Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV), a leading provider of global
e-commerce solutions, today announced that it is providing global
e-commerce services for Quark Inc. Digital River is managing the
online sale and delivery of Quark's desktop publishing, multimedia,
pre-press, and graphic and Web design software applications. Digital
River built and is hosting the online U.S. and international Quark
stores.
"We are pleased to add an industry leader such as Quark to our
client base, a growing group of companies looking to us to help them
achieve maximum success in the online sales channel," said Don
Peterson, Digital River's senior vice president of global client
development. "We specialize in helping our clients expand their online
presence, expertly merchandise their sites and use statistical
analysis to optimize their online stores and revenue, all while
providing a seamless, stable online shopping experience."
Digital River is powering each of Quark's global online software
stores. The U.S. Quark store displays in English and Spanish while the
European Quark stores display in international English, French,
Italian, German and Spanish languages. For the sites, Digital River is
managing order transactions using multiple preferred payment methods,
including credit cards, wire transfers and checks, as well as
providing fraud screening and customer service support. The sites also
use Digital River's e-commerce technology and services to offer
complementary products through automated cross-sells, electronic
download insurance and optional back-up CDs of Quark software
applications.
"We selected Digital River as our e-commerce partner as part of
our efforts to make it easier to buy our products and services
online," said Adriaan Roosen, senior vice president, operations,
Quark. "Digital River's comprehensive e-commerce tools provide a much
improved buying experience, and quick turn around of promotions and
special offers. Digital River's global reach allows us to very rapidly
expand our e-stores internationally, with stores already live in seven
countries and five more geographies underway, including Japan and
Scandinavia."
About Quark
Quark Inc. (www.quark.com) is an innovative software company
providing design, production, and collaboration solutions that are
transforming the business of creative communications. Quark has
provided award-winning software for professional publishers since its
flagship product, QuarkXPress, changed the course of traditional
publishing. Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held.
About Digital River, Inc.
Digital River, Inc., a leading provider of global e-commerce
solutions, builds and manages online businesses for more than 40,000
software publishers, consumer technology manufacturers, distributors,
online retailers and affiliates. Its multi-channel e-commerce
solution, which supports both direct and indirect sales, is designed
to help companies of all sizes maximize online revenues as well as
reduce the costs and risks of running an e-commerce operation. The
company's comprehensive platform offers site development and hosting,
order management, fraud prevention, export controls, tax management,
physical and digital product fulfillment, multi-lingual customer
service, advanced reporting and strategic marketing services.
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;
Tokyo, Japan; and Shanghai, China. 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.
