Press Release

DIGITAL RIVER PARTNERS WITH CORBIS®
Digital River Partners with Leading Digital
Image Provider to Bring Digital Picture Packs to Online Consumers

MINNEAPOLIS, March 15, 1999 -- Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV), the leader in electronic software delivery (ESD), announced today a marketing agreement with Corbis, the Place for Pictures on the Internet, to provide Digital Picture Packs to consumers for personal use. Under the agreement, Digital River will distribute the most popular and best selling digital images from the world-renowned Corbis Collection, such as paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and Renoir, the World War II-era "We Can Do It!" poster and NASA images of space shuttle launches. This agreement marks the first point of distribution for Corbis outside of its online Corbis Store, allowing online consumers to access Digital Picture Packs through Digital River's extensive network of more than 1,000 online retail partners.

"Digital Picture Packs allow consumers to use images for personal non-commercial use in a convenient and legal way," said David Rheins, vice president of Corbis Productions. "With Digital River's immense online software distribution network, this partnership will enable more consumers to quickly and easily create their own Web sites, create personal greeting cards and develop screen savers. By expanding our channel, we can now capitalize on the substantial market for selling digital imagery usage to consumers through the Internet."

"Corbis offers an excellent selection of popular digital content that enhances our already robust inventory of product," said Joel Ronning, Digital River CEO. "The addition of Corbis' products to Digital River's online database significantly increases the number of images that are available to people shopping on the Web, making it quick and easy to find and purchase a particular image online through any of Digital River's online retailers."

Under the agreement, Digital River will also provide online marketing and merchandising support for Corbis, enhancing the visibility of Corbis' Digital Picture Packs among end-users through the online retail channel. Additionally, Digital River will distribute Corbis' products through its network of leading online retailers, including CompUSA, Cyberian Outpost, Download Warehouse and Multiple Zones. This value-added service enables Corbis to spend more time on sales and marketing, while Digital River manages the online marketing initiatives.

Availability of Digital Picture Packs
Corbis' Digital Picture Packs feature digital images grouped thematically into categories. Themes include classic black and white photography, iconic fine art images, breathtaking nature scenes and funky 1940's vintage posters. Consumers will be able to use these downloadable Digital Picture Packs for personal projects such as Web sites, screensavers, personal greeting cards, personal artwork or school reports. Each of the Digital Picture Packs includes five 640x480 resolution images priced at $12 per pack. Digital Picture Packs can also be purchased and downloaded from the online Corbis Store, accessible through http://www.corbis.com.

About Corbis
Corbis is a privately-owned company that provides visual content and services to creative professionals and consumers through innovative digital technologies. The Corbis Collection - 25 million images, with more than 1.4 million available online - contains the world's most significant photography and art from more than 1,500 creative sources, including Ansel Adams, The Bettmann Archive, UPI, The National Gallery - London and The State Hermitage Museum, as well as leading celebrity, commercial and editorial photographers.

Corbis Images (http://www.corbisimages.com) - Corbis' image licensing division targeting creative professionals - provides its customers with leading visual solutions and customer service across a wide spectrum of imagery, including traditionally licensed and royalty-free images. Corbis also creates innovative visual products for online consumers. The Corbis Picture Experience, the Corbis Print and Poster Store, Corbis features and other innovative online consumer products all showcase the Corbis Collection, making http://www.corbis.com the Place for Pictures on the Internet. Corbis is based in Seattle, with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and San Diego. For more information about Corbis and its products and services, call 800/260-0444, 425/641-4505, fax 425/746-1618, or visit its Web site at http://www.corbis.com.

About Digital River
Digital River, Inc., (Nasdaq: DRIV), based in Minneapolis, offers the world's largest online databases of software products. The company provides more than 2,500 software publishers and online retailers with its proprietary technology for Internet delivery of more than 100,000 software and other digital products. For more information, visit Digital River's Web site at http://www.digitalriver.com.

* Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements containing the words, "believes," "anticipates," "expects" and similar words. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: the Company's limited operating history and variability of operating results; market acceptance of electronic software delivery; the Company's ability to maintain relationships with software publishers and online retailers; competition in the electronic commerce market; and other risk factors referenced in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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