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		CADopia Outsources E-Commerce Operations to Digital River MINNEAPOLIS, MN, September 18, 2001--Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading global e-commerce outsource provider, today announced an agreement with CADopia™, a developer and distributor of IntelliCAD™ and Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) and multimedia products. As part of the agreement, Digital River built CADopia's e-commerce site, located at www.cadopia.com, to meet the needs of business, consumer, government and education markets. For this site, Digital River is hosting and managing e-commerce operations, including providing transaction management, physical and digital product fulfillment, fraud prevention, customer service and e-marketing. "We are pleased to be working with CADopia and providing them a complete e-commerce solution," said Jay Kerutis, Digital River's president of Software and Digital Commerce Services. "By leveraging our multi-channel e-commerce model, CADopia can cost effectively reach multiple markets with a single investment in an established service provider." From www.cadopia.com, visitors can enter a traditional e-commerce store designed for businesses and consumers or enter a specialized store for government agencies and educational institutions, which offers discounted prices. CADopia's site features its flagship product, IntelliCAD 2001. Distributed in over 80 countries around the world, IntelliCAD 2001 allows engineers, architects, designers and drafters to cost-effectively create, edit or view professional CAD drawings. Through partnerships with various technology solution providers, CADopia also provides a suite of CAD, multimedia and training tools on its e-commerce site. "By outsourcing our e-commerce operations to Digital River, we were able to avoid making the capital investments required to build and maintain an in-house e-commerce infrastructure," said Surya Sarda, CEO of CADopia. "Digital River is providing us an e-commerce solution with a core transaction management system and extensive value-add services so that shopping at CADopia.com is a positive experience for our customers." About CADopia, LLC CADopia is creating the industry standard for an affordable and powerful CAD solution. As a privately owned company with a network of strategic ISV partners, distributors and resellers, and a user base of over 200,000 users from 80 countries, CADopia is one of the world's most popular providers of professional CAD software. The software is affordable for the masses, yet powerful enough for the most demanding projects. The company empowers engineers and architects the world over with the tools needed to create highly successful solutions for their customers. Founded in 1999, CADopia is a privately held California Corporation. For more details about CADopia, visit the CADopia web site at www.cadopia.com. About Digital River Founded in 1994, Digital River is a leading global e-commerce outsource provider, offering more than 8,000 companies complete e-commerce systems and services. The company's world-class infrastructure and professional services are proven to grow businesses quickly and profitably while reducing risk. Digital River's commerce services include e-commerce strategy, site development and hosting, order and transaction management, system integration, product fulfillment and returns, e-marketing and customer service. Digital River's clients include Symantec, Fujitsu, 3M, Autodesk, Egghead.com, MicroWarehouse, ScanSoft and Xircom. 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.