Uniblue’s e-commerce operation MINNEAPOLIS - Aug. 9, 2006 --Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, today announced that it extended its e-commerce agreement with Uniblue Systems, a leading provider of utility, and backup and recovery management software for the SoHo and SMB markets. Based on the agreement, Digital River will add new global e-commerce capabilities to Uniblue’s e-commerce site to further support the online marketing, sale and delivery of Uniblue’s software programs, including WinBackup™, WinTasks™, Registry Booster™ and SpeedUpMyPC™. The enhanced site, which is scheduled to launch during the fall of 2006, will be located at www.uniblue.com. “We are pleased to expand our relationship with Uniblue, a company that has become one of our key clients,” said Don Peterson, Digital River’s senior vice president of global client development. “We will continue to leverage our global e-commerce and marketing expertise to help Uniblue create localized buying experiences for its worldwide customer base and further expand its online sales opportunities.” By implementing Digital River’s global e-commerce capabilities and tools, Uniblue can create a global footprint and enable online shoppers to view its upcoming site in multiple European and Asia Pacific languages. In addition, customers will be able to make their software purchases using local currencies and regionally-preferred payment methods. To help Uniblue create multiple online sales channels for its software, Digital River also will launch an affiliate program for Uniblue through the Digital River oneNetwork™ online marketplace. “Digital River has played an important role in helping Uniblue accomplish aggressive online growth objectives,” said Jon Malmberg, sales vice president for Uniblue. “By capitalizing on Digital River’s strategic marketing programs, particularly its remote control marketing tools, and direct and indirect online sales channels, we’ve nearly tripled our online sales during the past year.” About Uniblue Systems About Digital River, Inc. Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices in major U.S. cities as well as Cologne, Germany; London, England; Shannon, Ireland; Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Taipei, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan. For more details about Digital River, visit the corporate Web site at www.digitalriver.com or call 952-253-1234. Forward-Looking Statements Digital River is a registered trademark and oneNetwork is a trademark of Digital River, Inc. Uniblue, WinBackup, WinTasks, SpeedUpMyPC, Registry Booster and Quick Access are trademarks of Uniblue Systems Ltd. All other company and product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ### |
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