Digital River Handles Online Software Sales for dataBased Intelligence

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

    MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2005--Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV), a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, today announced it is handling online software sales for dataBased Intelligence, Inc., owners of the dBASE(TM) database program and developers of dQuery(TM), data management and business intelligence software. Based on an agreement between the companies, Digital River built and launched a new international online store located at www.databi.com. In addition to hosting the site, Digital River is providing international order and payment processing, digital fulfillment and customer service support.
    "As part of our full service e-commerce outsourcing solution, we provide our clients not only a reliable technology infrastructure and global expertise, but also the management tools, marketing strategies and sales channels needed to efficiently run an international online business," said Dave Alampi, Digital River's vice president of marketing. "For end users, this translates into superior shopping experiences, and added reliability and convenience."
    dataBased Intelligence's new site features dQuery, its new business intelligence software, in addition to its dBASE Plus application. To meet the needs of a global customer base, the online store content can be displayed in seven different languages, including English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian and French. Users can choose from among 19 currencies when placing orders. These currencies include the U.S. dollar, euro, Japanese yen, Hong Kong Dollar and Norwegian kroner.
    "We wanted to develop a user-friendly site that could accommodate the needs of our various customers and sales partners in different countries," said Duke Merhavy, dataBased Intelligence's chief operating officer. "Our objective was to deliver added efficiencies to both groups by providing them with quick and easy access to the tools they need to turn mounds of data into business intelligence. Digital River's system was able to fulfill these requirements. For our clients, we delivered a multi-lingual site with multiple currencies. For our partners, we delivered a system with 24X7 access to sales data and improved reporting, which offers tracking from the individual sales representative to the country level."

    About dataBased Intelligence, Inc.

    dataBased Intelligence Inc., a software development company, has developed dQuery(TM), a new product line based on dBASE(TM), its proprietary database technology that has been used by more IT professionals, in more countries, for more years, than any other. This field-proven database technology has enabled the company to implement a strategic entrance into one of the highest growth sectors in software - pervasive business intelligence (BI). The company focuses on creating software that enables business users to widely access and make use of data across multiple, different databases for business intelligence and decision-making.
    Founded in 1994, dataBased Intelligence, Inc. is headquartered in Vestal, NY. For more informaiton visit www.databi.com or call 607-729-0234.

    About Digital River, Inc.

    Digital River, Inc., a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, builds and manages online businesses for more than 40,000 software publishers, manufacturers, distributors and online retailers. 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. and European cities. 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. dBASE and dQuery are trademarks of dataBased Intelligence, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks, registrations or copyrights of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Digital River, Inc., Minneapolis Media Contact: Gerri Dyrek, 952-253-8396 publicrelations@digitalriver.com or Investor Relations Contact: Carter Hicks, 952-253-8406 investorrelations@digitalriver.com

KEYWORD: MINNESOTA NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE SOFTWARE INTERNET E-COMMERCE MARKETING AGREEMENTS SOURCE: Digital River, Inc.

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