Web Hosting E-Commerce Firm, Digital River, Issues Call for Contest Entries

Minneapolis, Minnesota - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - March 27, 2008 - Global e-commerce and web hosting outsourcing provider, Digital River, has issued a call for entries for the 2008 ICE AwardsSM (Internet Commerce Excellence).

The awards recognize Digital River clients that are putting its e-commerce best practices to work in creative new ways to attract customers, build loyalty and drive revenues and efficiencies through their online stores. Digital River's ICE Awards will be presented to clients at the company's Spring Global Network Sales Summits, which are being held in Athens, Greece and Minneapolis, Minn. All entries must be received at Digital River by April 14, 2008.

Joel Ronning, CEO of Digital River noted, ''The ICE Awards recognize our clients for implementing the latest e-commerce tactics and tools to energize and expand their online businesses. Our clients continue to find success by launching targeted online programs and marketing campaigns, and optimizing their e-commerce sales using precise, disciplined and analytical methods. By combining these growth strategies with Digital River's e-commerce and e-marketing best practices, our clients can generate some amazing results, clearly demonstrating why they should be recognized as 2008 ICE Awards winners.''

Digital River clients, ranging in size from small businesses to large enterprises, are eligible to participate in the ICE Awards. Clients will be recognized in a variety of award categories, including Rookie-of-the-Year, Highest Online Sales Growth, Best Product Launch, Best Performing Third-Party Promotion, Best International E-Commerce Strategy, Best Performance by an Online Retailer and Best Strategic E-Marketing Performance.

Digital River, Inc., a provider of global e-commerce solutions, builds and manages online businesses for over 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.

To learn more about Digital River, please visit: www.digitalriver.com.

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